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december 17, 2007
FAO warns on soaring food prices
The soaring cost of food is threatening millions of people in poor countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. Food prices have risen an unprecedented 40% in the last year and many nations may be unable to cope, ...From the archive
december 14, 2007
FSA: trans fat ban in the UK not needed
A New York-style ban on trans fats in food is not needed in the UK because consumption rates are already very low, the official food watchdog has said. The Food Standards Agency's (FSA) Board ruled out mandatory restrictions after reviewing evidence ...From the archive
december 05, 2007
Avebe Solanic potato protein factory officially opened
Today, the Dutch Secretary of State for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Gerda Verburg, opened the new factory of Solanic, part of the potato-starch group Avebe. In her opening speech, Secretary of State Verburg set out her vision of biorefine...From the archive
december 04, 2007
Cancer Research UK reassures women over acrylamide/cancer link
Cancer Research UK moved to reassure women over a study suggesting that a common chemical caused by frying, roasting or grilling may be linked to ovarian and womb cancer. The charity said that women should not be overly concerned as the study is the ...From the archive
december 01, 2007
Potato confidence buzzes at British Potato 2007
A buoyant and buzzing potato industry has gathered in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, for British Potato 2007 (BP2007), the key UK industry event of the year. Attendance over the two days (November 28 and 29) was up, according to event organisers the Briti...From the archive
december 01, 2007
British Potato Council Chairman David Walker receives award
The British Potato Industry Award Panel is pleased to confirm David Walker, founding chirman of the British Potato Council, as this year's winner. Presenting the award at the British Potato Council's premier event, BP2007, in Harrogate, Janet Godfrey ...From the archive
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november 27, 2007
Norway's Stranda Baltic invests EUR 2 mln in Latvia
Vegetable producer Stranda Baltic has launched its new fresh vegetables production unit in Salas parish in Latvia at a cost of EUR 2 mln. The main product of Norwegian-owned Stranda Baltic SIA is small snack carrots, which are packed in mini plastics b...From the archive
november 27, 2007
Grain prices could rise by another 40 per cent says ING
Food and beverage processors will be fighting it out for an increasingly dwindling supply of grains sourced at ever higher prices, ING Group warned in a new forecast report for the sector.ING's financial analysts predict that agricultural prices will i...From the archive
november 23, 2007
Simpler food legislation needed says EU report
While the harmonisation of the EU's food laws is supported by industry, legislation should be simplified to make it easier for small businesses to compete, according to a European Commission report.The 328-page report, released by the Commission at an ...From the archive
november 16, 2007
Potatoes lost in floods? Still must meet contract
A Herefordshire potato grower who lost nearly £500,000 of crop in this summer's floods has vowed never to grow potatoes again for one the country's biggest processors after it refused to make allowances for the damage inflicted to his crop. Peter Vaugh...From the archive
november 13, 2007
Metro Group completes Europe's largest RFID rollout
The Metro Group has upped the ante in Europe's move toward using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, completing the roll out of its use to 180 additional stores and warehouses in Germany.RFID technology is helping to transform logistics b...From the archive
november 13, 2007
Pinguin vangt 45 miljoen euro met kapitaalverhoging
De Belgische diepvriesgroenteproducent Pinguin heeft maandag zijn kapitaalronde, die op 29 oktober van start ging, "succesvol"afgerond. Volgens financieel directeur Steven D'Haene werd er 45,49 miljoen euro opgehaald. Dat is iets minder dan h...From the archive
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november 10, 2007
Pinguin mikt op verdubbeling omzet
De West-Vlaamse diepvriesgroentespecialist Pinguin mikt dit boekjaar, dat uitzonderlijk slechts zes maanden duurt, op een omzet van minstens 155 miljoen euro. Dat is ruim dubbel zoveel als in dezelfde periode vorig jaar. De in september overgenomen aar...From the archive
november 07, 2007
Study firmly links Obesity and Cancer
One of the largest medical studies ever undertaken has confirmed what many public health officials already feared: Being overweight can give you cancer.It is already established that excess body fat is an important cause of diabetes, heart disease, st...From the archive
november 06, 2007
Avebe Solanic in melkvervangers
Voor Avebe en beoogd Akzo-dochter National Starch zijn de hoge prijzen voor melk en melkproducten een buitenkansje. Avebe-dochter Solanic begint deze maand met de productie van hoogwaardige vervangers van melkeiwit. National Starch verkoopt al heel l...From the archive
november 04, 2007
Tyrrell's Chips building vodka distillation unit
Will Chase, 46, founder and managing director of Tyrrells, said the firm planned to use the money won in the Entrepreneurs Challenge to make vodka from potatoes grown on the farm but which are too small to turn into crisps. The company has already b...From the archive
november 04, 2007
Pinguin schat marktaandeel in Engeland op 25 procent
Aanvankelijk leek Pinguin in Engeland zijn eigen graf te delven, maar vandaag heeft het bedrijf de Britse oorlog gewonnen. Daardoor kan het opnieuw werk maken van het Centraal-Europees project om daar als eerste grote Belgische diepvriesspecialist in e...From the archive
oktober 31, 2007
Tate & Lyle reports weak H1 results
Tate &Lyle, a manufacturer of food and industrial ingredients, has reported a 19% fall in profit before tax to GBP120 million for the first six months of 2007, compared with GBP149 million for the same period in 2006.From the archive