HKScan agrees Finnish beef deal
HKScan Finland has boosted its foothold on the beef market through its acquisition of the remaining half of Paimion Teurastamo (Paimio Slaughterhouse) from Wellcapita, based in Turku, Finland.
Archives for January 19, 2017
Chr. Hansen looks to pack a mightier punch with probiotics in APAC
Chr. Hansen is looking to expand its animal nutrition portfolio in Asia Pacific (APAC) markets.
Australia’s generations of fast-food fans
Generations Y and Z are still markedly more likely than their seniors to eat at big-name fast-food chains, though the rate they visit them is in slow decline—perhaps due to the rise of hipster hangouts.
Olam flexes its ‘soft power’ through approach to certification
The world of produce certification has shifted considerably in recent years, with a raft of new sustainability marks entering the market and “raising the benchmark of what is happening on the ground”.
SPOTLIGHT JAPAN
Asahi ambitious for more acquisitions despite European buying spree
Japan’s biggest beer firm Asahi is weighing up further European acquisitions following last year’s two bumper deals with AB InBev.
Bega's Mondelēz purchase takes Vegemite back into Australian hands
Vegemite will return to Australia after its American parent agreed to sell most of its regional grocery business, including the iconic yeast spread, to Bega Cheese.
Government funding and nutritional composition leads to high functional food hopes for Malaysian red seaweed
Tropical red seaweed, G. changii, can become an important functional food ingredient and is a prime crop for large-scale commercial farming, according to new research from Malaysia.
News in brief
Fuze Tea’s new Aussie campaign focuses on food moments
Coca-Cola South Pacific’s summer campaign for Fuze Tea will focus on matching the ice tea with food and social occasions in Australia.
Final rule clarifies animal welfare standards under organic seal even as its own fate is uncertain
Even though a final USDA rule strengthening animal welfare standards squeaked into the Federal Register today before the new administration takes control of country, the rule may not be safe from repeal, like so many others finalized under Obama’s...
Canyon Bakehouse braces for wider gluten-free acceptance with ‘wider’-sized loaves
By looking at the size of loaves of gluten-free bread versus conventional bread at the grocery store, one could infer that making a larger loaf sans gluten isn’t as easy.
Meteoric sales growth at Primal Kitchen: 'Things just exploded as soon as we launched'
“We did everything you’re not supposed to do,” observes the COO of Primal Kitchen, which exploded out of the blocks with a sugar-free avocado oil-based mayo in February 2015, notched up revenues of $13.2m in 2016, and is expecting to almost double that...
Sonny Perdue must 'expand market opportunities for all types of agriculture,' says NFU
It’s been a long time coming, but President elect Trump has chosen his agriculture secretary - former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue – pleasing some food and farming associations, but alarming Friends of the Earth.
Belgium horsemeat call after drug found in Brazilian imports
A discovery of Brazilian horsemeat laced with naproxen in Belgium has sparked calls for tough controls over EU imports of horsemeat.
Finding the sweet spot: Balancing low-cal with sugar taste
The increase in low-calorie sweetener (LCS) consumption in US adults and kids has once again placed a question mark over their long-term use and effects on health.
Don’t tax sugar – just sweeten the deal for healthy snacks, say campaigners
The 'Don’t tax healthy' campaign, started by OPPO ice cream, is fighting for UK tax breaks on low sugar foods, saying a system of incentives for healthy alternatives should come before penalties.
African swine fever sparks emergency in Latvia
The Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has declared an “emergency situation” in three regions of the country following outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF).
Will an end to sugar quotas undermine a sugar tax?
Health campaigners in the UK fear that the end of the EU’s sugar quota regime will trigger a nosedive in prices and shelter manufacturers from next year’s sugar tax. But analysts say their concerns are “somewhat exaggerated”.
Football fuel: Everton renews partnership with The Protein Works
English Premier League club Everton has renewed its partnership with The Protein Works (TPW) - adding personalised nutritional bars to the existing deal.
Concession stands could help better-for-you snacks reach young consumers
Often dominated by candy, soft pretzels, nachos and highly processed meats, concession stands at school events could be fertile ground for better-for-you snack and beverage manufacturers to boost sales and exposure to young consumers who are developing...
Trump to pick Perdue for Ag Secretary
Donald Trump is set to nominate former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as secretary of the US Department of Agriculture as the President-elect’s inauguration looms closer.
CVD: Blinkered training pushes young doctors away from supplements
Doctors show low willingness to recommend omega-3s to their patients because the training they received lacked any attention to nutrition and lifestyle.
Dairy industry responds to Brexit speech
This week, British Prime Minister Theresa May outlined some of the expectations of Brexit negotiations, expected to begin after the UK formally announces its intention to leave the EU this spring.
Russia targets huge growth in meat exports
Russia plans to increase meat exports tenfold to 1 million tonnes a year by 2020, according to Alexandr Tkachev, the country’s minister of agriculture.
Icelandic farmers launch lamb promotion
Iceland’s lamb farmers are promoting the unique nature of their meat products, in a bid to cope with falling local meat prices caused by overproduction and declining exports.
FDA sets sights on reducing Listeria risk in RTE food
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated draft guidance to reduce the risk of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.
Russia says it is revelling after 2014 Western food embargo but could an end be in sight?
Russia's ban of food imports from Europe has been in place since 2014 but Donald Trump's election to the White House could mean an end is in sight. We take a look at what the embargo has meant for Russian food manufacturers, foreign firms with operations...
‘Historic’ day as Atria closes China pork deal
Finnish food company Atria has penned a contract to start trading large volumes of pork with China, a milestone the meat processor’s CEO described as “historic”.
China
Treasury Wine Estates awarded Ben Fu trademark after legal battle
Treasury Wine Estates has won a landmark legal dispute in Beijing over its right to use the Chinese transliteration as a brand name for its flagship Penfolds wine.
Student’s start-up supplement bars help reduce anaemia in Indian women
A fortified iron supplement bar given to women in and around Mumbai reduced anaemia with no reported side effects, according to a study by Duke University researchers and collaborators in India.
Finding the fish: Rethinking nutrition amid modern diets
In a perfect world you would get all the omega-3s you need by eating fish, but less than 10% of Australian adults consume the required level of fish regularly, writes Gerald Quigley.
Marine greens and curry culture: Here are some trends spotted in Campbell Soup's Culinary Trendscape 2017 report
According to the culinary trend experts at Campbell Soup, 2017 will see more adoption of food as medicine, modern middle eastern cuisine, and a plethora of new condiments.
A new approach to innovation
Bolthouse Farms’ MAIO is the newest product from C-Fresh’s new innovation model
MAIO, an indulgent tasting yet better-for-you alternative to conventional mayonnaise, is the latest test product to come out of C-Fresh's innovation team and its unique approach to incubating products on a small scale before expanding.