News on Speciality Food 200802

2008-02-12 On road to success - JournalLive

Precise figures are hard to come by. But the last report conducted into locally produced food and drink in this region was published in by One NorthEast mainly using figures compiled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2003. It estimated the local and regional foods market represented 6 pct. of such sales in England. For the North East that would have been equivalent to 100m based on the 2003 data and prices. But other sources put the actual scale of regional food sales much lower at just 171m or 4 pct. Which is why The Journal has launched the Taste North East England Campaign to encourage everyone across the region to buy local, use local, eat local in a bid to boost the local economy.

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2008-02-23 Postcard: Tokyo - TIME

On this day especially, Sugamos shopkeepers are pioneers in an increasingly important retailing speciality: selling to seniors. Five years ago, the local McDonalds menu listed french fries as simply "potato" and Filet-O-Fish as "fish hamburgers. " Customers today are more familiar with the fare. Big Macs are on offer. So are 100-yen (92) cheeseburgers and sandwiches with steamed buns, popular because they are cheap and soft. "Toasted buns are too hard for them," explains manager Hayato Akasako. "They like the Filet-O-Fish and the shrimp burger. " Akasako says the elderly dont necessarily bridle at the new and unfamiliar. Some pay for their meals with electronic coupons downloaded to their mobile phones, even if they occasionally need to be coached in how to use them, he says.

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2008-02-28 Indian contribution soars at Gulfood - Retail

Figures from APEDA point to the significant opportunity that exists for Indian food exports. Food exports to the GCC region are worth an estimated usd. 3 billion a year, with agricultural and processed food exports from India to the UAE alone accounting for more than usd. 273 million. Total annual trade between India and the GCC currently exceeds usd. 15 billion, 15 pct. of Indias total foreign trade.

India is launching a major drive to increase exports of agricultural and processed food products to the Gulf countries and attract investment in the sector. The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and surrounding region offer huge potential for Indian food, since the region has historically been reliant on imported products," said A. S. Rawat, general manager, APEDA.

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Gulfood 2008 has witnessed the arrival of its biggest Indian pavilion to date.

2008-02-19 Supermarket must not be at cost of town centre - Morpeth Today

Remember, food sales in supermarkets are largely driven by increasing foot traffic through promotional activities selling non-food product on low profit margins to attract the consumer into their stores to purchase many of their food items. The sale of non food items from homeware, greetings cards, electrical, magazines/news, clothing, mobile phones, CDs/DVDs. through to photo processing to chemist, fashion jewellery. all dilute and greatly improve on the sales growth of other town centre retailers.

Conversely, Morrisons is making a larger commitment by increasing its square footage and product offer as the anchor to the new Sandersons Yard scheme and is going to quite rightly need a return on its capital investment. Lidl also provides the consumer with a diverse range of groceries and, most importantly, Morpeths existing specialist independent food retailers offer good quality fresh produce too.

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Supermarket must not be at cost of town centre - SIR, I read with interest the comment made by A True Morpethian in a recent edition of the Herald. I, however, as a local retailer, would like to offer a different perspective on the intended Sainsburys store. Trading in The Market Place since 1997 as a local proprietor with two different types of retail business in the town, I must beg to

2008-02-14 Tablet demand helps lift FMC BioPolymer in Q4

Income from continuing operations before taxes in the Specialty Chemicals segment rose by 39. 2 per cent to usd. 34m, with FMC citing sales increases and continued productivity improvements, only partially offset by higher raw material costs. In the BioPolymer business these related to price inflation for speciality wood pulp, which is used to process microcrystalline cellulose - one of whose applications is as a binding and disintegrant agent for tablets and capsules.

And alginate ingredients with applications in the production of food, pharmaceutical and other specialty consumer and industrial products. It is part of FMCs Specialty Chemicals segment, which reported a 10. 3 per cent increase in revenue to usd. 161m for the quarter ended . Specialty Chemicals accounted for 23. 9 per cent of FMCs overall revenues in the fourth quarter, which rose by 14. 8 per cent to usd. 674m.

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Tablet demand helps lift FMC BioPolymer in Q4 Continued strong global demand for oral tablet formulations helped drive a robust performance by FMC BioPolymer in - FMC Corp FMC Biopolymer microcrystalline cellulose carrageenan alginates

2008-02-21 Mt. Pleasant students celebrate reading

St. Pius will be cooking up some wonderful Lenten meals that will be offered every Friday through . The meals will be available from 4 to 7:30 p. m. every Friday. Meal choices are the speciality pasta of the week and fried or baked fish. There will also be a special childrens macaroni and cheese dinner. All meals are available for take out. The church social hall is located at the corner of Silver and Summit streets.

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Grandparents and seniors will be invited into their special little ones classrooms at Ramsay Elementary School on March 7 to read, talk and enjoy a wonderful time together. For information on participation call 724-547-4000.

2008-02-23 Ham and High: Wood and Vale Edition - Chinese adventure turned into something of a Yan

As we arrived, a young Chinese couple were leaving with take-away food. A good sign - we thought. Inside, two of the six occupied tables were populated by Chinese people. Also good. Of course, that theory assumes that all those people are fantastic home cooks and connoisseurs of Chinese food and choose Yans food over their own gourmet offerings.

At this stage we waved off the dessert card - pictures of various ice cream sundaes - in favour of our bill. As we left one of the really charming and extremely helpful waiting staff apologised for our food. She told me their usual chef was on holiday and that a second chef was standing in. The sub seemingly has different cooking methods.

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2008-02-16 EATS: Coastline brings island flavors to Coast

In this unexpected location Jamaican CD music fills the air. A cooler stocked with Caribbean soft drinks and a few shelves of speciality island foods and spices add to the atmosphere, as does the friendly staff.

It is the flavor of the Jamaican food, the way it is cooked and the way it has love in it," said Kharima Jones, who dishes up from the bins of food as customers make their selections. "You can feel the love - this is food for the soul. "

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2008-02-08 Press Release Distribution - PR Agency

Six Victorian speciality cheese producers will get help to crack the lucrative US market, thanks to a new joint initiative between the Brumby Government and Dairy Australia, Minister for Agriculture Joe Helper announced today. "This new project aims to help producers develop a streamlined process for distribution of specialty cheeses into the US market, which will increase the competitiveness of Victorian products," Mr Helper said.

) - Six Victorian speciality cheese producers will get help to crack the lucrative US market, thanks to a new joint initiative between the Brumby Government and Dairy Australia, Minister for Agriculture Joe Helper announced today.

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2008-02-14 Local food the most important trend of 08 - The Gisborne Herald

Packaged Facts predicts superfruits will lead the race in healthy foods. While pomegranate will become less important, acai, goji berry, noni and mangosteen will gain in popularity. Newcomers on the superfruit scene include yumberry and yuzu, while old favourites such as blueberry and cranberry will continue to grow in usage, says the report. The overall popularity of ethnic food has never been higher, according to the report.

This year is also expected to show an increasing popularity for the use of peppercorns and other "sensory irritants" to provide more distinct flavours, while flavours resulting from speciality sales will still be in strong demand.

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