US-based Life Technologies, in partnership with Instituto de Medicina Genómica (IMEGEN), Spain, has developed the RapidFinder Equine ID Kit, which detects the presence of equine DNA extracted in meat samples. The kit can be used in ...
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Prices for grocery items remain high, as unit prices in Nielsen-measured categories and retail channels have risen every month over the past two-and-a-half years. And the higher prices have consumers keenly focused on their budgets and how ...
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The continuing horsemeat scandal could benefit premium food retailers at the expense of value outlets, according to city analyst Shore Captial. Value brands could prove a casualty of the horsemeat scandal Analysts Clive Black and ...
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Morrisons’ bid to profit from the horse meat scandal will provide a ‘short-term bounce’ rather than a long-term turnaround, say City analysts. Morrisons' gain from the horse meat scandal is likely to be short-term: City ...
Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
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Consumers’ appetite for assured, quality beef has remained “robust”, despite the horse meat scandal , says the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX). Signs of confidence: consumers want quality-assured British meat ...
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Convenience is one of the fastest-growing categories in retail and the market for chilled convenience food is estimated to be worth euro 145bn (pound 125bn) across Europe, with the UK market in the sector forecast to grow to euro 20bn by ...
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Meat packing firm Hilton Food Group has announced a new joint venture with Woolworths - Australia's largest retailer - in its latest trading statement for the 52 weeks to December 30. The joint venture has been established through a new ...
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UK meat packer Hilton Foods Group said today (10 January) that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Woolworths Ltd, Australia's largest supermarket. The deal establishes a new company, Woolworths Meat Co, in which Hilton ...
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It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
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Gold'n Plump Poultry, the Midwest's largest fully integrated chicken producer, announced a new line-up for fresh boneless, skinless breast lovers. Using feedback from a panel of consumers who said they were looking for both packaging ...
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Faerch Plast has launched the new MAPET II mono packaging, produced from MONO amorphous polyethylene terephthalate or MAPET, which offers better sealability compared to its predecessor MAPET I. Developed primarily for manufacturing trays ...
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The countdown to SIAL 2012, one of the largest trade events in the food industry calendar continues. And as it does so, the just-food diary brings you more news of what to expect from a range of exhibitors laying out their wares this year ...
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Irish retailer Musgrave Group has launch a price cut campaign across its Superquinn stores. Prices will be cut by up to 40% on around 200 fresh food products across bakery, fresh meat, fruit and vegetables and cheese, the retailer ...
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