Meat and dairy miss out on low fat message
Dairy, pork and beef products have lost their appeal among a group of consumers who may have decreased consumption of these foods because they are associated with high-fat content, according to a survey.
Archives for November 4, 2008
FDA publishes final rule on food imports
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a final rule and draft compliance policy guide (CPG) on prior notice of imported food shipments.
Health outlook for food is stable, says report
The market for low-fat and reduced-sugar foods rose 6.7 per cent in value in 2007, moving up from a 4.7 per cent rise in 2006, claims a new report from UK market researcher Key Note.
Credit crisis cuts M&A activity in food industry
Consolidation in the food industry shifts down several gears as the global credit crisis cuts into financing opportunities for merger and acquisition activity and cash-rich firms with strong balance sheets sit and wait.
Commodity costs silver lining for ADM in Q1
Archer Daniels Midland Company is seeing the benefit of increases in commodity costs as its net sales income increased 65 percent for the first quarter.
Image capture system improves defect detection tool, says firm
A new digital image capture system enhances the monitoring capability of optical sorters for food products, claims Key Technology.
Synergy flavour engineering boosts sports nutrition taste
Meeting the taste challenge for protein-based sports nutrition products, flavour and ingredients firm Synergy has teamed up with protein parent company Carbery to delve deeper into flavour engineering.