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Air freight ban is not the answer

A leading UK organic body has moved to distance itself from the Soil Association’s plans to ban the import of organic food by air. A leading UK organic body has moved to distance itself from the Soil Association’s plans to ban the import of organic food by air. Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), which was […]

New drive to promote careers

School pupils across England will have the opportunity to undertake a new scheme designed to boost the numbers of young people choosing a career in food and drink. From January, Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, will offer teachers free resources to help them carry out the Schools Food and Drink Challenge. The […]

Allergen labelling regs due

The final changes to the allergen labelling regulations will be implemented on 25 November 2007. The food labelling amendment concerned is No2 Regulations SI2005 No 2057. From this date some ingredients from allergenic sources that are not deemed to be a risk to allergy sufferers will be exempt from mandatory labelling. However, this also means […]

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One-stop-shop for environmental advice

A major national event to be held in February 2008 is set to show food and drink businesses the benefits of improving their environmental performance – and how to secure valuable cost savings as a result. Hosted by sustainable business experts Enviro-wise, the Food Environmental Efficiency Day (FEED) will provide firms in the food, drink […]

Congress highlights key challenges

Agriculture must provide more food, more feed, more fibre and now fuel to the world in the 21st century. But it must face these challenges with a shortage of land and water while managing in a responsible way. To cope, agriculture will have to adapt. The sentiment was delivered by Dr Christian Verschueren, director general […]

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An appetite for ale

Britain should put its national drink back on the dining table and reclaim beer as the perfect accompaniment to food. CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) commissioned food writer and publican Fiona Beckett and her son Will to write An Appetite for Ale, the first cookbook to comprehensively explore this potential of beer as a […]

Nestle completes acquisition of Gerber

Nestle has completed its acquisition of Gerber, the iconic US baby food brand. Consequently, the integration process of Gerber will now begin as about 4,500 Gerber employees, with their specific know-how and expertise, join the Nestle Group. This is a major step in Nestle’s transformation into the world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company: it […]

Glendale Frozen Foods links up with Supreme Sausages

Salford-based Glendale Frozen Foods, best known for its Yankee retail microwave products and Concepts foodservice arm, has merged with sausage production specialist, Supreme Foods, assuring the future of both organisations and paving the way for business expansion, with an immediate capital investment of £1 million. Both companies already operate from the same Cobden Street site […]

Syral acquires five Tate & Lyle plants

Syral, Tereos’ starch subsidiary, has finalised the acquisition of five Tate & Lyle production facilities. Syral now owns six production sites – Marckolsheim and Nesle in France, Greenwich, UK, Saragossa in Spain and Saluzzo, Italy, which has been converting three million tonnes of cereal into 1,500,000 tonnes of starch products and 115,000 m3 of alcohol. […]

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Consumers rely on a quick fix

Health-conscious consumers want to eat better, but often perceive healthy food as inconvenient and lacking in indulgent qualities. A new report from independent market analyst Datamonitor reveals the desire to compromise these often mutually exclusive needs will increasingly drive demand for healthy snack food and drink. More than 20% of consumers surveyed in Europe and […]

Beef exports hit £100 million

British beef is back with a £100 million bang. In its first year back on international markets, beef exports from the UK have hit 60,000 tonnes in the first year – double the original 30,000 tonne estimate from the Meat and Livestock Commission. Of that figure over 70 per cent of the beef – around […]

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Danone sells stake in Griesson

French food giant has sold its 40% stake in German biscuit and cake products maker Griesson de Beukelaer. The company’s Heinz Gries and CEO Andreas Land are now its only owners with 95% of Griesson de Beukelaer’s shares being owned by the Gries family, while Land holds the remaining 5%. The move is in keeping […]

NUTRA NEWS: New branded names for Frutarom’s extracts

Swiss Frutarom’s Olive Leaf Extract Benolea and Wild Green Oat Extract Neuravena have become available as branded products. Benolea has been proven to maintain healthy blood pressure levels and is moving from food supplement products into a broader range of cardiovascular health applications. Containing additional health-promoting components such as poly- phenols, the olive leaf extract […]

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