Hershey bites into premium meat snacks market with acquisition of KRAVE jerky
Hershey has moved into the premium end of the meat snacking market with the acquisition of Sonoma, CA-based gourmet jerky maker KRAVE Pure Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Archives for January 29, 2015
US pork producers urged to pressure lawmakers over port dispute
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is urging its members to contact their federal lawmakers and the White House regarding a long-running port dispute, which is reportedly costing the US meat and poultry industry millions of dollars a week.
Clinical trial supports BLIS M18’s oral health benefits
Lozenges containing Streptococcus salivarius M18, branded as BLIS M18, for 30 days resulted in significant improvements in multiple measures of periodontal health, says a new study from India.
Southeast Asia
Rabobank: Cheap crude oil will hit SE Asia’s oil palm fortunes
The last year’s dramatic oil plunge, and with it expectations that crude prices will stay low, will continue to have a wide-reaching affect on the global food supply chain, not least in the world’s two biggest palm oil-producing countries, Indonesia and...
Bend baijiu like Beckham: Diageo talks up Chinese turnaround but sales keep falling
Diageo chief Ivan Menezes today talked up the company’s turnaround plan for ‘challenged market’ China – where the company is betting on Beckham-backed Haig Club whisky and lower-cost baijiu - but volume sales still fell 20% year-on-year in H1 2015.
Israel Chemicals to acquire Prolactal
Israel Chemicals’ (ICL) Food Specialties business unit has agreed to acquire dairy proteins specialist Prolactal for an undisclosed sum.
NPA’s Fabricant on caffeine: 'We don’t want to get into a position where Senators are using a court of public opinion to regulate the industry'
Science and an evaluation of risk must inform any regulatory decision on powdered pure caffeine products and not Senators usurping the law, says the Natural Products Association’s Dr Daniel Fabricant.
Sample6 predicts Salmonella assay backing
Sample6 expects to have an assay for Salmonella validated by the AOAC by the middle of the year.
Ingredion rolls out quillaja-derived foaming ingredient across Europe
Ingredion has introduced its natural foaming agent for non-alcoholic beverages, fruit syrups and cordials derived from Quillaja saponaria (the soapbark tree) to the European market.
Nestlé contacts Ecolean following successful Olper’s rebranding in Pakistan
Nestlé has contacted Ecolean following a successful relaunch of Olper’s UHT milk, owned by Engro Foods in Pakistan.
Organic aroma loophole leaves bad taste
The organic French yoghurt brand Vrai has been forced to pull one of its yoghurts after consumer pressure weighed in on its (legal) decision to use a non-organic aroma.
Beckham ‘no longer likely to hold such appeal to children’: ASA
Diageo escapes red card: ASA clears David Beckham Haig Club whisky advert
Diageo’s Haig Club whisky advert featuring footballing icon David Beckham has been cleared by UK media regulator the Advertising Standards Authority.
A rose by the same name will taste less sweet: Coca Cola Canada reduces sweetness and calories
Coca-Cola in Canada will be ‘slightly less sweet’ this year, as the company brings the product in line with its offer across the rest of the world.
Russia may lift import ban on some products
Russia may lift its ban on some imported products from Europe, and the Commission has urged in talks this week for Member States to remain unified in their demands.
Kokumi compounds could aid fat reduction: Ajinomoto study
The use of ‘kokumi’ substances could improve the taste of low-fat foods, aiding efforts to reduce levels of fat and calories in foods, say researchers from Japanese firm Ajinomoto.
Senator Richard Durbin and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro introduce Safe Food Act 2015
Single food safety agency aim for legislation
Legislation to create a single food agency has been proposed with the current system branded as ‘hopelessly fragmented and outdated’.
Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria, Campylobacter
US interagency group to improve foodborne illness source attribution estimates for major pathogens
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are hosting a public meeting next month to update stakeholders on work to...
India publishes document on possible changes to inspection procedures
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is seeking views on proposed changes to the approval of trading partners for imported meat and poultry products.
EFSA rejects white kidney weight loss appeal; firm points to ‘procedural stickling’
Malaysian pharma-nutra firm InQpharm is taking positives from its white kidney bean extract, weight management health claim rejection at the hands of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).