News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
The British are the biggest consumers of instant coffee in Europe, driven by the desire for speed and convenience. But new research from Mintel shows that many of the new instant coffee products launched over the last year were not destined for the UK...
Rising food and beverage prices have been blamed for China's Consumer Price Index hitting a seven year high of 3.8 per cent. Food manufacturers say that rising grain and power costs are the reasons for the hikes, as economists warn that the economy...
A leading European meat processor hopes that the installation of a new Ishida fresh food weigher will increase weighing accuracy and result in production efficiency.
Growth in the RTD spirit sector might be slowing in mature markets such as the UK, but other European countries are just now starting to see the first such drinks appear on supermarket shelves, tailored for local tastes. In the beer-loving Czech...
Food makers are criticised again for the high salt content in food products as campaign group CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) publishes new survey saying sandwiches on sale at retail outlets are so salty they should carry a health warning.
ASPAC Danisco, the Asia Pacific division of Denmark-based ingredients giant Danisco, has recently reported organic sales growth of 32 per cent for the nine months up to January 2004. Simon Pitman spoke to the division's president, Tero Huopaniemi, to...
After months of political wranglings GM sweetcorn could be on the supermarket shelves by the end of the year with the European Commission poised to end the five year unofficial ban on genetically modified foods, writes Lindsey Partos.