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over the last two years, premier foods has increased hovis’s market share of the uk bread market by four percentage points up to 26.3 per cent, reports our sister publication food manufacture. it achieved this growth through reformulating existing products, investing millions in new equipment and by significantly increasing the amount of in-house and consumer taste tests that it conducted, said eva wheeler, brand controller for hovis, premier foods.

irish consumers find gdas to be a useful tool for judging foods’ nutritional value, but a scheme combining gda info with colour-coding is not popular, indicates a new fsai survey. food labelling is on the top of food law-makers’ agenda in brussels, as a new regulation is inching its way through the debating process. to help inform ireland’s position, the food safety authority of ireland (fsai) commissioned an ipsos mori survey of 1021 people across the country, conducted through face-to-face interviews.

fonterra has seen continued strength in milk prices via their internet-based sales platform, a further sign that the dairy market is recovering. the new zealand dairy giant concluded its globaldairytrade december trading event this morning with the average price for whole milk powder up 3.6%. the trading manager, cra international, advised fonterra that the average price achieved across all contracts and contract periods for whole milk powder (wmp) was us$3,560 per tonne fas.

australia’s largest soft drink manufacturer has been awarded the prestigious manufacturing logistics award at the supply chain & logistics association of australia’s recent national awards ceremony in melbourne. the award recognises the achievements of coca-cola amatil’s supply chain remodelling program ‘project jupiter’, which the company says has “substantially improved order fulfilment efficiency, reduced distribution and transport costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions”.

unit pricing became mandatory in supermarkets across australia yesterday, with competition minister dr craig emerson suggesting the move will see the average family save at least $96 a year. unit pricing, a recommendation stemming from the accc’s grocery inquiry, is where grocery items are priced by reference to common units of measure such as per 100 grams and per 100 millilitres. for example, a 600 gram jar of jam that costs $4.

food franchisor and retailer allied brands has informed shareholders that its net profit will jump more than 20 per cent this year as the international expansion of its cookie man brand gathers pace. speaking at yesterday’s agm, allied brands ceo shane radbone forecast the company would record net profit before tax of between $6.6 million and $7.2 million for 2009/10. the forecast is 20 per cent to 33 per cent higher than the company’s 2008/09 result.

the uk food standards agency (fsa) has created a list of recommendations to the food industry designed to reduce saturated fat and to increase the availability of healthier options and smaller portion sizes in savoury snacks. meat products and dairy foods are key contributors of saturated fat and calories to our diet, the fsa noted. many savoury snacks have been reformulated to reduce saturated fat recently, but they remain a focus because they are often high in fat and calories.

kraft foods remains the favourite to buy cadbury, a leading industry analyst claimed today (1 december) even if us chocolate maker hershey tables a bid for the dairy milk maker. andrew wood, senior research analyst covering european food companies at sanford bernstein, said kraft was still the front-runner to buy cadbury. wood suggested, however, that a “likely” bid from hershey - either on its own or alongside ferrero or nestle - would mean an acquisition of cadbury would not be the “steal” that kraft had hoped.

slim secrets has taken out the award for best start up product (brand) at the inaugural smartcompany crown lager business start up awards, held recently at melbourne’s crown casino. the manufacturer of healthy snack bars also ranked 22nd in the fastest growing start up list. slim secrets founder and director sharon thurin said the awards were a major win for slim secrets as a new product range and also as a young up-and-coming business.

mcdonald’s has overnight announced that ralph alvarez has decided to retire as president and chief operating officer of the company for health-related reasons. “after more than 30 years in the restaurant industry, the past 15 with this great brand mcdonald’s, i’ve decided to retire,” alvarez said. “seven orthopedic surgeries and years of chronic pain culminating in two total knee replacements in the past six months have made me realise it’s time to move on.