Asda cuts salt from entire tinned vegetable range
Number two UK supermarket Asda becomes the latest food player to slice salt from foods, announcing plans to cut the salt from its entire range of tinned vegetables.
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Organic foods taste better, claims new poll
Consumers opt to buy organic food because it tastes better, so claims a recent survey from the UK's organic body the Soil Association, putting increasing pressure on the food makers to perfect their formulations.
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Private equity hot on food
Cash, cash, cash. Castigated as simple asset-strippers out to make a quick buck, the entrance of private equity onto the food industry stage has participants chattering in the wings.
Mushrooms beat wheatgerm to top antioxidant slot
Food makers anxious to tap into the burgeoning market for functional foods might wish to promote the use of mushrooms, with fresh research from food scientists suggesting button mushrooms are the number one source for the antioxidant ergothioneine.