Irish food giant to lead new joint venture
Aidan Cotter, former chief executive of Ireland's Bord Bía, has been named chairman of the board of a joint venture between ABP Food Group and Fane Valley Group.
Archives for March 16, 2017
CGF celebrates healthy reformulation of 180,000 products in 2016
Manufacturers made over 180,000 consumer goods products healthier in 2016 by reducing salt and sugar or adding whole grain and vitamins, according to a report by the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
‘Low-content’ food labels are ‘misleading’ for consumers, US study claims
Products that claim to be low-fat, reduced sodium or cholesterol-free do not accurately represent the food’s nutritional quality, giving consumers a false sense about its health benefits, according to a US study.
Whey 2 Be! introduces 'cold-pressed' whey protein cookies
Bars, beverages, meat snacks—as the conventional protein segments crowd, newcomers are coming up with new delivery formats to stand out from the crowd. Whey 2 B! is bringing cold-pressed protein cookies to the market.
Sweet potato and weight loss: Food firms urged to exploit 'new business opportunities'
Sweet potato supplementation significantly reduced obesity caused by a high-fat diet and also had beneficial effects on liver and kidney functions, a new China study showed.
5-C NutriScore to be France's official nutrition label
The five-colour NutriScore is the most effective nutrition label in promoting healthier food choices and will be adopted as the official (but voluntary) label in France, the health minister has said.
Judge dismisses pork roll farting lawsuit
A discrimination lawsuit filed by a woman in defence of her overweight husband axed from a New Jersey-based pork roll company for excessive flatulence has been dismissed.
Natural Products Expo West
‘Don’t turn off your cell phone,’ and 6 other tips for success from Chobani CEO Ulukaya
Many successful entrepreneurs extol the value of work-life balance when they talk about getting a business off the ground, but at the recent graduation of Chobani Food Incubator’s first class of food and beverage companies, the yogurt company’s CEO and...
ConAgra Brands snaps up Duke's and BIGS Seeds: 'We're reshaping our portfolio to be more premium and modern'
ConAgra Brands has struck a deal to buy protein-fueled snacks business Thanasi Foods, maker of Duke's meat snacks and BIGS seeds, for an undisclosed sum.
The US food system is inefficient, researchers say, so they created a strategy blueprint
There are 15 federal agencies that have 30 different statutes related to food safety, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed in January.
What does it mean to be an ‘ethical’ company? Five-time honoree illy caffè shares some tips
From the sheer number of third-party watchdog organizations out there that observe and rate the impact corporations make to their surroundings, one can tell the importance consumers today put on making sure they purchase products from ethical companies.
Dateline Southeast Asia
H5N1 outbreak progresses in northern Malaysia
A week after the first cases of H5N1 avian flu were found in northern Malaysia, the outbreak has spread to more districts, though at the time of writing no human infections have been reported.
Fruit and veg consumption more likely to reduce psychological stress in women than men
Eating three to four servings of vegetables daily is associated with a lower incidence of psychological stress in women, but it has less of an impact on men, new research by University of Sydney academics revealed.
Noodles as a nutrient vehicle: Research reveals how instant snack is suitable for fortification
Fortifying wheat flour used for making instant noodles has the potential to improve nutrient intakes in Asia, a review showed.
VIDEO dispatches from Expo West 2017
Kite Hill weighs into plant ‘milk’ debate: ‘Do electric cars not get to call themselves cars because they don’t have a combustion engine?’
An electric vehicle uses a very different propulsion system to the internal combustion engine, but it also has four wheels, and gets you from A to B, which to most consumers, makes it a 'car.' So isn't it time to apply the same logic to plant-based...
Protecting consumers from deception: EU Parliament backs tough food inspection regulations
The EU Parliament has backed new regulations for tougher food inspections from farm to fork in a bid to qualm consumer worries of food fraud after the horse meat scandal in 2013.
Dried surrogate bacteria could help with process validation, FSMA compliance
A new validation technique using dried surrogate bacteria that could help companies come into compliance with new FSMA requirements has been developed by French company Novolyze.
UK food industry calls for early Brexit deal with Ireland
Heads of the British food and drink industry have called on the government to organise early Brexit trade deals with the Republic of Ireland.
Memphis Meats rolls out first lab-grown poultry
Lab-grown meat producer Memphis Meats has announced the production of the world’s first 'clean' chicken and duck.