Published: Jun 14, 2012

Best practice regarding animal husbandry technology and veterinary science is to be shared between the European Union (EU) and China’s meat and livestock industries under a co-operation plan signed this week in Beijing.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

The Russian government is due to embark on a large-scale development in beef production, which will enable the country to increase its beef export potential within the next 10 years.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says that a Pilgrim’s Choice advert featuring a cowboy character with a razorblade poses a serious risk of emulation if seen by young children.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Penford Food Ingredients has introduced a new casein replacer for imitation cheese that it claims is a breakthrough for the industry, allowing for larger reductions of casein than ever before, thereby protecting manufacturers from fluctuating casein price

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Hershey has come under pressure from human rights groups to source all its cocoa from certified farms that avoid child labor.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

A shift towards premium indulgent food products in Norway could create opportunities for manufacturers, according to an analyst.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

The Chinese are drinking more beer and buying more expensive varieties, but multinational brewers need to innovate to seize a growth opportunity presented by groups such as female drinkers, according to Mintel.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Fortifying blackcurrant juice with juice from crowberry may double the polyphenol content of the juice and enhance the blood sugar control in healthy subject, says a new study.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Brown-Forman admits that flavoured brown spirits category growth has hit Southern Comfort sales, but expects to launch US success story Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey globally in this space in 2013.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Pernod Ricard says it will ‘continue to fight’ for its alleged US trademark rights to the Havana Club name, but bitter rival Bacardi USA expects its pending federal application claiming the name to be granted and plans nationwide sales using it in the ‘ne

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola has lost a trademark fight against PepsiCo after a German court ruled that the latter’s ‘Carolina’ glass bottle does not illegally resemble Coke’s hallmark ‘Contour Bottle’.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Biotec firm Lycotec has developed an ingredient for chocolate and other fat-based foods that it claims can help consumers to manage their weight and reduce blood cholesterol.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

The UK bakery chain, Peters Bakery, has gone into administration, fuelled by a challenging retail environment and surging commodity and energy prices, according to an industry expert.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Chemicals distributor Univar has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with National Starch to distribute its range of modified starches in Turkey.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

UK-based Cool-Therm, its partners and Italian manufacturer Geoclima have launched an energy-efficient chiller for the food manufacturing industry, which is capable of lowering energy costs by 60%.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Duchy Originals from Waitrose, a UK-based brand of organic food, has launched its cookie range in the US.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Ukrainian agricultural and industrial holding company Astarta has initiated a $35m project, which involves the construction of a soybean processing plant in Poltava, Ukraine.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

American food company Kraft Foods plans to close its manufacturing plant in Waupaca, Wisconsin, US, next year, a move which is expected to lead to a loss of nearly 120 jobs.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Fruit processing firm SPC Ardmona plans to invest A$90m ($89.13m) to upgrade its cannery in Goulburn Valley, Shepparton, Australia.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Slovenian ingredients company Vitiva has opened a new innovation center in the country, in order to meet the increasing demand for the joint development of food applications.