Atlantic Grupa, a Hungarian manufacturer of food and beverages, has announced it has sold its sports and functional nutrition division to the German food and beverage trading business Genuport for an undisclosed sum. The transaction includes Multipower, described as one of the European leaders in the sports and functional food market, with a range of products and food supplements for athletes and recreational athletes, as well as the brands Champ …
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Coop Danmark, a Danish grocery retailer, has announced that its Irma supermarkets will set up special departments for vegetarian and vegan products, European Supermarket Magazine reports. In an initial phase, the new ‘Det Gronne Maltid’ (‘The Green Meal’) department will be introduced in eight stores that are said to have been selected according to their location, customer base and sales space. The decision is said to have been made after the …
Streitdorf, has announced the launch of Tann-Heimathofe, a new brand said to be focused on animal welfare. According to a statement made by the retailer, the new brand will use meat from pigs that are reared in at least 60% more space than conventional methods, with large and clean outdoor and indoor areas. High quality feed is also said to be used as part of the process. Helmut Gattringer, Head …
The UK government has unveiled a new levy to be paid by manufacturers of soft drinks that are high in sugar, according to a report in The Independent. Announcing the measures in the 2016 budget, the government said that the tax would be imposed directly on manufacturers according to the volume of high-sugar drinks sold, rather than added to the retail price paid by the end consumer. The new levy …
Nestle is to bring its Maggi brand of instant noodles back to the Indian market having cleared the mandatory quality tests as directed by the Bombay High Court. The company is now eyeing a comeback in time for the Hindu festival of Diwali. Earlier this year, Maggi noodles were banned in India after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found concentrations of lead higher than permitted levels. …
German frozen food firm Frosta has revealed that it intends to modify its product packaging to display the country of origin for each of the ingredients used in its formulations, according to reports in Kreis Zeitung and Focus. Despite pressure from lobby groups, many food companies have previously resisted attempts to compel producers to list the origin of individual ingredients, arguing that this would be too costly and too complex …
The ban on the sale of Maggi noodles in India, which has been in place for more than two months, has been lifted by the Mumbai High Court and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) subject to certain conditions, according to reports in the Economic Times. The government bodies have given Nestle India a 6-week time span for the testing of a sample of five variants of Maggi noodles. …
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has announced plans to cease stocking some ‘lunchbox-size’ high-sugar fruit drinks and juices as part of a stated campaign against childhood obesity. From the beginning of September and coinciding with the new school year, Tesco is planning to remove single-serve packs of Ribena (owned by Suntory), Rubicon (owned by AG Barr) and Capri-Sun, while continuing to sell ‘no added sugar’ versions as well as …
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