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George Orwell once said: 'As a rule the English regard such things as garlic and olive oil with disgust.' How things have changed. The UK has embraced Continental cuisine in [...]

Margarine sales leader in the UK is Flora, a product of Unilever Bestfoods. Manufacturers have repackaged their products to attract sales. Unigate has campaigned to increase its market share for St Ivel margarine. Lurpak and Anchor vie for the lead in butter sales.

The UK's oil and fats market is led by Van den Bergh Foods with a 19.7% value share in 1997, followed by Unigate with an 11% share and Anchor foods with a 10.7% share. Anchor dominates the butter sector with a 36% share of sales, while Van den Bergh Foods leads the spreads sector with a 33% value share. Leading supplier of seed/blended oils in 1997 was Van den Bergh Foods with a 22% volume share, while Bestfoods UK Ltd. controls the olive oil market with a 14.5% volume share.

Cargill Foods India is planning to increase its market share in the premium refined edible oil segment in 2012. The company is targeting a market share of 20 percent in [...]

Mawana Sugars is planning to foray into the branded edible oil market with an initial investment of Rs2 crore. The company aims to capture a market share of 3-5 percent [...]

Borges, a Spanish food major, is setting up a subsidiary in India to sell a range of olive oils. The company has earmarked 20 percent of its budget for marketing [...]

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is considering counter-trade opportunities with other public sector companies to get more overseas orders. It has entered into collaboration with MMTC Ltd for importing palm [...]

THE WAX market is facing intense competition in its biggest end-use application, the packaging sector. As major retailers establish sustainable packaging initiatives, the recyclability of waxed containers is in question, [...]

OILSEED rape prices traded in a #35/tonne range this season but those farmers who marketed their crop through Gleadell Agriculture pools received returns in the top 10 per cent of [...]

* Palm oil is now second only to soybean oil in terms of global demand, accounting for 28% of total edible oil sales. Palm oil is currently enjoying strong appeal [...]

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. plans to implement a new price increase, averaging 2.5% to 3.5%, on certain of its brands effective June 2005, in order to offset the increased [...]

In 2002, household penetration of olive oil increased to an all-time high of nearly 34%, compared with approximately 26% five years ago and household penetration of olive oil could reach [...]

* Market grows on the back of olive oil * Standard cooking oil declines * Infusions spark enthusiasm * Fixtures need simplification Olive oil is showing dynamic growth in the [...]

Market share for Raisio's cholesterol-lowering Benecol margarine has risen since December from 2%, to 2.5% (CW Dec. 13, 2000, p. 25). The market share of Unilever's Take Control, Benecol's direct [...]

Aggressive branded promotions have driven down own label's share of olive oil to what was described as an all-time low by one supplier. In the past four weeks, own label [...]

Since securing Novel Foods status from Health Canada in May, phytosterols are set to take the Canadian food market by storm. Canada's approval covers the following food categories: margarine and [...]

The oils market has grown 8.1% to 232m [pounds sterling] in the past year and is overperforming in comparison with total ambient groceries (+6.1%). However, this is not as impressive [...]

The forecast on European Union cereal and oilseed markets for 2007 is presented. There is possibility of rise of cereal exports.

Sales of oils have risen 15.5%, boosting the market's value to 214.2m [pounds sterling]. The biggest factor behind this impressive growth has been a higher price per litre, particularly in [...]

The oils market is valued at 185m [pounds sterling], and has grown by 2.6% in the latest year, despite standard cooking oils declining by 13% in value terms. Speciality oils [...]

THE COTTONSEED oil market is expected to remain stable despite forecasts of another large cottonseed crop for 2005-2006. Increased consumption of cottonseed oil has offset last year's record supply, and [...]

Richard Mazer has taken over as chief executive of Brea-based Ventura Foods LLC with a goal of making one of Orange County's biggest private companies bigger. Mazer said he is [...]

REDUCED 2004 production for US safflower could spell pricing pressure for safflower oil. Harvested safflower last year was down 25 percent to 159,000 acres, compared to 213,000 acres in 2003, [...]

One industry which aptly shows the entrepreneurial spirit of New Zealand's food growers is oil. Avocado oil sector pioneer Olivado has been on British shelves for more than a year. [...]

ADM International, Newton-Le-Willows, United Kingdom, acquired British edible oils and fats maker Pura Foods Ltd., London, for a reported $68.6 million, Pura is one of Great Britain's largest makers of […]

Astra-Calve of France, a subsidiary of Unilever has lost market share in the margarine and sunflower oil sectors due to high raw material prices. However the company is market leader with its PUget and Fleur d'Olivier olive oil brands. It has also introduced Frial, a new oil especially for chip frying. Its Benedicta mayonnaise brand and its Boursin and Boursault fromage frais brands have seen steady growth.

A 1994 US International Trade Commission ruling against China's dumping of sebacic acid has been greatly beneficial to Union Camp Corp but unfortunate for some sebacid acid importers. Union Camp has prospered as the only US producer, but some importers of sebacic acid have been driven out of business by the ruling. A spokesman for Union Camp says that ruling was fair and has kept Union Camp in business. However, many suppliers believe the ruling was unjustified.