Biscuit giant aims to push McVitie’s alongside local brands in Saudi
United Biscuits aims to push its McVitie’s brand in the region with the acquisition of Saudi-based Rana Confectionery Products.
Archives for December 3, 2013
Unwrapping innovative packaging in the Middle East
FoodNavigator speaks exclusively to Tim Ansell, Sales Director of UAE-based Al Thika Packaging LLC about the state of the market and what we’ll all be unwrapping in the future.
BakeryandSnacks launches Milling & Grains
BakeryandSnacks is launching a new specialized Milling & Grains supplement in association with sister brand FoodNavigator.
Is research on delayed aging a better investment than cancer and heart disease?
Greater investment in research to delay aging may be a 'highly efficient' way to prevent disease, extend healthy life, and improve public health, according to new research.
Scotland—and its whisky—attractive to Indian partners
A delegation from Scotland to India, on a trade mission to promote the country’s food and drink, has proved a hit with its whisky-loving hosts—not least with the announcement shortly afterwards that an Indian company would invest in a new malt distillery...
Survey: Food inflation biting hard into India’s middle-class
Inflation has been forcing households to cut down on their consumption of nutrient-rich foods by almost 40%, according to a new Indian chambers of industry survey.
Australia running out of food freshers
Australia’s is suffering from a crippling and an ever-increasing shortfall of young people interested in producing the country’s food, putting at risk its grand plans for being Asia’s food bowl.