China Briefing Seminar
James Pearton, Vestey Foods winner of the business card prize draw
BFFF first's China Briefing Seminar took place on Thursday 6th December at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough.
There were presentations from Claire Urry of the China Britain Business Council, Sandra Sullivan of the Food & Drink exporters Association, Dave Fisher & Neil Kennedy of D&A Global, Shaun Dowd of The Abergavenny Fine Food Company and Graeme Day of BFFF.
A copy of the presentations are available below.
Daily food news
Hershey has opened its R&D centre in Shanghai as part of plans to rapidly grow in Asia.
Arla Foods has insisted there is "no conflict" between its venture with Mengniu and the Chinese dairy's planned new partnership with Danone.
French food firm Fraisnor, one of the companies at the centre of the horsemeat contamination saga, is to be wound up.
Spar International has insisted that it will continue to drive growth in new markets as it booked an increase in sales for 2012.
Danone is to make another attempt to tap into the booming demand for fresh dairy products in China. The French food group is teaming up with Chinese dairy giant Mengniu, the largest yoghurt producer in the country. However, the two companies' previous attempt as a venture ended after just a year. Can Danone succeed this time? Dean Best reports.
Spanish olive oil producer Deoleo has sold its 50% stake in its Moltuandújar joint venture to partner Sovena, the Portuguese group.
Roberts Bakery, part of family-owned UK firm Frank Roberts and Sons, is ramping up its production capacity through the opening of a new plant.
German retail giant Rewe plans to expand its Temma organic and natural "bio supermarket" format in city centres throughout the country.
Nestle has announced plans to source 100%-certified cocoa beans for its Nestle Crunch brand in the US.
South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has booked lower underlying half-year profits, affected by higher input costs and weak consumer confidence.
