More GM food pledges

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German frozen food company Frosta is to take genetically modified ingredients out of its foods, which include the Vital range of soya burgers and pasta dishes. The company will also avoid GM processing aids. Until now Frosta has labelled some of its products as containing GM soya. Other companies in Germany trying to remove GM ingredients include the subsidiary of UK retailer Marks & Spencer, the frozen foods group McCain and some baby food manufacturers.

Germany, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Product information, Plant Genetics, Product defects and recalls, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, FROSTA Tiefkuhlkost GmbH

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Consumers warm to frozen food, says report

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The world market for frozen food has risen by 23% in volume and 25% in value since 1992, according to a report from Euromonitor. The largest market is western Europe, accounting for 34% of volume sales in 1996. The country with the highest per capita consumption is Denmark, at 37kg, followed by the UK at 29kg and Ireland at 28kg. The Asian market has expanded by 56% since 1992, with the Latin American market having increased by 63%.

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German frozen food sales up 13%

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Retail sales of frozen food in Germany reached 637 million kg in 1993, up by 13.6% from 1992, according to Nielsen. The value of sales rose by 12.7% to 4.6 billion German marks. Value sales rose in all areas of the frozen food industry except soups. The largest growth was seen by baked goods, which accounted for 14% of the market. The largest market sector is frozen vegetables, at 18% of sales.

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