Research to trigger gluten-free sales boom
Gluten-free food sales could balloon after fresh research from the University of Hawaii has identified a new condition known as gluten sensitivity, which responds positively to a gluten-free diet.
Archives for March 5, 2012
Unilever changes pension proposals ahead of ballot
The row over changes to workers’ pensions at Marmite maker Unilever has moved closer to resolution after Unite the union revealed that the firm had made changes to its controversial proposals.
Organic food market needs government backing
Government support for the organic food market in Britain is vital, according to the Soil Association, after the latest figures showed that a slump in the UK market had bucked the trend of soaring sales across Europe.
Self-heating food cans have a hot future
Self-heating food cans could rival sales volumes of Pot Noodles within a decade, one supplier of the products has claimed.
Mineral oil in board issue may resurface
A reassuring Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey and the promise of an EU level report regarding food safety risks from mineral oil content in recycled board has significantly reduced the pressure on board producers, converters and end users.
Research bid to breed bug-resistant chickens
Chickens resistant to Campylobacter – a bacteria that is the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK – could result from a new £1.3M research project.
Morrisons’ new seafood business to create 200 jobs
Morrisons’ new seafood processing business in Grimsby will create 200 jobs and make the firm the only major food retailer to source fish from the quayside and process it for sale across the UK, it claims.
Salt-free sauce: the start of a new category?
Brighton-based firm Hampstead Farm aims to woo health-conscious consumers with a four-strong range of salt-free cooking sauces the firm's founder believes could establish a new sub-category within 'free-from' retail offerings.
David Cameron backs Tesco 20,000 job plan
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed Tesco’s plan to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years as the firm responds to its shock profit warning at the start of the year.
Further strike dates set in Vion pay row
The row over changes to pay conditions at meat processing firm Vion’s South Lanarkshire plant has escalated today (March 5) after the firm revealed that workers were preparing for two more strike dates, starting this week.