Record livestock exports for Somalia
A record five million head of livestock was exported by Somalia in 2014, new export data has revealed.
Archives for April 30, 2015
Maple Leaf reports positive sales uplift in Meat Products Group
Rising meat prices have helped drive a near 10% overall sales increase for Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods, which has reported significantly improved financial results for the first quarter of the year.
Maker of GoodBelly shares 6 tips for successfully growing a brand
The vast majority of food and beverage launches fail to survive beyond the initial “experimental phase” in part because they expand their distribution too quickly, warns Alan Murray, the CEO of Next Foods.
"We’re still only just starting to discover all the amazing things mushrooms can do.”
Myceliation: A mushroom-fueled process with game-changing food industry applications?
From a commercial perspective, it’s still early days for myceliation, a process by which mushrooms (or rather, their filament-like roots or ‘mycelium’) can remove bitter compounds and naturally occurring toxins from some of the world’s most valuable...
Algatech to launch soluble astaxanthin powder using Virun's technology at Vitafoods
The competition in the astaxanthin space to extend this the ingredient to new dosage forms and product matrices continues to heat up with the announcement of an encapsulated offering from Algatech featuring Virun’s delivery technology. The ingredient is...
People who snack multiple times a day tend to be younger and to reach for sweets, finds poll
A whopping 80% of U.S. consumers snack at least once per day, with the vast majority favoring unhealthy but convenient foods, according to a new poll conducted by CivicScience.