Direct selling
‘The Cocoa Exchange’: Mars sets up e-commerce party program for chocolate
Mars Chocolate North America is recruiting ‘curators’ to host parties promoting a specially created range from Mars, which can be sold on an online store.
Archives for May 14, 2017
Police crack Spanish meat swindle
A Spanish meat company has been accused of selling beef burgers bulked up with pork, bread and/or fat in a major case of apparent food fraud.
Mars joins Nestlé, Lindt and Ferrero in calorie reduction goal
Mars-Wrigley, Nestlé USA, Ferrero, Lindt, and Ferrara Candy say half of their individually wrapped products will be 200 calories or less by 2022.
Exports grow Charoen Pokphand Foods’ turnover and profits
Thai processor Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has reported a strong first quarter of 2017, bolstered by a rise in exports.
Polish meat firm nets contract with top football league
One of Poland’s largest meat producers, Henryk Kania, has become an official sponsor of the country’s top football league, Ekstraklasa, for the next season.
Interpack 2017
GEA debuts Comas and Imaforni processing lines
GEA debuted its Comas cupcake production line and Imaforni multi-zone tunnel oven for crackers, cakes, pies, biscuits and cookie manufacturing at Interpack.
Former First Lady Obama criticizes efforts to delay Nutrition Facts changes as insulting to consumers
Requests to delay the implementation of the updated Nutrition Facts panel, which includes a line to indicate added sugar and makes calories more visible, and a last-minute delay of menu labeling regulations are insulting to consumers, suggests Former...
Open letter demands EU-wide nutrient profiles for nutrition and health claims
An open letter penned by three leading health and consumer organisations - together with five food companies - calls for the ‘urgent adoption’ of nutrient profiles in the context of the EU health claims framework.
NZ dairy farmers tackling water issues, says new report
An independently-audited report into New Zealand’s dairy farmers’ environmental challenges says ‘significant progress’ has been made in the three years since a water accord was adopted, but more progress is needed, according to the country’s Green Party.
Western diet increases gout risk, Harvard team warns
A diet plentiful in nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and low in salty, red, processed meats and sugary soft drinks may lower the incidence of gout, a BMJ study has concluded.
Spent coffee grounds: Unlocking a greener biofuel potential
Researchers say the high calorific value of spent coffee grounds could be exploited with a more efficient technique to produce a commercially competitive, greener biofuel.