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Related Industry News   Low-income families do not eat enough fruit & veg High grade omega-3 formulation from Cognis Time to clarify omega-3 types for consumers Texture analyses designed to maintain consumer appeal

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	Access Full Stories Global giants dominate snack market PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble and United biscuits top the list of most successful snack companies, thanks to strong sales of popular favourites combined with innovation in the health and premium sectors, according... Read Danone divests to protect nutrition ambitions Danone and Numico will be forced to offload some of their European operations to go ahead with their planned merger into one of the world's leading nutrition companies... Read Kraft Q3 operating profit falls 20 per cent Kraft Foods Inc today posted a 27 per cent decrease in operating profit for the third quarter, blaming high dairy and other commodity costs for the tumble... Read Facebook chocoholics still not satisfied Only two months after Cadbury gave into a Facebook campaign to re-launch Wispa chocolate bars, members of the online social networking site are now clamouring for the return of Wispa Gold... Read Unilever results show sharp recovery Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a steep increase in its third quarter profits on lower charges and improved sales, thanks to company cost cutting as well as an increase in consumer prices... Read
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	Related Industry News Low-income families do not eat enough fruit & veg The Journal of the American Dietetic Association is this month addressing various aspects of poverty and nutrition - in particular the relationship between income and fruit and vegetable consumption... Read High grade omega-3 formulation from Cognis Cognis has released a high-grade omega-3 formulation which can be added to oily foods such as spreads... Read Time to clarify omega-3 types for consumers A survey of omega-3 labels on foods sold in major supermarkets found many were confusing to consumers... Read Texture analyses designed to maintain consumer appeal A manufacturer of texture analysing systems used this week's Food Ingredients Show (FiE) to launch its latest range of products designed to measure the quality and characteristics of bakery and dairy products... Read Weekly Comment The weather excuse With all the threats facing food and beverage production -- from contamination in the food chain, to rising input prices --  there appears to be one menace that towers above the rest, namely 'The Weather'. Read Previous Headlines Scottish & Newcastle seeks white knight in takeover battle Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is considering teaming up with another brewer to buy Carlsberg's stake in Baltic Beverages Holding, the Financial Times reported today... Read Rising costs hit Kellogg's profits Kellogg today said that high commodity costs led to a one per cent decrease in operating profit during the third quarter, despite a six per cent increase in sales... Read Barry Callebaut launches probiotic chocolate Barry Callebaut will this week launch a new probiotic confectionery bar, claiming that chocolate is a better carrier of intestinal 'good' bacteria than more traditional dairy products... Read Euro Parliament pledges investigation of retail prices The European Parliament yesterday voted to investigate retailers' responses to the hike in food prices, but maintained that the increased demand for biofuels is not the main reason for the current situation... Read Industry launches plan to reduce environmental impact The EU's food and drink industry yesterday launched an action plan to help the bloc's 280,000 manufacturers reduce their manufacturing impact on the environment... Read Product Information - brochures, Web centers Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School - January 13 to 16, 2008 - Seminar Info Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School - January 13 to 16, 2008 - Seminar Info Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School - January 13 to 16, 2008 - Seminar Info Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Company news

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