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China's beer market anything but fragile

On the back of this week's dramatic acquisition of China's Harbin Brewery by the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch, ahead of its nearest rival, SABMiller, Scottish & Newcastle has announced that it has signed a binding legal document with China's...

Bread not dead, claims report

Bread may be the most traditional of staple foods, but there is still plenty of life in the international baked goods market, driven by growing convenience trends and a proliferation of new products, claims a recent report.

New UK research slams salt content of ready meals

New research from the UK's Consumers' Association has exposed huge variations in the amount of salt and fat found in different versions of five popular ready made foods, with some products containing as much as three times the fat per 100g and up...