Chocolate market to exceed $26bn by 2018: Packaged Facts
The chocolate market will exceed $26bn in the US by 2018, according to a recent report.
Archives for November 9, 2015
Meat deficit forecast in Russia in 2016
Russia may face a deficit in meat and dairy products in 2016, due to import restrictions, according to the country’s National Accounts Chamber.
Kraft Heinz executives outline 3-prong plan for growth despite sliding Q3 profits
The recently formed Kraft Heinz company is off to a rocky start with sliding profits and more layoffs and facility closures recently announced, but the company has a three-prong plan for future growth, executives said Nov. 5 during the firm’s...
Source of E.coli outbreak linked to Chipotle investigated
An outbreak of E. coli linked to food served at US-based Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants has sickened 42 people.
Is nitrite free processed meat possible for the mass market?
While no single substitute for nitrite can replace all of its functions, a combination of emerging technologies and plant-based ingredients could be used to reduce or completely replace nitrite in processed meats, say researchers.
Study questions association between junk food and obesity, points finger at total calories consumed
Demonizing unhealthy food as the primary cause of weight gain may be off-track, suggest researchers who found consumption of fast food, sweets and salty snacks alone may not be the harbinger of obesity it often is made out to be.
Obama punishes South Africa over chicken row
US president Barack Obama has suspended agricultural benefits to South Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) after its repeated refusal to resume imports of US chicken.
Zero calorie sweetener could cause weight gain without increasing calories: Animal data
Intake of the zero calorie sweetener saccharin could promote weight gain without increasing caloric intake or changing insulin resistance, according to new research in rats.
The curious case of energy drinks & hypokalemia
The medical case study of a man rushed to intensive care with severe potassium deficiency has brought the issue of energy drinks and hypokalemia back into the spotlight.
Signature plans to open 20 bakeries in India
Signature International, which already has a production facility built to European standards in the city of Nashik – 200 miles north of Mumbai – has plans to build 20 flatbread manufacturing plants across the Indian subcontinent within the next five to...
dispatches from RAFA 2015, Prague
RAFA: Chromatography is not ‘sexy’ and food contact migration
A call not to forget chromatography when it comes to analysis and work to analyse possible migration of substances in and out of food contact materials were the highlights of the final day of an international event.