Czech meat consumption falls
Meat consumption in the Czech Republic decreased by 1.5% compared with last year to about 77.4kg.
Archives for December 10, 2013
'Mood foods' are on the rise, says Mintel
Consumers are looking for foods and drinks that influence how they feel, whether that’s a drink that helps them sleep, or an indulgent ice cream. Mintel’s global food science analyst Laura Jones explains.
Woolies calls on Aldi to level the playing field
It’s shopping bags at dawn in the latest battle in Australia’s supermarket war, with Woolworths pointedly accusing Aldi of not playing fair and urging the discount retailer to sign the same voluntary code of conduct it and Coles had signed last month.
Bird flu strikes again in Hong Kong
A second person has fallen ill with avian influenza H7N9 in Hong Kong, although authorities have labelled it an “imported case”.
Food and grocery keen to tap into new Aus-Korea trade deal
The news this week that Australia and South Korea have reached a free-trade agreement is a “tremendous shot in the arm for Australia's food and grocery manufacturing sector”.