BRC Global Standard for Food Safety
SGS
Zetar establishes French subsidiary
 |
UK-based confectionery and snacks firm Zetar has established a French subsidiary to leverage its position in continental Europe. Related news |
News in brief
World organic food sales shine, but dairy in doldrums
The overall global market for organic food and drink is in good shape but dairy sales in the sector fell during the recession, due to high 2008 milk prices in particular, according to Euromonitor International.
Market opportunities in medicated confectionery – Leatherhead
Medicated confectionery such as cough and throat sweets has enjoyed an upsurge in recent months and there is scope for new products to enter the category, according to Leatherhead Food Research.
Spanish regulator condemns sterol-cholesterol ads
The Spanish manufacturer of a plant sterol drink has been told to amend cholesterol-lowering claims for being too ambiguous in dosage and making unsubstantiated disease reduction claims.
Brookes Avana deal: little competition referral risk
Premier Foods’ £30M Brookes Avana deal with rival food giant 2 Sisters Food Group is unlikely to result in complications with the competition authorities, according to city analysts.
Global Industry News
Naturex eyes Asian acquisitions as 2011 sales jump 12% from NutraIngredients.com
With 2011 sales jumping 12.3%, the world’s biggest botanical extracts specialist says it will acquire 4-5 companies in 2012, with negotiations advancing with an Asian target.
Make way for the 'incredible bulk', fuelling wine sales explosion from BeverageDaily.com
An astonishing rise in bulk wine exports over the past decade has led to ‘democratisation, commoditisation, innovation and over-supply’ of products that has changed the industry for good, according to Rabobank.
‘There are more infringing companies out there’, says lawyer in latest beta-alanine patent lawsuits from NutraIngredients-USA.com
The three firms that have now been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Natural Alternatives International (NAI) are not the only ones allegedly infringing NAI’s newly-granted patent regarding sports nutrition ingredient beta-alanine, claims a lawyer acting for NAI.
New strategy will monitor potential conflicts of interest, says EFSA from FoodNavigator.com
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in its newly released scientific strategy 2012-2016, said it has put in place a comprehensive system to record and evaluate the declared interests of scientific experts and to manage any conflicts of interest.
Spotlight
  PRODULCE head looking for healthy innovationThe Spanish confectionery sector must innovate on a health awareness platform, according to the head of the... |
