GM foods: give it time

After a five year long moratorium on growing and commercializing GM foods, the EU has authorized the entry of a GM product onto the market. European consumers are still unconvinced, and the biotechnology companies behind the products fear the public may reject them. However consumers may learn to accept GM, first in nutraceuticals, and then in mainstream foods.

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European alcohol consumption: rising in Spain, but declining in France

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Camper: fashionable statement

Shoe brand Camper is currently unveiling an innovative new environmentally friendly organic restaurant in Barcelona. The concept highlights the growing scope for the inclusion of healthy eating options in foodservice. This particular venture should benefit from the synergies between the Camper brand and the organic and ethical lifestyle.

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Dried food: Spanish couples dry off

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Continental counterparts catching up with Britain's love of ethnic food

The traditionally British love affair with ethnic food is now spreading across Europe. Sales of packaged ethnic foods are predicted to hit E7 billion in Europe by 2009. In Spain, where gastronomic variety is a source of national pride, the value of packaged ethnic foods is expected to treble. This could mean that curry-loving Britain may soon be knocked off the top spot in the ethnic food stakes.

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New personal care products: skin treatments go back to nature

Natural ingredients continue to be a key feature in new personal care products, as the latest launches recorded by the Productscan Online database illustrate. A hot soy oil manicure kit, a skin treatment made with organic soil mineral and an argan nut oil firming cream are among the personal care offerings reviewed in this month's round-up...

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Culture of eating out signs death of the home meal

Some 5.2 billion more breakfasts, lunches, evening meals and snacks in Britain will be consumed outside the home in 2010 compared with 2005, according to a new report by market analyst Datamonitor. Matthew Adams, Consumer Markets analyst and author of the report, explains how consumers now expect more than just convenience when eating out-of-home...

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New drinks review: deep water

Those consumers who thought the bottled water market was saturated will be forced to think again when they hear about the latest variety of products to be reported by the Productscan Online database. One unusual water featured in this month's drinks round-up is claimed by the manufacturer to be infused with music and the spoken word when it is bottled; very deep indeed...

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New food review: taking a closer look at the humble egg

Manufacturers are developing ever more innovative ways to encourage consumers to eat healthily, as demonstrated by a scan of recent product launches featuring on the Productscan database. These include an egg which is designed to aid eye health and an olive oil which is said to have cholesterol-lowering properties. Maintaining a healthy diet could therefore become an easier affair in the future.

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New food review: finding new ways to eat healthily

Making health foods more appealing has often been a struggle for manufacturers, and this month's roundup of new food launches finds some novel attempts to do just that. A peanut butter with added 'hidden' vegetables and a cheese range with a new type of probiotic ingredient are two such examples of manufacturers trying to make health foods more tempting while gaining an edge over competitors.

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