French get taste for sliced bread
While sales of plant bread are falling in the UK, in France they are up as consumers seek better shelf-life over baguettes, as Rick Pendrous discovers
Archives for September 9, 2015
Linking food and drink packs to social media
Drinks brands, and particularly premium brands, illustrate many of the ways in which packaging can interact more effectively with social media messaging and link with integrated marketing, according to one specialist.
Oils firm boosts capacity and jobs to meet demand
Palm oil producer New Britain Oils has boosted its bakery fats production capability by 30% in a bid to meet the “substantial increase” in demand for its products following changes to EU law and the horsemeat crisis.
Graze the new ‘kids’ in America
Few food firms would chance a US launch after being around for just five years, but Graze boss Anthony Fletcher explains to Nicholas Robinson why it was a matter of urgency for the online company
Morrisons results prove ‘no quick fix’: analysts
The latest results from Morrisons, revealing a nearly 50% drop to £126M in first-half profits before tax, show that there is “no quick fix” for the troubled retailer, according to leading analysts.
FSA publishes final campylobacter report
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of fresh supermarket chicken tested positive for the presence of campylobacter during the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) year-long survey, it revealed today (September 10).