News on Speciality Food 200801

2008-02-06 ABN Newswire - Asia Business News and Corporate Press Releases

Kesko Group machinery stores Yahama Center 24. 4 Finland, total 24. 4 K-Group home and speciality goods stores Intersport 7. 7 Kesport 20. 9 Asko 0. 7 Sotka 4. 0 Musta Prssi 6. 2 Andiamo and K-kenk 6. 5 Kenkexpertti 3. 7 Thti Optikko chain 4. 4 Finland, total . 9 . 4

Net sales by division, 2007 2006 Change Change, continuing operations million million pct. million million pct. ----------------------+---------+---------+-------+----------+----------+------- ----------------------+---------+---------+-------+----------+----------+------- Kesko Food, Finland 3 041 ---------------------+---------+---------+-------+----------+----------+------- Kesko Food, other countries* 23. 3 ----------------------+---------+---------+-------+----------+----------+------- Kesko

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2008-01-09 BIT 2008 - {Travel Daily News)

CERTICIBIT will promote the philosophy of good food as a fundamental factor of our wellbeing and a healthy, aware lifestyle. It is not just an exhibition to promote the speciality foods from local areas, but a kind of and ldquo;theme-based atlas and rdquo; inviting visitors to discover top-quality tourist products by following the path of fine flavours and authenticity.

Italy offers not only an outstanding historical legacy, but also a taste for healthy food and an unlimited choice of produce and specialities made or found only in certain areas. There are many emotive aspects to Italian agricultural products of high quality: the attractiveness of the production zone, the skills and mastery of the people who make them and the populations who use them, the profound connections with history and centuries-old traditions. The objective of CERTICIBIT is to promote these Italian products as widely as possible, offering potential tourists the guarantee that they will enjoy their visit to Italy and reap the benefits of a unique cultural environment and a range of excellent food and wine products which contribute to a healthy diet and lifestyle".

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BIT launches new event for food and wine tourism - BIT 2008

2008-01-16 NFU: Making breakfast is a vanishing skill, reveals survey

President of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall said: As producers of some of the best quality food in the world, we want our customers to know as much as possible about where their food comes from, how it is produced and, crucially, how to cook it. And that goes for basic staples such as eggs, bacon, bread and porridge as well as for more glamorous ingredients. The starting point is a healthy breakfast its quick and easy to prepare, sets you up for the day plus theres a wealth of local breakfast foods to be found right on your own doorstep.

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Embargoed until Making breakfast is a vanishing skill, reveals survey Despite the efforts of farmers and producers to promote Britains food heritage, a survey shows that many people have lost touch with traditional foods and that basic culinary skills needed every day, such as preparing breakfast, have skipped a generation.

2008-01-13 Deccan Herald - QUICK BITES

The Cream and Fudge Factory, the ice-cream chain has opened its first ever outlet in India at Koramangala. This brand has been brought into India by Global Franchise Architects which is a Geneva based group that builds, operates and franchises a portfolio of speciality food service brands, some of which include Pizza Corner, The Donut Baker and Coffee World.

The outlet also offers a menu of proprietory and innovative creations made at the store. The house speciality includes Black Forest (cherry pie filling, brownie, chocolate), Rocky Road (roasted almond, roasted walnut, mini marshmallow, chocolate fudge), Coffee Break (bread crumb, Kit-Kat and caramel fudge), Apple Crumble Pie (bread crumb, apple pie filling, cinnamon powder, caramel fudge), Banana Chocolate Fudge (roasted almond, banana, chocolate fudge), Strawberry Shortcake (strawberry pie filling, vanilla sponge cake, caramel fudge) among the 20-odd combinations. One can also choose their own mix-ins.

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2008-01-26 Reliance Retail plans tie-ups with global biggies- Retailing-Services-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

Speaking to ET on the eve of Reliance Retails second TimeOut store in Gurgaon, Reliance Retail president and chief executive, lifestyle, Bijou Kurien said: The tie-ups for speciality retail will be in non-food, non-FMCG categories such as apparel, footwear, consumer electronics, home and interiors and furniture among others.

While declining to mention specific names of players Reliance Retail was in talks with, Mr Kurien said: We are hopeful that the speciality retail ventures will be rolled out in the current calendar year. The company proposes to set up stand-alone stores for speciality retail once the deals are formalised.

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2008-01-15 Keskos 2007 Sales Increased By 9. 0 pct.

12. 2007 million Change, pct. million Change, pct. Kesko Food, Finland Kesko Food, other countries 3. 3 Kesko Food, total Rautakesko, Finland . 3 . 7 Rautakesko, other countries Rautakesko, total VV-Auto, Finland . 7 . 0 VV-Auto, other countries 27. 1 VV-Auto, total . 4 . 7 Anttila, Finland . 5 . 6 Anttila, other countries

Kesko Foods sales increase was 6. 7 pct. in December. During the week before Christmas, several K-food stores broke their retail sales records. Sales grew strongly both in the grocery, and home and speciality goods trade.

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2008-01-26 Financial Mail - Kalahari cuisine

Similarly, in Johannesburg you occasionally find a kambro (an indigenous desert plant that has a watery flesh and looks a bit like a potato but tastes almost fennelly, lemony-cucumbery) on display at a Slow Food Society "ark-food" discussion group. But at the Hantam Huis in Calvinia, the plants Louis Leipoldt was much enamoured of are on the menu, with wild rosemary-studded lamb and homemade ginger beer. No-one remarks on them or requires a medal from the president for what is an act of culinary patriotism second to none.

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2008-02-05 News Room

Emerson Process Management has successfully applied a Smart Wireless solution to the problem of monitoring rising temperatures in railway tank wagons containing chemicals at Croda Inc, an international speciality chemical manufacturer. No matter where the wagons may be positioned at the Mill Hall, Pennsylvania USA plant, a wireless temperature transmitter on each wagon sends minute-by-minute temperature readings to a central host. Croda uses this information to improve the performance and safety of their facility. In this way, Emersons wireless system contributes to overall plant safety, making operators aware of any unexpected temperature rise, while saving the company about 11,000 per year in reduced maintenance.

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2008-01-09 Euro2day :: US coffee wars

McDonalds has trounced competitors on its established turf with popular new menu items. But it will have to do more than poach a few Starbucks customers to justify an aggressive move into speciality coffees. McDonalds has to convince its own customers to trade up - many of whom head for the Golden Arches for value meals, not for fancy coffee. With the US economy slowing, those customers are more likely to downgrade to even cheaper items.

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2008-01-14 Monroe spill forces dozens of residents from homes -

Robert Morlino, president of Vertellus health and speciality products division, said two chemicals leaked out of a pipe valve and spilled into a concrete-lined catch basin under the plant. Morlino said the chemicals were maleic anhydride and octene, which are used to modify food starch and otherin food applications. As a precaution, employees called 911 for help containing the spill.

The 7:45 a. m. spill at Vertellus Specialties Inc. in Delaware Water Gap, which manufactures products for the pharmaceutical and food industries, did not appear to cause injuries or environmental damage, according to officials at the company and state Department of Environmental Protection.

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Dozens of homes were evacuated Saturday morning after a chemical spill at a plant in Monroe County, authorities said. - Eas