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Wheat yields will be slashed as phosphate runs out, warns scientist
21-Nov-2008 - Research for the EU’s Quality Low Input Food Programme has warned that wheat yields could be more than halved by the end of the century at the latest, as the world’s phosphate supplies run out.
Waste reduction urged as demand for recyclables drops
17-Nov-2008 - A push for waste minimisation and the production of high quality marketable recyclables is being promoted by stakeholders as demand and prices for recycled materials the UK drop significantly.
EU pesticide ban would hit supply, says food industry
07-Nov-2008 - UK food manufacturers claim the outcome of this week’s vote supporting tighter pesticide usage by the European Parliament’s environment committee fails to fully recognise the potential gravity of the emerging situation.
New software is performance boosting tool, says developer
05-Nov-2008 - New software can help food and beverage companies benchmark, measure and improve performance in five key areas: sales, finance, procurement, production and the warehouse, claims the developer.
Milk price alternative sought in EU tractor protest
28-Oct-2008 - A barrage of tractors have descended upon the latest meeting of EU agriculture ministers to drive home dairy farmers’ calls for what they claim are the basic conditions required to ensure a ‘fair’ price for their products.
ADM and ABF strike vegetable oil deal
28-Oct-2008 - Archer Daniels Midland has joined with Associated British Foods in a new venture to manufacture, market and distribute packaged vegetable oil products in the US and Canada.
Smithfield completes sale of beef operation to JBS
24-Oct-2008 - Smithfield Foods has announced the sale of its beef business to Brazilian beef company JBS SA.
Sustainability tops agenda at fish processors' event
21-Oct-2008 - A framework to ensure sustainability and quality of fish supplies was top of the agenda at the recent assembly of European fish processing industry association members (AIPCE).
Scheme could improve food chain efficiency
21-Oct-2008 - A new project aims to connect farmers with food manufacturers by building strong working partnerships based on mutual understanding, said the group behind the initiative.
Lawsuit filed to block US beef packer acquisition
21-Oct-2008 - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit to stop the country's third and fourth largest beef packers from merging.
BSE testing change could benefit meat sector
16-Oct-2008 - A move to raise the age limit from 30 to 48 months at which UK cattle are tested for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), would, if implemented, help reduce processors' costs and free up supplies.
Supply chain event to emphasis technology and collaboration: IGD
15-Oct-2008 - A supply chain conference next month will focus on managing risk in a volatile trading environment as well as how to use technology to optimise efficiency, claims a UK food and drink industry think tank.
Free energy usage assessment service for SMEs
15-Oct-2008 - Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) is driving awareness of its free energy assessment service with a range of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) including food and beverage manufacturers.
Supermarkets, manufacturers told to pay on time
14-Oct-2008 - UK environment secretary Hilary Benn has warned that just one late payment can make the difference between survival and going out of business for a small supplier, according to The Guardian.
Costs for plastic use by food makers to ease as oil prices plummet
13-Oct-2008 - Costs are set to ease for food makers reliant on plastics packaging as crude oil futures in New York plummet on Friday to the lowest level since October 2007.
Meat and dairy consumption damaging climate, says Food Ethics Council
10-Oct-2008 - A new report from the UK’s Food Ethics Council claims that one of the ways to cut food’s environmental footprint is for consumers to cut down on what the Council says are energy intensive foods like meat and dairy.
UK firm offers revenue streams for used cooking oil
08-Oct-2008 - Finding new ways to use cooking oil waste could cut costs and potentially generate revenue for food processors, claims UK based company Bio Driven.
UK food and drink sector backs MEPs targets on emissions
08-Oct-2008 - The energy package voted through by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday has been welcomed by the UK food and drink sector.
RFID temperature logger could enhance cold chain quality control
06-Oct-2008 - A new programmable temperature logger can identify problems incurred with produce during cold chain storage and transit, thus providing an improved quality control system for food manufacturers, says Caen RFID.
New toolkit could help green supply chain
03-Oct-2008 - Envirowise claims its new supply chain toolkit will help food and drink companies to cut costs while enhancing relationships with suppliers.
Melamine detection service offered to EU food and drink sector
02-Oct-2008 - A new melamine detection and testing service is targeted at companies in the European food and drink sector including food and ingredient manufacturers and food importers, says Leatherhead Food International.
Chick cage drive unleashes welfare debate
30-Sep-2008 - Consumers and not legislators should choose whether they can purchase either free-range or ‘enriched’ cage produced eggs or products to better help industry adapt to new laws on chicken welfare, a farmers’ group has said.
Agrana: Supplies rise for commodity-sourced ingredients
30-Sep-2008 - Bakers will welcome fresh figures from Austrian sugar, starch and fruit preparation supplier Agrana that reports a lift in autumn harvest figures for commodity-derived ingredients, an encouraging sign that supplies for formulators may ease into 2009.
Farmed meat main source of campylobacteriosis: study
26-Sep-2008 - A new study has found that nearly all of the campylobacteriosis cases in the patients evaluated were caused by bacteria in animals farmed for meat, in particular chicken and cattle.
Sustainability less influential than cost on consumer habits: study
15-Sep-2008 - A new survey has found cost, quality and healthiness influence consumers’ purchasing choices to a much greater degree than environmental factors.
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