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... chinese food group bright food has finally reached a deal with manassen foods to buy a 75% stake in the australian food manufacturer from its current owners ... chairman wang zongnan of bright food, said his group is “fully committed to working in partnership with australian growers, suppliers, customers and the local management team in a way that benefits all stakeholders in manassen foods” ... mr zongnan also said bright food is committed to long term investment in the australian food sector ... simultaneously, via manassen foods’ own distribution network, bright food intends to introduce its china-sourced portfolio of products and brands into the australian market ... ” bright food senior executives are due to visit australia later this month for an official signing ceremony

... public-private partnerships should be used much more" the european union-funded project eatwell has looked at private sector marketing techniques to see whether they could be applied to the public sector in its efforts to promote healthier eating ... jessica aschemann-witzel, assistant professor and researcher at mapp, centre for research on customer relations in the food sector, at aarhus university, led the research that was based on selected case studies of successful marketing techniques ... she said: “we especially selected cases that had some health relations so either it was a healthy product, or it was maybe a food product that was communicated with regard to healthiness, or it was maybe a product that was reformulated and therefore had health relations ... the result is a model of how healthy eating campaigns could be improved, according to aschemann-witzel, who was speaking in a podcast about the research published on the european food information council (eufic) website

... food companies across europe face an uphill battle to attract the best candidates because many people don’t see food factories as an attractive place to work ... “potential candidates see the food industry as warm and noisy, with salaries and packages that are not very attractive compared with other sectors like banking,” warns pierre boulaire, ceo of international recruitment specialist manageria ... growth forecast the resulting competition for talent is set to increase as food production remains largely impervious to the economic shocks that have ripped through other sectors of the european economy ... “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology (ifst) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council ... “companies are looking not only for food scientists and food technologists but also for a wider range of scientists and engineers to work in the food industry,” he added ... ” matching skills food and drink is already the largest single manufacturing sector across the european union in terms of both turnover and employment, providing jobs for around 4 ... 2 million people, according to fooddrinkeurope (the recently rebranded confederation of food and drink industries) ... “the bit that makes me shake my head is that people are not being told about the great opportunities that are available in the food sector,” says jones ... “in terms of skill set, the industry is not so relaxed about what they’re looking for,” says louise beales of tailor made resources, which specialises in food production recruitment ... ” commercial awareness the overall technical skill set required to work in food production has not changed much in response to increasing automation or changing factory practices, according to beales ... if you are interested in the latest job opportunities, check out foodnavigator jobs, the specialist recruitment and careers site for professionals working in the food & drink industry in europe

... there has been a slowdown in spending growth as well as structural changes occurring in the retail sector in australia ... in terms of the food retail industry, the research did acknowledge that retail sectors that are “non-food”, namely clothing, footwear, electronics and gaming, cosmetics and books, are more vulnerable to offshore online retailing than the food sector ... however, the food retail sector is also expected to experience a slowdown in growth ... on 26 july 2011, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) released its quarterly chep retail index on the performance of the australian retail market ... this retail index provides an indication of retail activity and forecasts trends in the retail sector based on the physical movement of products throughout australian supply chains ... “a fall in retail spending translates to fewer movements through australia’s long supply chain, impacting upon the food and grocery manufacturing sector, which is already under pressure from a ‘perfect storm’, such as rising input costs from wages, water and energy power prices, higher transport costs, including fuel, and near record high global commodity prices” ... the australian retail sector is also awaiting the release of the draft report by the productivity commission on its public inquiry into the “economic structure and performance of the australian retail industry”, due in august 2011 ... the productivity commission report is expected to address the current competitiveness of the australian retail sector in light of the structural changes brought about by the rise of online shopping

... the study, published in food quality and preference, investigated food and packaging cues to explore the importance of origin attributes in the choice of olive oil by 245 consumers in two countries: tunisia and france ... food habits dekhili and colleagues noted that the internationalisation of markets “has led to a standardization of products all over the world ... ” “while this is true for the food sector, cultural differences in food habits and practices remain … consumers in different countries, or different cultures within the same country, thus evaluate and purchase goods based on product attributes that may be particular to their culture,” said the researchers

... meps yesterday voted in favour of new laws on how food is labelled throughout the eu, a move they claimed will benefit both consumers and the food industry ... the new regulations will see some changes to the way information on nutrition, country-of-origin and ingredients are displayed on food labels ... but it is more than that: the food industry should benefit too ... there should be more legal certainty, less bureaucracy and better legislation in general … this is very important for smes … more than 80% of the european food sector is smes ... the nutrient information, which also includes the energy content, saturated fat and carbohydrates in a food, has to be expressed per 100g or 100ml ... the european parliament said that the new laws would ensure that consumers are not misled by the “appearance, description or pictorial presentation of food packaging” ... food manufacturers then have three years to adapt to the new rules, although they will have an extra two years to meet the regulations on nutritional labelling ... the process started in 2008 when the european commission put forward its proposals for new rules on food labelling in the eu

... food manufacturers need to start preparing to change their packaging after meps voted in favour of new labelling rules yesterday in the european parliament ... however, that agreement was reached at all is seen as a success in itself, considering the doomed path of the recent novel food debate, which failed in conciliation ... once the legislation is published in the eu official journal - expected in october - food companies have three years to adapt to most of the rules, but five years for the new nutrition declaration ... 2mm but this in particular is expected to have a financial impact on smes, which account for more than 80 per cent of the european food sector

... meps want new rules on information on nutrition and country-of-originmeps today (6 july) voted in favour of new laws on how food is labelled throughout the eu, a move they claimed will benefit both consumers and the food industry ... the new regulations will see some changes to the way information on nutrition, country-of-origin and ingredients are displayed on food labels ... but it is more than that: the food industry should benefit too ... more than 80% of the european food sector is smes ... the nutrient information, which also includes the energy content, saturated fat and carbohydrates in a food, has to be expressed per 100g or 100ml ... the european parliament said that the new laws would ensure that consumers are not misled by the "appearance, description or pictorial presentation of food packaging" ... food manufacturers then have three years to adapt to the new rules, although they will have an extra two years to meet the regulations on nutritional labelling ... the process started in 2008 when the european commission put forward its proposals for new rules on food labelling in the eu

... electron beam decontamination of food is a technology waiting in the wings; a leading researcher claims it can be the ultimate defence in terms of food safety but its potential is being stymied by regulatory hurdles, industry naivety and costly equipment ... in the final part of our special on dry decontamination technology, we check in with us and german experts to see if zapping food with electron beam s to decontaminate it could offer processors a pathogen free future ... fda approvals ebeam has not been approved in the us for use in ready meals or prepared food, but rather spices and herbs, ground beef, poultry, shellfish, and fresh produce ... while the greatest take-up has been in the pharmaceutical industry (7 per cent of that sector use ebeam), pillai believes that there are enough foods now with permission to be irradiated status from the food and drink administration (fda) to encourage greater adoption of ebeam by food manufacturers as a critical tool for their food safety kits ... “currently only about 1 per cent of the global food industry – mainly us based – uses ebeam at the final stage of their processes, and those that do often rely on third party facilities rather than having a housing co-located at their own processing sites,” explained the researcher ... com “ if you were to ask the five or six biggest ebeam suppliers about interest from food producers say eight years ago, you would’ve had a much different reaction than today –technology providers are now beginning to sense greater demand in this market ... ” regulatory disconnect but there are hurdles still to be overcome before wider adoption in the us food industry: “there is a disconnect between the fda approval process for irradiation of foods and that around packaging materials, which doesn’t help propel the technology forward ... barriers to entry he also reckons a fundamental misunderstanding of the process by brand owners, in particular around consumer resistance, and a lack of mass production on the equipment supplier side means barriers to entry remains for a high percentage of food processors

... ‘it was exciting to see such a high level of talent and creativity from within a commonly overlooked area of the food service industry – sandwich makers – and matt is a worthy winner ... ’ highlighting the strength of the local sandwich industry, retail sales amongst key players in the australian sandwich sector (including cafes, sandwich bars, bakeries, salad and juice bars) have been revealed to have reached nearly au$7 ... ‘the sandwich industry contributes significantly to australia’s growing and vibrant food sector and today’s retail research further confirms just how important the smaller players in our national food landscape actually are ... ’ the great australian sandwichship northern final will be held in august at fine food sydney