Consumption of prepared meals in Thailand is forecast to rise at an annual rate of 9.8%, while other South East Asian countries, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, are only expecting respective growths of 6% and 2.3%. According to ...
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Will your child be a slim adult A novel new study published in PLOS ONE asked 532 international English speaking adults to submit or "crowd-source" predictors of whether a child is going to be an overweight or a slim adult. Each ...
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John Winning, CEO of the Winning Group, has been giving back to the local community, working with Birds of Passage to provide assistance to homeless Australians. Taking a break from his role at the head of his appliance retailing empire, ...
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Greencore’s full-year results reveal both the resilience of the convenience foods sector, after the horsemeat scandal, and the potential for earnings per share growth next year, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Greencore ...
Swiss food company Nestlé has opened a EUR50m extension to its Wagner frozen pizza factory in Nonnweiler, Otzenhausen, Germany. The company's investment in the factory in Nonnweiler, Otzenhausen, announced in 2011, has increased ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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US-based grocery chain Fresh & Easy has launched 12 new gelatos and sorbets, just in time for Summer 2013. The new Italian style gelatos are available in various flavors, including Vanilla Bean, Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt Caramel, ...
UK-based retailer Waitrose has revamped the packaging of all the 49 products in its Menu prepared meals range, as part of its efforts to cut its packaging in half by 2016. The width of the sleeves on the outside of the products has been ...
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UK-based retailer Waitrose has announced a target to cut its packaging in half by 2016 and also changes to its product ranges that will help achieve the target, saving nearly 100t of packaging annually. Waitrose launched its menu from ...
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US-based Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods has introduced a new line of Italian flatbread - Pepperoni & Salami Flatbread, Mediterranean Flatbread, Sausage & Mushroom Flatbread and Margherita Flatbread. The Pepperoni & Salami Flatbread ...
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Frozen food retailer Iceland is recalling its Chicken Shack - Half Chicken Chinese Five Spice in the UK due to an incorrect best before date, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product being recalled is Iceland Chicken ...
Beacon Foods, a supplier of specialist flavorings and cooked ingredients for prepared meals in the UK, has installed an automated pot filler and sealer from Packaging Automation (PA). Designed for frequent product changeovers, the FP-6 ...
Increasing busy lifestyle is prompting Italians to opt for prepared meals, finds a new survey by UK-based research firm Canadean - Food. In 2011, the highest percentage (37%) of Italian consumers stated that their busy lives have been the ...
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Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to 1bn. ...
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During the 30th National Frozen Food Month this March, Plastics Make it Possible is honoring innovations in plastics that help deliver convenient and nutritious frozen foods-particularly those innovations that have led to less packaging and ...