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Nestle predicts calmer acquisition outlook

Bakery segments behind sales turnaround for Sara Lee

Grolsch plans plunder down under

Internet campaign encourages a Cadbury re-launch

Spiderman and The Simpsons are food baddies, says Which?

 
   
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Danisco stands by for record sugar harvest

Dietary acrylamide may not raise breast cancer risk - study

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Codex date set for milk agenda talks

 
 

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Nestle predicts calmer acquisition outlook
Nestle expects to significantly reduce its acquisitions spending for the foreseeable future following a hectic twelve month period of expansion... Read


Bakery segments behind sales turnaround for Sara Lee
Net sales for Sara Lee increased 7.1 per cent to $12.3bn (€9.1bn) for the fiscal year 2007 from $11.5bn (€8.5bn) the previous year, the company has said... Read


Grolsch plans plunder down under
Dutch brewer Royal Grolsch hopes it can extend its in Australia's burgeoning imported beer market through a new distribution partnership in the country... Read


Internet campaign encourages a Cadbury re-launch
Cadbury last week said it will be re-launching its Wispa bar in the UK following pressure from social-networking sites... Read


Spiderman and The Simpsons are food baddies, says Which?
Consumer watchdog Which? has launched a new campaign to oust cartoon characters from unhealthy snack advertising, claiming that superheros are being exploited to encourage kids to clamour for foods that are high... Read


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Danisco stands by for record sugar harvest
Danisco is expecting a record sugar harvest as climactic factors have stimulated growth, the year's first field samples indicate, meaning that any excess above quota will be channelled towards non-food uses... Read


Dietary acrylamide may not raise breast cancer risk - study
Acrylamide, the potential carcinogen from food, may not be present in high enough quantities in the diet to promote the risk of breast cancer, researchers have reported... Read


UK flaxseed market set for revolution?
British based Nutrition Geeks is using a raft of scientific studies to help it promote flaxseed supplements, which it says is primed for a renaissance in the UK... Read


Codex date set for milk agenda talks
The latest round of talks designed to set out more international standards for the manufacturing of milk products will take place from 4 to 8 February in New Zealand, it has been revealed this week... Read

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A helping hand to the confused consumer

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Nestle recasts its Black Magic recipes
In a bid to take advantage of the new consumer fad for dark chocolate, Nestle has re-written its Black Magic recipes... Read


Heinz's healthy food focus leads to fat profits
Heinz's sales grew by 9 per cent in the quarter ended 2 August, the company said today in a trading statement... Read


Astaxanthin off the menu for Tate & Lyle
Production of the powerful antioxidant astaxanthin at a plant in the UK has been called off after operating losses mounted to more than £3m (€4.4m)... Read


McCain invests in wind turbines for chip plant
In a sign that the UK's push to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions is working, McCain Foods has announced it will install wind turbines at its potato chip plant in the country... Read


Nestle nourished by health aims
Nestle's drive to be a major health and nutrition player resulted in a strong first half fiscal performance for the company... Read

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