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Nutrition show: this year’s Vitafoods Europe is claimed to be the most international yet

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Nutrition show reveals emerging markets potential

By Noli Dinkovski

Food manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly targeting emerging markets as an export opportunity, a survey of visitors and exhibitors at last week’s Vitafoods Europe show has revealed.

What a waste: up to 50% or 1.2‒2bn tonnes of annual global food production never reaches a human stomach

Governments should tell retailers to cut food waste

By Mike Stones

Governments in developed nations should tell retailers not to reject foods on the basis of appearance, in a bid to prevent half of all food ending up as waste, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) .

City raises glass to Diageo

City raises glass to Diageo

By Anne Bruce

Drinks group Diageo pleased city analysts today reporting a 7% year-on-year growth in like-for-like sales in the third quarter, with sales volumes up 2%.