All news articles for September 2009

How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image

How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image

Nestle is being slammed for sourcing milk from a Mugabe-owned farm in Zimbabwe. In a world where both business and information are globalised, any big business practices deemed unacceptable – wherever they take place – are liable to unleash a furious...

The benefits of a probiotic witch hunt

The benefits of a probiotic witch hunt

Get your pitchforks ready! There are evil-doers out there! We’ve been conned: Probiotics don’t work. Dannon’s settling out of court, EFSA’s rejecting health claims, and the media is starting a witch hunt.

What CEOs earn at the big food firms

What CEOs earn at the big food firms

By Lorraine Heller

We look at the wages of CEOs at six major US food companies, using interactive charts to explore their basic salary and incentives in 2008.

What salmonella? Recession rescues peanut demand

What salmonella? Recession rescues peanut demand

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The US peanut harvest is now underway and, eight months after salmonella-tainted peanut products led to one of the biggest recalls in US history, the National Peanut Board says the recession has boosted demand.

The science of sweetener blends

The science of sweetener blends

By Stephen Daniells

Achieving the ideal sweetener blend is a scientific undertaking, making or breaking a product’s acceptance. In the second part of our special series on sweetener blends, FoodNavigator look at what makes a blend a success.

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