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... claims of poor human rights conditions in south africa’s fruit and wine industries have turned the spotlight on ethical supply chains as a new report calls on retailers to put pressure on their suppliers ... workers in western cape province who help produce south africa’s wines and fruit are denied adequate housing, proper safety equipment, and basic labour rights, according to the campaign group human rights watch (hrw) ... in its report, “ripe with abuse: human rights conditions in south africa’s fruit and wine industries,” hrw highlights on-site housing that is unfit for living, exposure to pesticides without proper safety equipment, lack of access to toilets or drinking water while working and efforts to block workers from forming unions ... the group is now calling on industry bodies, farmers’ associations, and ethical trade initiatives to ensure that workers’ rights are respected and is asking retailers “to press their suppliers to ensure that there are decent conditions on the farms that produce the products they buy and sell to their customers” ... with the age of corporate social responsibility reports and a wave of consumer demand for ethical products, many food and beverage companies - including ingredients firms, who are not consumer-facing - are putting ethical and sustainability issues high on the agenda

... the leading source of news for the food and beverage industry in europe and north america has now expanded to asia, drawing on the knowledge and expertise of experienced local journalists ... com is a new, dedicated source of news and insight for the food, beverage and supplements industries in the rapidly evolving asia pacific region ... the site provides regularly updated breaking news coverage written by our asia-based journalists, to ensure that decision makers in the asia pacific region have access to the latest and most relevant business information ... it also provides news specific to particular industry sectors and regions in an easy to navigate format

... food manufacturers and marketers who are “irked” by tight nutrition claim regulations are being offered practical steps to ensure they comply with the rules whilst remaining competitive ... com, has summarised the key nutrition claims regulations from the perspective of a food and beverage marketing manager, in an easy-to-use format, so they don’t stray from the regulations ... jo jordan, who headed the nutrition claims project, said that eu food regulation is strong and allows companies to market equally on a level playing field, over a large common market ... com: “the business school logic of being highly competitive cuts across the regulatory logic of being safe and common ... ” but she added: “the commonality of efsa (european food safety authority) works from spain to estonia - we all understand what these nutrition claims mean ... in europe, 29 nutrition claims such as ‘low fat’ and ‘fat-free’, are permitted in food advertisements, packaging and promotional messages and each claim has specific requirements that products must meet if they bear it ... the report states that marketing managers have three obligations: verify that a nutrition claim is on the approved list confirm with food scientists that the nutrition claims for the product have been met match products more closely to consumers’ expectations

... the 2010 global omega-3 market – just for foods and beverages and food supplements – is worth €5 ... the omega-3 sector continues to expand, according to packaged facts data packaged facts said the food, beverages and supplements figure, which excludes fish, represented a 17% rise on 2009 ... “this sector continues to show strong growth, although annual growth rates are naturally moderating downward from the explosive gains seen in 2004 and 2005,” packaged facts observed ... 4bn in 2004 and then €2 ... although growth rates have slowed since those peak years, packaged facts said it was far from overcrowded or saturated and predicted annual growth of 15-20% through 2015 ... “several factors combine to create a positive growth environment for omega-3 consumer products: continued consumer willingness to purchase functional food and supplement products; expanding public awareness of omega-3 and its range of health benefits; positive mainstream and trade media reporting; developments in the regulatory environment; increased market participation by major food and beverage manufacturers ... 78bn) in foods and drinks compared to $1 ... 3bn (€900m) for dietary supplements, with much of the food and beverage figure accounted for by omega-3 fortified infant foods and formulas ... the us food and beverage sector is expected to grow 14 ... 4% annually between 2006 and 2014, compared to 18% growth in the us supplements sector ... “even though research has shown the conversion of ala to epa and dha is inefficient, the number of foods formulated with flaxseed and other plant-based sources continues to increase because of the relative ease of handling; ease of incorporation into cereals, pasta and breads; and stability in these environments ... ” for dha and epa, formulation improvements had been significant, as had regulatory approval, especially in europe ... “european union rulings regarding health claims for products containing omega-3s are expected to be favorable, and will affect the regulatory environment for such products in other major markets, including the united states

... uk beverage giant diageo has paid $16m (€11m) to settle bribery charges against it by the us securities and exchange commission (sec) ... sec, in a cease and desist order, said london-based diageo offered bribes of $2 ... 7m across india, thailand and south korea, violating the us foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa) ... diageo and its subsidiaries failed to properly account for the ‘illicit’ payments in their books and records, said the sec ... the bribes related to the firm’s johnnie walker and windsor scotch whiskeys, among other brands, said the us authorities ... the sec said diageo violated sections 13 (b)(2)(a) and 13(b)(2)(b) of the securities exchange act of 1934 ... the revelations of the us sec“are very serious, highlighted by the order to pay not only a $3m dollar penalty and the disgorgement of $11m, plus $2m interest on top of that,” said a food and beverage industry legal advisor, who wished to remain anonymous ... diageo statement the sec said diageo cooperated with its investigation, implementing certain corrective measures, including the termination of employees involved in the misconduct and significant enhancements to its fcpa compliance programme ... “diageo takes the sec’s findings seriously and regrets this matter,” said the drinks group ... “systems and controls have been enhanced in an effort to prevent the future occurrence of such issues and to reinforce, everywhere the company operates, a culture of compliance and commitment to the principles embodied in diageo’s code of business conduct,” it added ... following the us investigation it is possible that a similar investigation may be undertaken within the uk, although uk legislation does not usually apply retrospectively and so any investigation would be concerned with potential offences committed since july 2011, said the legal advisor to the beverage sector ... warning to companies the legal advisor told this publication that he was not aware of a similar reported case involving a beverage company, but that the practice of making facilitation payments was likely to be in use throughout the food and drink industry

... the company said its plant was capable of producing 5000 tonnes per year, with 70% tagatose crystals and 30% tagatose syrup, and was set to kick into life following the sweeteners eu approval recently and health claims wins ... “the last tests and revisions are under way,” said christian m vastenavond, phd, director r&d nutraceuticals and international operations ... when arla and nordzucker decided to halt their joint venture to produce tagatose from dairy in 2006, despite having novel foods approval, belgium-based nutrilab stepped into the breach and bought up existing stocks ... it and several other sugar replacers recently benefitted from a positive european food safety authority (efsa) opinion that found it could benefit teeth and glycaemic response ... writing in food research international, cathleen dobbs and leonard bell from auburn university in the us report that the stability of tagatose is highest under low ph and in refrigerated products ... “these stability issues need to be considered by manufacturers who desire to use tagatose as a prebiotic in their food and beverage products,” wrote the researchers ... “shelf-stable beverages should be formulated using the lowest buffer concentration and ph possible to deliver the maximum amount of tagatose with the minimal discoloration from browning,” they added

... vancouver, canada-based glg life tech is currently engaged in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia and natural and zero calorie food and beverage products ... “we are looking to present a stevia-sugar blend to the csr for a low-calorie solution that is healthier and less cane sugar-intensive

... food and beverage makers should be prepared to move away from the conventional marketing strategies when it comes to countries like india and china, a white paper from uk-based healthy marketing team said ... bric by bric: building new strategies is key in new markets according to the white paper, to succeed in the emerging bric (brazil, russia, india, china) markets, innovations in food and beverage industry must reflect the fast changing aspirations of the consumers these markets ... the paper, published in the journal, agrofood industry hitech, warned that, while the bric markets present a tantalising market prospect for any company or brand with global ambitions, a simplistic, fit all solution is unlikely to succeed across the countries like china and india ... branding is key to the innovation process in countries like india and china, suggested the uk-based group, because of the enhanced significance of brands as a standard of good quality ... food and beverage makers should be prepared to reshape their brand offers to fit into consumers’ expectations from the category, the paper suggested ... it cited the example of coca cola, which diluted minute maid’s juice content and re-formulated the drink to the taste of the chinese consumer ... food and beverage makers should also be prepared to innovate and create brand value by leveraging and fitting into established habits and category codes, the white paper suggested

... food manufacturers including nestlé, hershey and kraft foods have published their own uniform guidelines on the nutritional content of products advertised to us children ... the criteria, published yesterday, are an attempt to regain the initiative over the issue from the us government, which has put forward plans for criteria for the food industry to follow ... the us government, which is facing rising levels of obesity, published its set of “voluntary principles” in april and invited public comment on its plans, including from the food industry ... us food makers, through the children’s food and beverage advertising initiative (cfbai), yesterday announced guidelines for ten categories, including dairy, soups and ready meals ... for example, a 6 fl oz portion of yoghurt has to be limited to 170 calories and 23 grams of total sugars ... soups will be limited to 200 calories, 480mg of salt and 6g of sugar, although tomato-based products will be allowed up to 12g of sugar ... , the us arm of danone and kellogg, said the agreement between its members on the new nutrition guidelines was “groundbreaking” ... the deal, it said, would “change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and beverage companies” ... elaine kolish, vice president and director of the cfbai, said the criteria were “another huge step forward, further strengthening voluntary efforts to improve child-directed advertising” ... the new criteria are comprehensive, establishing limits for calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and total sugars as well as requirements for nutrition components to encourage ... “if the industry adopts its own proposed standards, young children would continue to be bombarded with ads for such junk foods as cocoa puffs, cookie crisps, reese’s puffs, and corn pops cereals, kool-aid, many lunchables, and sugary popsicles,” the cspi said ... “it’s great news that, at long last, the industry realises that the current patchwork of inconsistent company pledges is not working and that industry-wide nutrition guidelines are needed,” wootan said

... kerry group has confirmed it is in exclusive talks to buy the flavours arm of us food giant cargill, which “may, or may not result in the sale of the business ... ” the potential acquisition of cargill’s flavours business would see kerry increase its presence in developing markets such as asia and south america, and could help the irish ingredients group to expand its presence in the beverage market ... “the acquisition of cargill flavor systems would again advance kerry’s capability to provide unrivalled innovative integrated customer solutions across all food and beverage end-use-markets and extend the group’s market spread in emerging markets,” said stan mccarthy, chief executive, kerry group ... cargill appeal cargill’s flavour division, one of the world’s top flavour businesses, holds contracts with many of the world’s food and beverage companies ... the division provides ingredients and flavours for the beverage, dairy, sweet and savoury categories including cheese, yoghurts and ice creams and is said to span 22 countries, with production facilities in europe, north america and asia ... the acquisition would boost kerry’s presence in the beverage sector whilst cargill’s broad geographic base – with considerable presence in developing markets including india, parts of asia and south america – could offer kerry increased global reach and growth potential in new and emerging markets