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Drink makers face video sharing ad attack

Profits up for S&N buyers; deal timeline set

Briefs: SABMiller, Playboy, and whisky tax

Consumers shun nutrition info for recycling instructions

Omega-3 will flourish despite challenges, say analysts

 
   
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New child obesity stats inform UK strategy

Campaigners reject claims GM answer to food prices

PET jar development targets lightweight hot-fill demands

Fat-free milk may lower blood pressure

 
 

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Drink makers face video sharing ad attack
A UK-based alcohol charity has expressed concerns that regulation and other frameworks designed to ensure responsible alcohol promotions are failing to keep up with developments in online advertising... Read


Profits up for S&N buyers; deal timeline set
The acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) by rivals Heineken and Carlsberg is expected during the second fiscal quarter 2008, it has been revealed, as all three parties this week announced organic profit... Read


Briefs: SABMiller, Playboy, and whisky tax
This week, SABMiller declines to bid for S&N, Playboy makes push into US energy drink market and The Scotch Whisky Association aims to maintain a freeze on spirits tax... Read


Consumers shun nutrition info for recycling instructions
Consumers are more interested in seeing recycling information on food labels than fat, sugar and calorie information, according to a new survey from Mintel, adding further fuel to the debate on what info should... Read


Omega-3 will flourish despite challenges, say analysts
A major challenge facing the lucrative omega-3 industry is the need to differentiate between the various sources of the fatty acid, analysts say... Read


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New child obesity stats inform UK strategy
The UK government has reported progress in its bid to identify children who are or who are at risk of becoming overweight, providing new trend data to help inform anti-obesity strategies... Read


Campaigners reject claims GM answer to food prices
Europe must scrap its biofuel targets to combat the upward spiral of food prices, say green campaigners, discarding claiming that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the answer... Read


PET jar development targets lightweight hot-fill demands
A new development in polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based jar packaging offers a clear, lightweight and sustainable alternative for use with hot-fill products, according to its manufacturer... Read


Fat-free milk may lower blood pressure
An increased intake of calcium and vitamin D from non-fat dairy could reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, suggests new research from Harvard... Read

Weekly comment

Making a meal out of saturated fat

The food industry across Europe needs to make a big effort to reduce saturated fat in food regardless of whether national agencies set targets - and it should not wait around for governments to do all the awareness-raising with its consumers. Read



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UK politician makes 'moral' bottled water stance
The UK environment minister has this week kicked off a war of words with the bottled water industry, claiming that it is acting in a "morally unacceptable" manner... Read


Premium push lifts Foster's half-year profits
Australia-based Foster's posted half-year sales growth of 3.2 per cent in organic terms to AUS$2.3bn (€1.4bn) as growing demand for its premium brands partially offset a slowdown in its US wine segment... Read


Coca-Cola strengthens aluminium recycling initiative
Coca-Cola now plans to recycle 100 per cent of its aluminium cans sold in the US, the company announced last week... Read


SABMiller to stick with Russian expansion plan
SABMiller has reiterated its ambitions to expand into the burgeoning Russian beer market, though says it will not stray from its current strategy of driving organic growth in the market... Read


Cadbury scraps shareholder payout after profit drop
Cadbury today said the demerger of its beverage arm will no longer result in any capital return to its shareholders, as the company reported profit losses for the tax year 2007... Read

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