Leatherhead Food International is initiating two industry-funded
collaborative projects aimed at developing foods that could help
combat the rising tide of obesity.
Ten mega trends stretching from age to individualism will determine
the success and shape of any new products to hit the market in the
near future, claims market analysts Datamonitor.
As lawyers circle the food and drink industry like a fatted calf,
the first lesson for those preparing for defence is that it is not
so much what you sell that matters, as how you sell it.
Nanotechnology researchers and food industry representatives are
meeting in the Netherlands next week to discuss how to the
technology may apply to processing operations, reports Ahmed
ElAmin.
The UK government must introduce a compulsory new supermarket code
ofconduct if it is to make up for past mistakes and save the food
industryfrom a spiral into anti-competitive practices.
A mineral and vitamin mixture that cuts the browning and extends
the shelf-life of sliced apples could encourage consumers to eat
more fruit, say researchers, Lindsey Partos reports.
The publicity craze surrounding nutritional content and labelling
has helped these two issues replace BSE as the biggest food
concerns among an increasingly sceptical British public - warning
the food industry to stay on its toes,...
New voluntary labelling initiatives, a tighter advertising code and
increased investment in innovation could be on the way for food
manufacturers as the European Commission, along with a dozen
stakeholders, launches a platform to...
A major private label supplier, which plans to launch low-fat,
low-carb and gluten-free products to meet growing consumer health
demands, says flexibility in production and a variety of income
sources is vital in the blossoming UK...
UK politicians have called for immediate industry action to counter
the rising numbers of obese in the country, offering food marketers
three years to show significant improvements in product labelling
and formulation, writes Chris...
The world's health ministers gave their support on Saturday to a
new policy produced by the World Health Organization that is
designed to tackle the world's growing problem of obesity and
diet-related disease, said to account...
An electronic nose could sniff out considerable savings for food
manufacturers as researchers use the latest technology for the
early detection of 'undesirable off-odours and microbial
contaminants' in dairy and bakery products.
Aiming to demystify the nutritional information on food labels
researchers have developed a new tool to help consumers in their
understanding. Education is also the key to lifing sales.
The British are not as pushed for time as they would have everyone
believe but convenience in healthcare and eating is seen as an
opportunity to free up time for other lifestyle gains, suggests a
survey of 2000 adults by Mintel.
Proposals to tax fatty foods, under discussion at the World
Economic Forum in Davos last week, were once again strongly
rejected by food makers, who highlighted the progress already made
by their industry.
Putting paid to media lip-service and the 'wildly false picture' it
has painted, EU Commissioner David Byrne defends European proposals
to clarify health and nutrition claims on food products.
Sweden's Cerealia Foods has increased its health offering with the
acquisition of five companies focused on vegetarian, organic and
healthy food products.
The time has come for serious action in the food industry, as
UK-based international obesity task force echoes previous calls for
help in bringing about a 'major transformation in diet and
activity' in response to the ever...
A seminar organised by the Food Industry Training centre at the
University of Reading will deal with the latest information on
obesity, salt, vitamins and minerals, for food manufacturers trying
to respond to consumer health interests.
The Australian government is allocating A$5.5 million (€3.17m) in
funding for the commercial development of functional foods at one
of two new centres for food excellence.
'Nutragenomics' promises to be an exciting era for the food
industry but are companies ready to take up the opportunities it
offers? An IFT seminar looks at the opportunities and threats for
the food industry.
Dutch food group Wessanen has reported full year sales of €2.8
billion in 2002, down from €4 billion a year earlier, but continues
to stress that its efforts to restructure the company will pay off
in the long term.
Key findings of a new survey from the Department of Health in the
UK reveal that the government and the food industry still have a
long way to go before the UK population has registered the
five-a-day message.
