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Soft drink competition reaches critical point
None of the leading players on the world carbonates market can afford to take their eyes off the ball in the face of increasing competition,...
George Weston accused of price fixing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused biscuit, bread and cake-maker George Weston Foods, a subsidiary of UK food company AB Foods, of...
Calls for honest labelling continue
Food manufacturers took a further battering this week when the UK Consumers' Association (CA) released new research, as part of its Honest Labelling campaign, that...
GM labelling: are there any winners?
'Impractical and unenforceable,' is how the European food and drink association, the CIAA, last week condemned the new EU legislation on the labelling of genetically...
Admiration for food down under
Food companies figure prominently in a new survey of the most admired companies in New Zealand. Out of the top ten places, five were devoted...
Developed nations embrace dietetic foods
Sales of dietetic foods will continue to grow as several global trends raise consumer demand for such products. A new report from market analyst Euromonitor...
Retailers reap benefits of in-house media
Market analysts Euromonitor continues its examination of UK retailers with a look this week at media means and private brands. According to the report, UK...
UK consumer spurns low-fat for luxury
Healthy eating may be a burgeoning market but consumers still need, and will pay for, a treat, reveals a new report on the UK dairy...
Five-a-day message not getting through
Despite massive efforts to promote the 5-a-day message, the average UK consumer is still not eating enough fruit and vegetables. According to a national survey,...
Sports and energy drinks: tapping the Asian market
Asia accounts for nearly half of the world's sales of sports and energy drinks and contains five of the top 10 markets in per capita...
Fat-fighting oil from ADM
US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland has announced the launch in the US of a cooking oil to help combat obesity. Manufactured from soybean and...
Sandwich culture keeps Brits at their desks
Hectic lifestyles and increased snacking are reducing the average office worker to ‘desk-dining’, reveals a new report from Reuters Business Insight. Across Europe lunchtime is...
Water to flow faster than pop by 2005
Last week we reported that children in the UK were steadily increasing their consumption of carbonated drinks, and at the same time their risk of...
Report highlights 'shocking' drinking habits of UK kids
The bottled water industry in the UK has frequently used the theme of hydration as a compelling reason for consumers to increase their consumption -...
Soya, rice top the list of dairy alternatives
As the health and nutrition trend gains pace, growth is set to continue in the non-dairy drink sector with sales projected to expand by 22...
Continued confusion over 'bio' term in Spain
A court in the Spanish region of Navarra has upheld the decision by the local authorities there to make amendments to the regulations governing the...
Trends: white tea and low-carbs for 2003
A prepared curry, presented in minimal packaging, washed down by a cup of white tea, followed by a vanilla ice cream anyone? According to the...
Chocolate makers to promote responsible labour practices
Europe's leading cocoa processors and chocolate makers, through their industry association CAOBISCO, along with their counterparts from elsewhere in the world, last week launched a...
'Tis the season...to spend lots of cash
Father Christmas may be particularly jolly this year as analysts anticipate an increase in UK consumer spending, up 7 per cent from last year. Research...
Spain awards food industry innovators
In a bid to encourage innovation and quality in the country's food industry, two years ago Spain's Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) created a series of...
Britons to enjoy 24-hour drinking - or is it just hype?
Drinkers in the UK will - for the most part - be delighted to hear that the government's pledge to liberalise the archaic licensing laws...
Britons are top of the chocs!
While consumers on the Continent may fail to see the appeal of British chocolate - made, as much of it is, from vegetable fats and...
New voice for UK vegetarian industry
The UK's Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has created a new industry group which will represent the country's vegetarian food industry, whose sales are more...
UK praise for South African ethical wine venture
Members of the UK retail trade have come out in strong support for the launch this week of South Africa's Wine Industry Association for Ethical...
Sugar-free boost for Spanish confectionery in 2001
Sales of sugar confectionery in Spain reached €214.5 million in 2001, of which 67 per cent came from sugar-free variants, according to data compiled by...
