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The latest news from the world of food ingredients and flavourings brought to you by Lionel Hitchen (essential oils) ltd, compiling the RSS feeds from major publications and agencies
The Grocer
| Blaze at Warburtons Bolton bakery halts production |
| Warburtons’ third-largest bakery was forced to halt production after a blaze tore through the Bolton plant. |
| Danone sells stake in China juice group |
| Danone has sold its stake in Chinese’s largest juice group as its drinks arm tightens its focus on mineral water. |
| Groupe Lactalis swoops for yoghurt maker Rachel’s |
| Organic yoghurt maker Rachel’s has been snapped up by French dairy producer Groupe Lactalis. |
| Tesco touches down in Glasgow for debut airport store |
| Tesco has chosen Glasgow as the location for its first store at a UK airport. |
| Blaze at Warburtons Bolton bakery halts production |
| Warburtons’ third-largest bakery was forced to halt production after a blaze tore through the Bolton plant. |
| Shoppers think ‘organic’ means ‘low fat’ |
| A fifth of consumers believe the term ‘organic’ indicates that a product is low in fat, new research suggests. |
The Perfumer & Flavorist
| F&F Sales Boost Huabao Results |
| Huabao International Holdings Ltd. has reported that sales for the year ending March 31, 2010 increased about 22.1% to HK$2,366,403,000. |
| UAE FiFis Coming in October |
| The Fragrance Foundation Arabia will hold the first annual FiFi Awards for the United Arab Emirates on October 27. |
| Hughes Named President of FEMA |
| Board members announced. |
| FONA Appointments |
| Beverage, grain, regulatory and more. |
| Focus on Beverages: WFFC UK AGM |
| The annual general meeting of Women in Flavour & Fragrance Companies UK will take place July 7 July at Chelsea Physic Garden in London. |
Food Manufacture
| Industrial action at Nestlé UK moves step closer |
| Staff across Nestlé’s UK factories have until April 23 to decide whether to hold a strike ballot over pay and pension arrangements. |
| Meat survey: Consumers opt for price over planet |
| Consumers are more interested in the price of meat than its impact on the environment, according to new research. |
| Uniq invests £10M in desserts business |
| Uniq is pumping more than £10M into its desserts factories this year as it embarks on a mission to “reinvigorate” the category. |
| Consumers suspicious of ‘artificial’ sweeteners |
| Many British consumers still regard sweeteners with suspicion, although in practice, few actively avoid products that contain them, according to research commissioned by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). |
Food Ingredient First
| J20 Boasts Bold New Look |
| The new design gives J2O a bold, fresh, modern look, creating great shelf standout great standout on shelf |
| Muller Rive Forges Ahead with New Pack Design and First Limited Edition |
| The new pack designs, which form part of the drive to position Müller Rice as a healthy, tasty snack, will be rolled out across the seven other Müller Rice flavours - Original, Strawberry, Raspberry, Apple, Blueberry, Vanilla Custard and Cherry - from early April. |
| Erbak Uludag Launches Limonata in Glass Bottles |
| Design and packaging choice is key to a brand's success and can often become iconic, and Uludag’s new glass bottle stance brings forward the power and influence of the successfully designed packaging. |
| Karper Range Gets New Look |
| The packaging redesign is the next step to ensure the continued success for one of Turkey’s bestselling cheese brands. |
Food Standards Agency
| Update on products free of colours associated with hyperactivity |
| The Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children. |
| Warning about drinking 'Zam Zam' water |
| As Muslims observe Ramadan, the FSA advises that people should consider avoiding drinking bottled water described or labelled as Zam Zam water. This is because tests have shown ?Zam Zam? water sold in the UK, or brought into the UK for personal consumption, contains high levels of arsenic or nitrates. |
| New Board member for Northern Ireland appointed |
| Dr Henrietta Campbell has been appointed as the new Board member for Northern Ireland and as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC). |
| EFSA searching for scientific experts |
| EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has invited highly qualified scientists in a wide range of scientific fields and with expertise in carrying out scientific risk assessments, to apply to join two of its Scientific Panels. |
| Views sought on Commission's 'TSE Roadmap 2' |
| The Food Standards Agency, Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government are jointly inviting people to share their views on the European Commission's 'TSE Roadmap 2' and the accompanying Commission staff working document. Although the roadmap contains no specific proposals or timetable for change, it identifies areas where changes could be made to TSE measures in the future. |
Food and Drink Federation
Food Manufacture |
| Industrial action at Nestlé UK moves step closer |
| Staff across Nestlé’s UK factories have until April 23 to decide whether to hold a strike ballot over pay and pension arrangements. |
| Meat survey: Consumers opt for price over planet |
| Consumers are more interested in the price of meat than its impact on the environment, according to new research. |
| Uniq invests £10M in desserts business |
| Uniq is pumping more than £10M into its desserts factories this year as it embarks on a mission to “reinvigorate” the category. |
| Consumers suspicious of ‘artificial’ sweeteners |
| Many British consumers still regard sweeteners with suspicion, although in practice, few actively avoid products that contain them, according to research commissioned by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). |
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