Austria, February 22, 2012   In this Item: Insort GmbH The Austrian company Insort GmbH will receive a silver medal at this year’s Anuga FoodTec (International FoodTec Award 2012) for its development of the Sherlock Separator and associated technology. The Sherlock Separator employs state-of-the-art Chemical Imaging Technology to bring recent advances in near-infrared spectroscopic imaging […]

Germany, March 01, 2012 Bintje, a classic amongst the potato varieties was chosen to be potato of the year by a panel of judges consisting of eight representatives of various environment, consumer and grower organisations. Gert Lindemann, the minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Land Development of the German Federal State Lower Saxony recently […]

McDonald’s trials concept restaurants with enhanced children’s facilities   by Nick Batten, 25 January 2012, 1:44pm   Be the first to comment   McDonalds is piloting a new style of “family friendly” restaurant, which boasts a new design and the latest technology facilities, as the fast-food chain looks to better cater for children and for […]

UK: Fairtrade sales up by 12% in 2011 By: Ben Cooper | 27 February 2012 Fairtrade fortnight kicks off in the UK with the announcement that Fairtrade sales rose 12% in 2011 The Fairtrade Foundation has reported a 12% increase in estimated retail sales of Fairtrade products for 2011 to GBP1.32bn (US$2.09bn). Cocoa and sugar […]

Germany, February 19, 2012 From 27th to 30th March 2012 the international food technology sector will once again meet at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. Anuga FoodTec offers the international food business an information and purchasing platform that covers the entire spectrum of technology and investment requirements for production in all segments of the food industry. […]

Germany, January 16, 2012 In this Item: BASF BASF announced today that it is concentrating its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America. The company will adjust the portfolio and site footprint of its subsidiary BASF Plant Science to reflect this change. The headquarters of BASF Plant Science will be […]

ARGENTINE lemon production for 2011/12 is expected to fall 10.7% on previous year figures to 1.25 million tonnes, according to the Argentine Citrus Federation (Federcitrus). Total lemon exports are forecast at 220 000 tonnes, compared with 223 000 tonnes in 2010/11. In an interview with portalfruticola, Jorge Amigo, manager of Federcitrus, explained that despite the […]

Breeders Trust has been vindicated in an arbitration case against a Dutch seed potato grower who has been shown to have illegally sold undersized potatoes as propagation material to Germany. The case is of importance because this verdict is unique in the seed potato sector, says Geert Staring, general director of Breeders Trust, based in […]

A fatal salmonella outbreak that has hit the UK and Germany has been linked to the consumption of watermelon, health officials have said. Source: http://www.just-food.com/news/watermelon-link-to-fatal-salmonella-outbreak_id118148.aspx

Bonduelle has agreed a deal to buy the Russian operations of fellow French food company CECAB. Source: http://www.just-food.com/news/bonduelle-acquires-cecabs-russian-ops_id117995.aspx