Researchers from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, in Spain, have found that the link between the consumption of fried food and risk of coronary heart disease may not be as strong as previous research suggests. The Spanish study published in the British Medical on Journal 24 January 2012, found that specific aspects of frying food, such as the oil used, together with other aspects of the diet are more important than the act of frying the food in itself. The study comprised 40,757 people (about... ...Read more »

Coffee made in espresso makers, above all that made from capsules, contains more furan — a toxic, carcinogenic compound — than that made in traditional drip coffee makers, although the levels are still within safe health limits. “Preparing a coffee in a drip coffee maker is not the same as making one in an espresso machine or from capsules, because these give rise to differing levels of furan,” Javier Santos, a professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University... ...Read more »

Nestlé has announced plans to double production of Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee capsules, with a CHF 64 million (A$67.7 million) investment in a new international production line in Spain, creating 150 new jobs. The new line will form part of the Nescafé Dolce Gusto site at the Company’s Nescafé factory in Girona, near Barcelona – the largest Nescafé factory in Europe. It will increase the company’s production to more than 2.5 billion coffee capsules a year by 2012, for export to more... ...Read more »

Spanish food group SOS Corporacion Alimentaria has struck a distribution deal for its Bertolli olive oil brand in Japan.SOS said yesterday that importer Japan Europe Trading Co. (JET) would handle Bertolli to strengthen the brand’s presence in the retail and foodservice channels. “JET is an importer of high-end Italian brands, recognised by the trade and by the Japanese consumer,” SOS said. “Supporting that distribution, JET participates in activities to promote Mediterranean... ...Read more »

Jobs are under threat at the Spanish arm of US food giant Sara Lee as the company reviews its bakery operations in the country.Sara Lee has been looking at different ways to distribute its bread throughout Spain and reports in the country have claimed the company could outsource distribution to local logistics firms. The company said on Friday (9 July) that it has been “testing different alternatives” to deliver products through local distributors. Sara Lee told just-food it had yet to... ...Read more »