Gulfood Manufacturing 2016
Dubai confectionery and dairy procurement firm expands in Algeria
Ar-kom project management and consultancy firm, is building a confectionery plant in Algeria to become operational in 2017.
Archives for November 9, 2016
Baby and toddler snacks often fall short on nutrition while marketing misleads parents, review reveals
Food manufacturers should voluntarily expand the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative for improving food advertising to children to include marketing of baby and toddler food and drinks, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity...
World Meat Congress 2016
China’s meat demand ‘higher than expected’
China will continue to import huge quantities of pork despite its stagnant economic growth, analysts at the World Meat Congress stressed.
Palm oil industry under fire as Indonesia’s haze drama continues
Haze from slash-and-burn agricultural has returned to Southeast Asia this year. Is it enough to wait for regulators to bring the (mainly palm oil) culprits to justice? Asian resource legal experts Rick Beckmann and Kresna Panggabean enter the storm.
FOODNAVIGATOR EXCLUSIVE
Cargill invests €35m to broaden European sweetener choices
Ingredients giant Cargill will invest €35m to expand its sweetener options throughout Europe in anticipation of strict sugar production quotas that will end in 2017.
Despite GOP legislative control, active industry engagement still critical, trade groups say
Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory has dumbfounded pundits both at home and abroad. But it is of less importance for the dietary supplement industry than the result of the down ticket races, trade group executives said this morning.
This week Down Under
Obesity named as Australia’s biggest health challenge
Obesity has overtaken smoking to become Australia’s biggest public health challenge, one of the country’s most senior health practitioners has warned.
‘Pro business’ is best guess when looking at character of Trump administration
Donald Trump’s historic victory leaves dietary supplement industry observers wrestling with the question of what will be the character of his administration, when the candidate himself has taken so many positions, some of which match standard...
Gearing up for its new brand identity, Nestea aims to be key player in ‘evolution of tea’
Nestea is in the midst of a major brand overhaul, which will be officially launched in 2017.
UK petition demands nutritionist become protected job title
UK nutritionists are calling for their job title to be legally protected like dietitian's are, with a petition to government collecting nearly 2,500 signatures in five days.
Australia
Fruit juice brands fighting for share in shrinking market
With packaged fruit juice consumption in freefall in recent years, the number of Australians who opt for it has plummeted by 1.3m people since 2012, when over 35% of the population would consume an average of 4.6 glasses each week.
RSPO RT14: Palm oil smallholders ‘put off’ by food manufacturers’ labelling tactics
Almost 500 products belonging to RSPO members are carrying ‘contains no palm oil’ labels, in a clear breach of the organisation’s ‘spirit’ – with the vast majority of them coming from the food industry.
Fonterra New Zealand innovation award for infant nutrition studies
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has welcomed an Innovation Award received by Fonterra at the New Zealand Innovation Awards 2016 for its research in infant nutrition.
Spices and diabetes: Urgent need for more human trials to assess benefits, say Asia researchers
There is an urgent need to carry out more human studies with spices that have the potential to reduce glycemic response and potentially manage and treat diabetes, according to Singapore academics.
Routine malnutrition screening for COPD patients ‘vital’: Vietnam study
Researchers in Vietnam have argued that routine screening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients could avoid the development of malnutrition and its associated risks, costs and complications.
Some RSPO members are ‘first-class hypocrites’: The scathing personal view of palm oil boss (who also happens to be the organisation’s co-chair)
RSPO co-chair and boss of Malaysia’s United Plantations Berhad, Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen gave a measured address at the opening of the organisation's RT14 conference in Bangkok.
Sugar giants pull trigger on research group
Sugar Nutrition UK: Born 1964, died 2016
50 year-old industry funded research body Sugar Nutrition UK has disbanded citing the need for sugar science to go global.
Danish Crown drives forward to target northern Europe
Danish Crown aims to become market leader in northern Europe as part of a strategy it has just launched dubbed ‘4WD’.
Rise of the machines: Meet the new wave of robots heading to your kitchen and your favorite restaurant
From robotic hands on rails above your worktop that will make your dinner, and then clean up afterwards, to a suite of wifi-connected devices for stress-free meal planning and cooking, technology seems set to transform our kitchens. But what about...
Race matters when it comes to the types of groceries commonly purchased in the US, survey shows
Manufacturers and retailers who understand the subtleties and different priorities of multicultural consumers in the US not only could see more sales, but could charge more for individual items, new research from Nielsen and Harris Poll suggests.
Private investment firm Highlander Partners acquires organic candy company Hillside Candy
Financial terms of the acquisition were not revealed, but chairman of Highlander Partners Alex Guiva said: “It is no secret that retailers dedicate more and more shelf space to organic and sugar-free products, and these trends are here to stay.”
Thanksgiving turkeys to raise $1.05bn in US
US consumers should spend over $1 billion on turkeys for this Thanksgiving on 24 November, according to research by a personal finance comparison website.
Dr Marion Nestle: Food safety, sustainability, nutrition not high on Trump's priority list
Four US cities vote for soda taxes: 'This is an astonishing repudiation of Big Soda'
Voters in the Bay Area cities of Albany, Oakland, and San Francisco, as well as Boulder, CO, have voted to levy a tax on soda and sugary drinks, while four out of five states passed or likely passed measures to legalize recreational cannabis (California,...