Czech snacks
The Czech Republic witnesses a cross section of new product launches from the Mintel database this week. The products are from both the dairy and confectionery sectors and are all aimed at the higher end snack segment.
Archives for April 20, 2004
Corking idea from Sabaté
French closures company Sabaté has developed a new wine cork that has been treated with a TCA-extraction process. The technology is designed to solve the problem of corkage, while avoiding the need to use unpopular closures such as twist caps and...
US fears over beef supply
A Californian consumer group in the US has called for beef sold in the state to carry country-of-origin labels, and claims that supermarket giant Safeway has been selling unlabelled beef from Canada, where a feeding practice linked to mad cow disease...
Healthy Belgium proves good launchpad for new probiotic applications
Valio is to launch its probiotic cheese in Belgium, the first country outside its home market, where cheese is a fast-growing new application area for the health-promoting bacteria, writes Dominique Patton.
Trans fats harm the heart
New evidence to suggest that a diet high in artery-clogging trans fats could accelerate the development of cardiovascular disease comes from a recent study in the US.