Archives for December 13, 2004

← 2004

Name and shame campaign for saltiest own brands

Only two out of over 100 'standard' food products in a recent survey of retailers' own brand foods met with salt slashing targets set by the UK's food watchdog, suggesting ongoing research into reducing the content of this common food ingredient is...

KWV hit by more tampering revelations

Following last week's assurances that the 2003 KWV Reserve Sauvignon Blanc "has been tested and is clean", South African winery KWV faces the enormous task of winning back public trust after tests revealed that it isn't, reports Kim Hunter Gordon.

US gains boost profit for Treatt

A breakthrough into the US market boosts the bottom line for UK natural flavours firm Treatt that saw sales for the year across the Atlantic rising by over 40 per cent to €10 million, parallel to a sales dip elsewhere, writes Lindsey Partos.