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Marks and Spencer reaffirms India growth commitments

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UK retailer Marks and Spencer has reaffirmed its commitment to double its retail presence in India through its joint venture in the emerging market.The retailer currently operates 17 stores in India in...

DENMARK: Arla begins commercial milk protein production

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Arla Foods Ingredients have begun what it claims is the world’s first commercial production of a milk protein present in human milk.Osteopontin (OPN) is extracted from bovine milk using a patented...

Childhood obesity: a growing concern in Asia-Pacific

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The Asia-Pacific region will witness some of the biggest percentage increases in obese and overweight children in the world, finds Datamonitor. Research by the independent market analyst has found that...

Researchers look into health benefits of pork

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Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), is increasingly convinced that fresh Australian pork has a range of largely untapped health and nutrition attributes.”There’s...

ACCC considers acquisition of Rockdale Beef by Swift Australia

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition of Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd by Swift Australia Pty Ltd. The Statement of Issues seeks further...

Forum to address food insecurity in Victoria

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Practical grassroots solutions to help disadvantaged Victorians who have limited access to healthy food will be presented at a forum in Flemington today. VicHealth invested $2.5 million from 2006 to 2010...

Consumers confused about chicken and hormones

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Iconic Australian poultry brand Steggles has revealed that more than three quarters of Australians mistakenly believe chicken produced locally in Australia contains added hormones and steroids.This is...

UK Heart Foundation cautious on ‘functional’ food, drink

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A dietician for the British Heart Foundation has said the body would not routinely recommend functional food and drinks for health benefits.The comments to just-food come on the back of a report by market...

Rabobank predicts slow ease in global dairy prices

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High dairy commodity prices are likely to ease, but not rapidly, according to the latest report by Rabobank. The global dairy report for the second quarter published yesterday (24 June), found that while...

Tuna industry urged to regulate bycatch

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The tuna industry is being urged to regulate bycatch – the capture of undersized specimens and fish other than tuna – to increase fishery sustainability, by the International Seafood Sustainability...