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effective communication with consumers about salt consumption to encourage healthy eating and sustainable production lie at the heart of the european salt producer’s association’s (esa) wish list for the next five years. esa’s managing director wouter lox told foodnavigator.com: “the key is good consumer information and a good consumer behavior in their choices. it is relevant (important) to provide correct nutritional information like sodium content instead of salt content in the nutritional declaration.

the heart foundation and coles supermarkets are embroiled in a dispute over the logo of the coles smart buy own-brand line, which features a red tick in a yellow circle on a white background. according to national heart foundation healthy weight director susan anderson, consumers are confusing the coles tick with the heart foundation’s logo. “we receive many calls and emails from outraged shoppers who have been tricked by phony ticks on the supermarket shelf and we’re very concerned that shoppers trying to do the right thing in purchasing healthier products are being misled,” anderson told the courier-mail.

sales of premium ready meals for in-home consumption in the uk and the us are forecast to increase by almost 68% between 2009 and 2014, reaching a value of us$2.21 billion, according to a report by just-food. the us is expected to maintain its dominant position, with market value forecast to increase by over 58% to us$1.4 billion by 2014. during this time, the share of the frozen ready meals market taken by premium dishes is expected to increase from 13.

fonterra announced today that, as of september, their online globaldairytrade milk auction events will run twice a month. “this will add more depth and credibility and even more transparency around pricing trends,” said kelvin wickham, fonterra managing director, global trade. “with a more frequent pricing signal, market participants will be able to have even more confidence they have up-to-date information on the current balance of supply and demand.

aldi supermarkets has joined the planet ark carbon reduction scheme, pledging to have the label added to its everyday olive oil range by the end of the year.the carbon reduction label informs consumers of the total carbon footprint of a product, from raw materials and manufacturing right through to disposal or recycling of packaging. “we are proud to be the first company in australia to feature the carbon reduction label, which not only helps us to improve the efficiency of our business, but also provides customers with important information allowing them to make smarter shopping decisions,” says tom daunt, managing director buying, aldi.

a study from north carolina state university has revealed that, even in kitchens that believe they are operating well, food safety violations are commonplace. the study, published in the journal of food protection, placed cameras in unobtrusive spots in eight volunteer commercial kitchens. where previous studies have relied on inspection results and self reporting, recordings show very different results “we found a lot more risky practices in some areas than we expected,” said lead researcher dr ben chapman.

woolworths has shaken up its milk supply, with a decision to award its own-label contracts to more than one supplier. the retailer today (8 june) confirmed that it had chosen to source milk from parmalat and murray goulburn and not just national foods, which had been its sole supplier of own-label milk since 2002. a spokesman for woolworths said the retailer had awarded its contract for queensland to italian dairy giant parmalat.

metro group plans to launch a concept of small-format cash-and-carry stores in russia next year. it is expected that the new metro punct stores will specialise in selling fresh products with a big share of private-label goods. the new stores will have space of 1,500 sq.m. compared to a standard metro cash and carry outlet of about 10,000 sq.m. the range in the stores will comprise about 3000 items.

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dairy giant arla foods is to cut jobs at its cheese dairy in holstebro, denmark. the loss of 21 jobs, a spokesperson for arla told just-food today (9 june), are due to the company losing a private label contract in germany. “we had an adjustment of staff size in holstebro,” an arla spokesperson said. “we have a few dairies in that region, this one specialises in cream cheese. but due to a lost order on private-label cream cheese, until we regain market share, there will remain a reduction in production.