Archives for January 19, 2004

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Spaniards eating more cheese than ever

Spanish cheese consumption is likely to be 130 per cent higher this year than it was 20 years ago, an increase driven by the efforts of industry association Fenil to promote the dairy product as a versatile ingredient.

Nestlé to change fat for insoluble fibre

Major Swiss food maker Nestlé is to add a novel fat replacer to its products, revealed the US-based Fiber Gel Technologies, manufacturer of the ingredient, last week.

Russia may increase cheese import duties

In an attempt to protect local producers from the competitive prices of cheese from Europe, Russia is considering increasing the import duty on cheese.