Today on FoodAndDrinkEurope.com   Premier combats commodity costs with dividend cut UK shoppers turn to higher welfare chicken, report Cloetta Fazer changes controversial packaging Heineken bites into Transylvanian beer market Danisco to split or sell sugar division this year

Related Industry News   Doehler citrus innovation buoyed by Brazilian investment Triple emulsions to give low-fat cheese Micro-fibres enhance vitamin E delivery: study Probiotic cheddar to offer blood pressure benefits

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	Access Full Stories Premier combats commodity costs with dividend cut UK-based Premier Foods today confirmed it will cut its annual shareholder payout in half, as the rising price of wheat and other commodities continue to dog the bakery firm... Read UK shoppers turn to higher welfare chicken, report UK consumers appear to be increasingly buying chicken meat from producers employing higher animal welfare standards, according to a new survey... Read Cloetta Fazer changes controversial packaging Nordic confectioner Cloetta Fazer has changed the wrapping on its liquorice, following criticism that the caricature of a black person perpetuates a negative racial stereotype... Read Heineken bites into Transylvanian beer market Heineken says it hopes to consolidate its position within the high growth Romanian beer and mineral water market by acquiring Transylvania-based brewer Bere Mures for an as yet undisclosed fee... Read Danisco to split or sell sugar division this year Danisco is bringing forward plans to spin-off or sell-off its sugar operations to the end of this year due to a better outlook for European sugar industry... Read
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	Related Industry News Doehler citrus innovation buoyed by Brazilian investment Doehler is stepping up its presence within both the sourcing and processing of citrus fruits via a Brazilian investment designed to meet changing needs of beverage manufacturers... Read Triple emulsions to give low-fat cheese Skim-milk and hydrocolloids can produce reduced fat cheese by tapping into novel triple-phase emulsions, researchers from Mexico report... Read Micro-fibres enhance vitamin E delivery: study The ability of fibres to bind vitamin E and improve delivery of the micronutrient may be increased almost 10-fold by making the fibres 'micro', Taiwanese researchers report... Read Probiotic cheddar to offer blood pressure benefits Adding probiotic bacteria to cheddar may lead to the formation of blood pressure lowering proteins, giving the cheese an added health punch, report Australian researchers... Read Weekly comment The great food price smash-and-grab While the world's media is bemoaning rising food prices, the French government is sniffing around the food industry for signs of gleeful profiteering. If it is right, the long-term losses of the nouveau cher will be far greater than the handful of centimes gained. Read Previous Headlines Healthy growth predicted for omega-3 beverage market Sales of omega-3 enriched beverages are expected to maintain strong growth in the next few years from their position as a relative niche sector, according to a new report... Read Fairtrade branded unfair by UK think tank A UK-based policy institute this week slammed Fairtrade, saying that the practice distorts the market and traps some of the world's poorest farmers in a cycle of poverty... Read Friesland Indonesian investment targets Asian functional drive Dairy and ingredients firm Friesland Foods Kievit has constructed a new drying plant in Indonesia for producing encapsulated products to expand the group's portfolio in the wider Asian region... Read Functional foods booming despite consumer scepticism The $72.3bn (€48bn) functional foods and beverages markets of Europe, the US and the Asia Pacific will grow by a buoyant 5.7 per cent per year until 2012 as a broader demographic seeks out their health-boosting... Read Functional chocolate creeps up on mainstream A quarter of Western consumers are interested in chocolate with physical or emotional health benefits, according to Barry Callebaut, indicating that there is a strong market for functional products... Read Product Information - brochures, Web centers Superfoods, Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals - where next? European Summit, Birmingham UK - 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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