Edita and Mezzan food floats set stock markets buzzing
Food firms are set to be flavour of the month on regional stock exchanges, as Egypt’s Edita enjoys a bumper debut and Kuwait’s Mezzan Holding gets permission to list.
Archives for April 2, 2015
Kuwait bolsters food reserves as conflicts escalate
Kuwait has announced its strategic food reserves are at an all-time high, and has warned against food price hikes, as the country prepares itself in case of conflict.
Ready meal provider launches date porridge, feeds 500,000
Saahtain Foods, a producer of meals ready to eat (MRE) in Dubai, has launched a new high-nutrition date porridge, and claims to have fed more than 500,000 people with its MREs.
Olive oil polyphenol backed for selective anti-cancer potential
A phenolic compound known as oleocanthal can selectively kill cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact, say researchers, who suggest their novel findings may explain why olive oil is linked to decreased cancer risk.
April 8, 14:00 CET: Experts debate hot issues in NutraIngredients omega-3 forum
Omega-3 hits €25bn but can it keep growing?
Are omega-3 fisheries really under threat? How many functional foods have cracked omega-3 blockbuster status? How is the sector recovering from the ‘Brasky effect’? How are developing markets developing? How is the latest research influencing regulation?...
Fonterra 'scanning the market' for new European whey sources
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is "scanning the market" for new whey sourcing partnerships in Europe.
PepsiCo and Almarai plan $1bn Egypt investments
PepsiCo and Almarai have announced they will each invest US$500m in their Egyptian operations this year, following last month’s economic development conference.
Sohar Port sees food processing future
Oman’s Sohar Port and Free Zone is hoping to become a regional food processing hub, building on its plans to develop a major agro import terminal at the port.