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indian ready meals and accompaniments sold in uk supermarkets contain “ frankly outrageous ” levels of salt, according to the british heart foundation (bhf). commenting on the results of a survey on salt levels in curries and other indian products published today by lobby group cash (consensus action on salt and health), bhf policy manager mubeen bhutta said: “the level of salt in some of these curries is frankly outrageous, but it’s often tucked away behind unhelpful food labels where it¹s difficult to spot.

enzyme treatment of brassica proteins may give meat-like flavourings, allowing meat taste in vegetarian foods, suggests a new chinese-australian study. temperatures in the range of 100 and 120 celsius led to products being described as having a cooked meat flavour, while around 140 celsius led to products that had the aroma of roasted meat, according to findings published in food chemistry.

new covent garden, the uk\'s largest chilled soup brand, announced a major push earlier this week with the launch of six varieties. the company, owned by singapore food industries, hopes the move will attract new customers to the fresh soup category. katy humphries caught up with new covent garden marketing manager nick munby to find out more about the group\'s plans for the sector. just-food: you\'ve announced that six new varieties will be added to your range of chilled soups.

marks & spencer's decision to launch its first ever range of ingredients for home cooking taps into some of the key consumer trends in food: convenience and a desire to know what is in the food we eat. there has been a considerable backlash against artificial additives in packaged foods in the light of negative publicity on certain colours and preservatives, not least last year's southampton study, which linked certain additive cocktails to hyperactivity in children.

ungerer is presenting a new solution to the problem of costly salt-replacers by bundling its salt-reduction technology in with a new range of savoury flavours based on unsal20 salt enhancer system. salt reduction is a major theme in the food industry, as companies are under pressure to reduce the amount of salt in products. this is part of an effort to bring consumption to below 6g per day (adults) and help reduce the risk of hypertension.

operating overview strong performance in bakery with sales and margin progression frozen re-focused on core product strengths chilled sales growth driven by sandwiches & salads; change programme in ready meals to strengthen operating position investing for growth: brands: goodfella’s pizza re-launch during h1 2010/11 future cost efficiencies: major biscuits investment (project golden) on track with the majority of spend during h1 2010/11 new customers: commenced 10 year british airways supply contract; secured new costa coffee business stefan barden, chief executive, said: \" northern foods has traded solidly in challenging market condtions.

bertolli wants consumers to swap pizza for ready-in-12-minutes italian meals on oscars night. the unilever-owned frozen foods brand is launching a new campaign, called “italy is served,” during the awards ceremony this sunday. gaston vaneri, a marketing director who oversees unilever’s u.s. frozen foods business, said the campaign is part of bertolli’s strategy to communicate the quality and authenticity of its ingredients, even in a downturn.

synergy is expanding its ethnic flavours offering with a new line of pastes intended to help manufacturers counter the perception that healthy foods are bland by definition. according to the company, a division of carbery, taste and health are the twin purchasing motivators for consumers today. "it's getting much harder to identify what's most important for consumers these days," said john godwin, commercial director of savoury ingredients.

\"premium foods are the latest attempt by supermarkets to tempt consumers.\" such were the vociferous words of the uk consumer association (ca) this week. in a new which? report from the ca released on thursday, just over half the premium products tested scored higher than their standard sister ranges. the report claims that sophisticated packaging and tempting names such as \'the best\' and \'extra special\' might be unfulfilled promises.