The horsemeat scandal has caught big retailers “with the their underwear down” and it was still too early to predict the full implications of the crisis, a leading food policy commentator has told FoodManufacture.co.uk. ...
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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 ...
Smoothie and Veg Pots maker Innocent Drinks is expanding its presence in the chilled ready meals aisle with the launch of a line of South East Asian noodle pots. Asian street food-inspired meals contain under 300 calories, give you two ...
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Australian bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola soft drinks, Coca-Cola Amatil has recalled five drinks suspecting glass fragments in the bottles. The affected products are 330ml clear glass bottles of Schweppes lemonade, tonic water, ...
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Paterson made his comments after an EU crisis meeting in Brussels, which took place yesterday (13 February). In a statement on the horse meat scandal, Paterson said: “Because of the urgency with which we have to deal what is clearly ...
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Weighing in at just 32g, the bottle – which is currently undergoing trials with a number of Nampak’s customers – represents a 20% material saving on the standard four-pint version found in most supermarkets today (which ...
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Market sentiment was aided by news that China's Citic Resources was taking a big stake in Alumina. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at 5036.9. This year it is up 8.3 per cent after rising 15 per cent in 2012. Trading value ...
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The 3rd North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit was hosted in San Francisco on Jan 22-23rd. Improve efficiencies in food supply chains was the resounding message from the summit, which brought together over 160 senior ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
Regional US supermarket group and food distributor Spartan Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of December amounted to US$5.2m, a 2% increase on the prior-year period. ...
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Four companies recently received Innovation Awards from the Institute of Physics (IOP) following each company’s successful development and commercialisation of a novel technology which has had significant impact in a range of markets. ...
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In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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International retailer Spar is to invest US$100m in the development of its store network in Russia. The retailer has said it will invest $30m in the reconstruction of its Moscow stores and another $70, on the opening of new stores. ...
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Nampak Plastics, a leading producer of plastic milk bottles, has claimed to have developed the world’s lightest ever four-pint high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle. The bottle, which is currently being trailed with a number of ...
European food researchers from 27 member EU states are set to meet in Brussels, Belgium, to establish plans to address the horsemeat mislabeling scandal. The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain will outline plans to implement ...
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