The battle of wills between the UK food watchdog and industry
heavyweights over nutrition labelling threatens to destabilise the
balance of power between industry and government.
South Koreans are consuming greater quantities of cheese as foods
like pizza, cheeseburgers and sandwiches become more popular among
the younger generation.
Women who regularly consumed at least one serving of full-fat diary
every day gained about 30 per cent less weight than women who
didn't, says a study from Sweden.
Plans to allow milk and meat from cloned cows to enter the food
chain have moved a step closer in the US after the country's food
safety watchdog issued draft guidance for the industry and opened a
formal consultation.
The food industry has lost another member of a rare species - a
woman in management - after Nelly Wenger left her job as managing
director for Nestlé Switzerland due to ill health.
Experts on EU agriculture policy will attend a meeting in the UK
early next year, organised by the country's dairy industry to
kick-start the build up to new reforms.
The Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) has
outlined its strategy in lobbying EU legislators in the upcoming
year on environmental policies and international trade issues.
A consumer boycott across the Middle East on dairy products made by
Arla Foods has set the firm back two years in the region, and
allowed rivals to gain ground.
China's biggest dairy group Yili is investing further in the
ice-cream market, revealing a plan to spend CNY215.5 million
(€20.8m) on two new ice-cream production facilities.
UK dairy firms are being urged to capitalise on a resurgence in the
country's food and drink exports, through a new project with the
Food From Britain organisation.
There's no way but out for heart-damaging trans fatty acids, and
procrastinators in the food industry will achieve nothing by
delaying reformulation other than lagging behind in the game as the
rest of the world waves goodbye.
Talks to get UK dairy farmers a better deal with supermarkets are
expected to intensify over the next couple of weeks, as new figures
show nearly 1,000 producers have quit the sector in the last year.
The development of a global carbon trading scheme and investment in
biofuels were two central strategies put forward by the UK
Chancellor on Wednesday to halt climate change.
The use of thin-walled packaging for food products is growing in
Europe, with demand in the chilled sector for the format increasing
at the fastest rate, according to a new report.
Nearly half the licences to import butter to the EU from New
Zealand will be opened up to new firms, breaking a monopoly held by
the UK subsidiary of dairy group Fonterra.
Bands of thieves are hijacking lorries containing Parmesan cheese
in northern Italy and selling on the products for hard cash, adding
to the woes of a struggling industry.
The relationship between child and crisp has long been a sacred one
but instead of exploiting this dynamic to shovel unhealthy food
into young mouths isn't it about time healthier companies exploited
it to push junk food without...
The UK dairy industry is to sponsor school visits to local dairy
farms in the latest effort to help young people understand more how
their food moves from farm to fridge.
An influential industry body has hit back at a call by
environmental and consumer advocacy groups to put a tax on
disposable and 'hard-to-recycle' packaging.
Debate on whether to approve milk from cloned cattle for general
consumption in the US is unlikely to be replicated in Europe in the
near future, because consumers would reject the products.
Campaigning to promote the healthiness of milk has received
government support in the UK via a new scheme to hand out free
milk, fruit and vitamin vouchers to parents.
The growing number of people suffering from allergies is due to
changes in European diets over the past 30 years, says a new review
from the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network
(GA2LEN).
Plans to deal with widespread contamination of the UK food supply
caused by a terrorist attack have been discussed by industry, food
safety and security officials amid concerns at the terror threat
facing the country, DairyReporter.com's...
New supply contracts and a new dairy will help the Robert Wiseman
group to corner a significant share of the UK's soaring organic
milk market, the firm has said.
Cereal and dairy snack innovations that respond to lifestyle
changes will be key to the future profitability of these sectors,
according to Leatherhead Food International.
Top dairy firms around the world, backed by Britain's biggest
supermarket, will work together to promote the health qualities of
milk as concerns rise over a growing anti-dairy league.
Getting plenty of calcium from the diet and supplements could
reduced the risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese women by 40 per
cent, says a new US-Chinese study.
Consumers switching to smaller convenience containers will help
drive a 4.1 per cent annual growth in demand for dairy packaging,
according to new market research.
Food miles, the trendy catchphrase alluding to pollution caused by
food exports, is 'a red herring' that detracts from serious
environmental issues to be faced by food producers, says Fonterra's
trade strategy manager,...
Food firms will have to play a major role in the UK's new drive to
curb carbon emissions in an effort to avoid environmental and
economic disaster from global warming, Britain's environment
minister has said.
Arla Foods has indicated it will continue to expand aggressively on
the US speciality cheese sector after a successful 2006, holding up
European dairy firms' push for added value markets across the
Atlantic.
The world needs an independent trade watchdog to properly regulate
the international food supply chain if we as a society are to truly
create a more sustainable and ethical food market.
Large increases in science graduates lauded by the UK government
simply do not exist, the country's prestigious Royal Society has
warned, adding more evidence of the threat to food industry
research and development.
A mature US yoghurt market does not mean there is no room for
growth, according to a new report, which identifies huge expansion
possibilities particularly in the area of probiotic and prebiotic
yoghurt products.
Consumer groups in the US have united against government plans to
allow milk and meat from cloned animals into the food chain,
highlighting a potential dilemma for dairy firms interested in the
technology.
UK supermarket Tesco will pay organic milk producers £400 per year
in an attempt to ensure the organic dairy sector keeps up with
rapidly growing consumer demand.
Dutch dairy group Friesland Foods will build a second dairy plant
in Vietnam, it revealed last week, allowing it to meet strong
demand for its products in the rapidly growing Vietnamese dairy
market.
Drinking the probiotic, fermented milk, kefir, decreased the
allergic response to ovalbumin (egg white) in mice, and may offer
hope to preventing food allergies, suggests a new study from
Taiwan.
Milk prices, new EU members and the dairy industry review in 2008
were on the agenda in the second part of DairyReporter's
interview with the European Dairy Association.
A new report examining how dairy companies are successfully
targeting healthy products to children underlines the growing
importance of this particular food category.
Consumers in the UK are trading up on their favourite cheese,
cheddar, according to new figures, eating into private label sales
and offering strong opportunities for producers.
The next few years will be a crucial time for the European dairy
industry, as several economic and strategic issues that could shape
the sector for decades come to a head. Chris Mercer speaks to the
European Dairy Association about...
Sometimes I just love eating fatty, greasy, unquestionably
hazardous foods. But I don't like trans fats, that come as a
by-product in some processed foods, and have been linked to high
cholesterol and heart problems.
