Deal or no deal?
Dutch food giant Vion remained tight-lipped on its rumoured purchase of the UK’s Grampian Country Food Group - a deal reportedly worth £350M - as...
Archives for April 27, 2008
Consumers slam big brands’ ethical credentials
Despite the ethical market’s strong growth, consumers have blasted Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Cadbury, McDonald’s and Tesco for failing to do enough to...
Manufacturers feel the credit squeeze
A growing body of evidence shows many small and medium-sized food manufacturers are struggling to stay afloat as commodity costs rise and banks slap...
Mars reveals environmental strategy
Mars has launched a six-point environmental initiative, ‘Mars on Earth’, to demonstrate its environmental credentials.It wants to scrap all waste...
Stalemate on safe levels of carcinogen
The jury is still out on safe dietary intake levels of acrylamide - a known carcinogen formed during frying, baking and roasting - and cancer,...
Glasgow hosts biggest Scottish food and drink promotion
What is believed to be Scotland’s biggest food and drink promotional event to date took place on April 22-24 in George Square, Glasgow, supported...
Brain food accreditation established
Nairns’ oat products, Montmorency’s Cherryactive juice drink and Croda’s Incromega omega-3 ingredients are the first products to pass...