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The Food Standards Agency has published the latest report of people's views on food labels and their awareness and understanding of front-of-pack nutrition labelling. This is part of a nationwide series of 'citizens' forums' set up to establish a dial...

Once again this year Novozymes has been named in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The ranking was announced today in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum.The listing of the top 100 most sustainable corporations in t...

De contractprijs die de grote aardappelverwerkende bedrijven in 2010 voor fritesaardappelen bieden zullen iets lager zijn dan in 2009. Dat melden vertegenwoordigers van Aviko Potato, Lamb Weston Meijer, McCain en Farm Frites in het Agrarisch Dagblad.De...

Something special is going on in London tonight, with a buzz already building around a new designer product to be  unveiled in the witching hour. Restaurateurs, chefs and fashion-conscious foodies will be among those jostling for sizzling fare prepare...

Grow Your Own Potatoes, the largest primary school growing project from the UK potato industry, is well on its way to smash targets for 2010!Over 10,000 primary schools have already registered at www.potatoesforschools.org.uk to take part in the scheme...

Prospective buyers of Kettle Foods are to attend site visits at the company's Norwich headquarters in the UK over the next few weeks, according to reports.Several blue-chip food groups are believed to be among those companies planning to visit with an ...

A new tax on junk food products will be introduced as of March 2010 in Romania, the proceeds of which will go on health programmes, EurActiv Romania reports. The move appears to set a worldwide precedent.The new tax is due by the juridical persons who ...

Irish potato farmers are facing ruin because of the freezing conditions which have followed the heavy rain in November, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed.The IFA estimates that 20 per cent of last year’s potato crop will not be recovered, lead...

Hilary Benn, UK's Environment Secretary, said in future people will have to eat less “carbon intensive” foods like red meat or excessively packaged products to make sure Britain meets targets to cut greenhouse gases.To help consumers do this, new “gree...

For generations, fish and chips have fed millions of memories - eaten with greasy fingers on a seaside holiday, a pay-day treat at the end of the working week or a late-night supper on the way home from the pub. Few can resist the mouth-watering combin...

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 Crisps and Snacks manufacturer, has brought four of its leading  single serve snack brands together under a new 99 Calories or less banner. The range which includes much-loved, multi-million pound brands;Quavers, Wotsits, Square...

The Potato Council has introduced an innovative new way for growers and merchants to raise awareness of National Chip Week;putting the message on potato sacks. In fact, artwork is already available that promotes the Week’s key benefit – to boost sales ...

The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in the paper, textile and food industries. The ne...

United Biscuits (UBUK), a leading manufacturer of snacks, biscuits and cakes, is launching a diverse range of promotions, new products and reformulations to drive awareness and sales of its bagged snacks in 2010. An engaging Hula Hoops charity on-pack ...

The anaerobic digestion plant at Branston's headquarters in Lincoln will use low value potatoes and peelings to produce enough electricity to cut the firm's reliance on grid electricity by 40%.Work started on the plant last week, project director Vee G...

Good growing conditions have resulted in the production of more potatoes this year than last - with volumes up by some 3.5 per cent to 6.2 million tonnes.   The Potato Council revealed the figure - based on the production reported from 246 crops from ...

Menus with calorie information are one step closer to becoming a reality today, following successful and productive work this summer with twenty-one catering companies. As part of its work to help people make healthier choices when eating out, the Foo...

Fastfood bedrijven hebben hun omzet in het derde kwartaal zien stijgen met 1,7 procent. Hiermee doen ze het beter dan de overige sectoren. Deze zagen hum omzet allemaal dalen. De prijzen in de cafetaria’s stegen 2,3 procent, maar het omzetvolume daalde...