EU Commissioner Sandra Kalniete believes that EU enlargement
promises huge benefits for the food production sector, but changes
must still be made to a number of current trade regimes.
There could be growing opportunities for makers of chocolate milk
in health positionings, in particular in the Nordic countries.
Danes, for example, are consuming more of this product than ever
before, and new product introductions...
Accession has sparked significant growth for the accession states
of Central Europe, a fact that is reflected by a rash of product
launches for the sector highlighted by this week's look at the
Mintel database where cheese is...
An increasingly sophisticated food market in the Middle East will
open up opportunities for food makers and suppliers of third
generation, added-value whey products in Saudi Arabia and Egypt,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has confirmed the creation of a new top
management position with the appointment of former Danone executive
Jacques Ioffe as deputy CEO for Strategy and Business Development -
a move that boosts the company's...
As food developers and marketers are aware, bright colours hold a
strong appeal with children. Jumping on the back of this phenomenon
Danisco in the US has launched a new flavour concept to add to
milk.
Tatramleko, one of the Czech Republic's largest dairy concerns, is
giving further thought to to the idea of moving its headquarters to
neighbouring Slovakia in an effort to reduce taxation costs.
Swiss ice cream manufacturers are hoping that the heatwave-induced
growth of 2003 will not melt away in 2004, and are counting on
continued interest in the impulse sector in particular to
revitalise their fortunes. But even the many...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) consumed some 200,000
tonnes of processed cheese last year, a rise of nearly 18 per cent
on the 165,000 tonnes consumed in 2000, according to Proteus
Insight. The UK market analyst believes...
Growing consumer awareness of the health benefits of soya
consumption is reinvigorating sales of soy drinks in south-east
Asia, according to a new report from OrganicMonitor. And while the
category is dominated by Asian manufacturers,...
The Singapore-based Fraser & Neave group has made its first
acquisition in the China dairy market, in a move that aims to tap
in on double digit growth, the company reports.
Cheese spreads dominate the $1.1bn (€0.9bn) processed cheese market
in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region but as the food
service sector continues to develop sales of sliced and canned
cheese are slated to rise. New opportunities...
A new Europe-wide project will devote a £12 million budget to
investigating the added-value that organic farming could bring to
food products. The qualitative approach will give a boost to an
industry starting to slow down in pace.
In the face of rising meat and dairy prices, animal disease
outbreaks and consumer health concerns, world agriculture policy
makers, meat traders, dairy experts, veterinarians and private
sector producers have attended the 20th session...
Benecol maker Raisio will use profits from its recent chemicals
unit sale to embark on a new strategy designed to position it as a
leading producer of plant-based foods and ingredients.
New gene technology could provide further evidence to support
probiotic bacteria, often criticised by the medical profession for
having insufficient science behind the claims made about their
health benefits.
Health authorities in southern China's Guizhou Province say they
have recalled a suspected batch of poisoned milk powder formula
after receiving a series of complaints that babies had been
poisoned.
German cheese maker Hochland has opened a new €35 million
production facility in the Moscow area, aimed at capitalising on
rising demand in the Russian market.
As the anti-GM feel gains pace in Europe Britain's third largest
retailer Sainsbury has seized the moment launching onto the
supermarket shelves a milk produced from cows 'guaranteed to have
been fed a GM free diet'....
Swiss food giant Nestle has said that its Thai division is about to
introduce another major drive in its aims to consolidate the still
fragmented ice cream market in Thailand.
Exercise is more influential than calcium intake in determining
bone strength in young women, say US researchers, who found that
daily calcium intake had no significant impact on bone gain during
adolescence. They say that taking...
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterrra has outlined ambitions to tap in
on anticipated growth in demand for dairy imports to China.
Speaking at a conference in Auckland today CEO Andrew Ferrier said
that the country represented 'considerable...
The promotion of renewable energy is adding significantly to
processing costs, according to an industry body that represents
major energy consumers such as food packagers and chemical
processors.
A range of multilayer barrier films that are claimed to provide the
stiffness, transparency and thermal resistance needed in lidding
and flow packs for fresh and processed meat, cheese and other
foodstuffs has been launched.
Asda has selected Arla Foods UK as its sole milk supplier, a move
that saw shares drop in its other two suppliers, Robert Wiseman
Dairies and Dairy Crest.
A review to help chilled and frozen food companies to identify and
potentially exploit new technologies for the rapid cooling of foods
has been launched.
Asda has announced a deal that awards Arla Foods UK its entire milk
supply contract, a move that saw shares drop in its other two
suppliers, Robert Wiseman Dairies and Dairy Crest.
Increasing production efficiency to generate higher profits is the
aim of every plant manager. But now manufacturers have to think
about their legal obligations to reduce waste and conserve energy.
Can new fluid handling technology...
UK farming union pleas calling on dairy companies and cooperatives
not to talk down the market may fall on deaf ears, as indicators
from Australia suggest the global economy is dictating farm gate
prices.
NutraIngredients.com, a sister publication of
FoodNavigator.com, has received a finalist's award in the best
publication category of the UK's business food and drink journalist
awards.
Pharming of the Netherlands has modified two of its commercial
relationships in a move that should accelerate its activities in
developing therapeutic proteins that are made in transgenic
animals, writes Phil Taylor.
A New Zealand dairy association has strongly criticised the EU's
plan to restrict the use of the name Parmesan to Italian producers.
The EU proposal which is designed to protect the rights of the
original region where the product...
Nestlé has launched a new ice cream production line at its Namyslów
facility in south-east Poland. The extension aims to meet an
extensive broadening of its ice cream product portfolio in an
effort to keep up with increasing demand...
Acquisitive ingredients firm Kerry will spend €170 million on four
bolt-on flavour acquisitions announced yesterday as the €3.7
billion Irish company continues to consolidate its position in the
highly competitive flavours market....
The first lorries loaded with cheese from Arla Foods' dairy plant
in Poland headed for Finland last week, as all export quotas and
customs levies were finally lifted between existing and new EU
Member States, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Glanbia Nutritional Products is hoping to build on growing consumer
awareness of the link between dairy foods and weight loss, with a
new ingredient specifically designed to add the beneficial
components of milk products to other...
Opportunities for food manufacturers and ingredients firms are set
to burgeon in the UK functional food marketplace with new Mintel
research forecasting that the £835 million market will double in
the next five years to £1.7 billion....
French dairy ingredients firm Ingredia is targeting the growing
market for stress management products with a rebranded milk-derived
ingredient, said to be more effective than herbals and other
supplements currently available.
RFID has arrived. Long hailed as the next IT revolution for
industry, communicating labels are being forced into place by
retailers and legislators alike, leaving manufacturers racing to
implement a newborn technology steeped in unknowns,...
The increase in milk prices in the US - has been spurred by a storm
of factors across the country. Analysts are blaming low production
on the discovery of Canadian BSE, the high price of animal feed and
even the revolution of low-carb...
Fonterra, New Zealand's leading dairy exporter, said on Monday that
it plans to axe hundreds of jobs in order to streamline its
business for future core efficiency. Over the next two years the
group plans to cut 700 administrative...
The accession of ten countries to the EU on May 1 means that export
quotas, customs levies and export subsidies will be lifted between
existing and new member states. Will this open up opportunities for
the dairy sector in the east,...
Celsis International, a rapid microbial testing company, has won
back the contract to test UHT milk produced by British dairy group
Milk Link, after losing out to rival Biotrace. The company said
that Milk Link's decision reflected...
Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD), the leading dairy and fruit juice producer in
Russia, has announced the completion of its latest stage of its
production and moderisation program at Baltic dairy factory OJSC.
The group, which has been investing...
French dairy giant Yoplait and its Israeli partner Tnuva are said
to be in advanced negotiations to establish a dairy venture in
Romania, according to reports.
