News on Food Trends from Europe

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, climbed the most in two years in New York trading after boosting its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return as much as $17 billion to investors. McDonald's rose $3.10, or 6....

Food concern VION is to acquire Oerlemans Foods;agreement has been reached on this by the two parties.   Oerlemans Foods is a Dutch company specialising in fresh frozen vegetables, potato products and fruit for the food service, retail and industrial m...

Hiermee wordt Vion voor het eerst actief op de afzetmarkt voor industriegroenten. Vion produceert tot nu toe vooral vlees- en vleesproducten. De overname geeft Vion de mogelijkheid om de afnemers een breder assortiment te bieden, stelt Marc van der Le...

Novozymes launches Acrylaway (asparaginase) to reduce acrylamide which is formed when starchy foods are baked, fried or toasted at high temperatures. Acrylamide is under suspicion of causing cancer.

Worldwide licencee for PreventASe™ DSM Food Specialties, Frito-Lay and Procter &Gamble have reached an agreement on the Intellectual Property rights to apply asparaginase in food products in order to reduce acrylamide levels. The reduction is cata...

Industry needs to step up efforts to counter stigma associated with frozen food compared with chilled or 'fresh' produce, says Leatherhead. Although consumers are hearing the message, they are not yet buying into it.There have been some high profile a...

De Europese Commissie is akkoord met de overname van bedrijfsonderdelen van zoetstoffenfabrikant Tate &Lyle door het Franse Syral. Syral is actief in de productie van en de handel in zoetstoffen en bijproducten van mais en tarwe. Syral is eigendo...

De specialist in diepvriesgroenten Pinguin heeft over het boekjaar 2006/07 voor het eerst sinds 2002 weer winst geboekt op jaarbasis. Pinguin plant in oktober een kapitaalverhoging van 65 miljoen euro. Het in Westrozebeke gevestigde bedrijf boekte een ...

El estudio, realizado por la agencia TNS Worldpanel y la revista "Marketing,” concluye que hay varios ejemplos de crecimiento empresarial después de la introducción de productos más sanos (...) Marcas como los cereales Kellogg's, o las papas Walk...

"De overname van de diepvriesgroentedivisie van de logistieke groep Christian Salvesen vormt het sluitstuk van onze strategie voor het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Het was het laatste ontbrekende puzzelstukje", zegt Herwig Dejonghe, gedelegeerd bestu...

Het Belgische groenteverwerkende bedrijf Pinguin heeft een akkoord bereikt over de overname van de Food afdeling van Christian Salvesen. Het betreft de verwerking, verpakking en opslag van diepvriesgroenten in de Britse vestigingen in Bourne, North Tho...

McDonald's, the world's biggest fast food chain, wants to invest up to €800m ($1.1bn) in its European business this year, in a sign that the US-based company is increasingly putting the focus on the continent. "We will invest as much money there...

The Golden Arches are going upscale in Europe - and if you haven't seen a refurbished McDonald's yet, chances are you will see one by the end of this year. Aiming to create a more relaxed, restaurantlike experience in a sophisticated atmosphere, McDo...

So-called "healthy"fast-food alternatives to the classic burger, fries, and soft drink, appear to have similar effects on the cardiovascular system, new research suggests. A single fast-food meal impairs endothelial function, lead investigato...

Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods, are one of the largest processors of fresh vegetables to chilled food manufacturers in the country, and have been peeling potatoes for 20 years. With capacity of 300 tonnes per week of peeled potatoes, they have recen...

In a sign that the UK's push to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions is working, McCain Foods has announced it will install wind turbines at its Whittlesey french fry plant in the country. The company said this week the three, 80-metre high wind turbi...

European kitchen company Tefal has come out with a new electronic gadget which seeks to preserve the crispy goodness of fried foods while getting rid of what makes them that way … the fat and oil. The gadget is called the “Actifry” and with as little ...

Based on the successful, vitamin and mineral rich Steamfresh potatoes, with their 100% pure potato flavor, Aviko has developed a whole new salad concept: SaladTime. The company describes it as a tasty and healthy full convenience snack for a broad publ...