Greece looking into protection of the name Greek yogurt
Greece’s Ministry of Agriculture is setting up a working group to coordinate information on the production of Greek yogurt.
Archives for August 9, 2017
Energy drinks linked to future stimulant issues: Study
Regular consumption of highly caffeinated energy drinks over time may increase a person’s tendency to abuse drugs and alcohol in later life, a study finds.
Disney pays $177m in ‘pink slime’ defamation case
Walt Disney has reportedly paid $177 million to settle a ‘pink slime’ lawsuit against its subsidiary American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for a story it ran in 2012 that allegedly defamed Beef Products Inc.
Singapore PM declares ‘war on diabetes’ in National Day message
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong has said the city state needs to "go all out" to fight the soaring number of diabetes cases.
WITec and Zeiss expand choices for researchers
WITec’s system for correlative Raman-SEM imaging has been made available with the Zeiss Sigma 300, a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM).
Asia's Food Leaders Series
Watch: Lesaffre eyes major Asia growth after $4m hub opening
With a growing reputation as Asia-Pacific's premier food industry hub, Singapore has attracted its fair share of prominent European companies seeking to establish or expand their presence in the region.
Kerry Group sees half-year revenue growth
New technology and acquisitions, particularly in the Americas, by the Kerry Group has seen a growth in revenue for the first half of the year.
Food makers expected to deliver on health but trust lacking, survey finds
Nine-in-ten consumers believe the food industry has a responsibility to provide them with a healthy diet but consumers are also mistrustful of the sector as a source of nutritional information, a new study reveals.
Netherlands and Belgium face-off in fipronil spat
Authorities in the Netherlands have denied claims from their Belgian counterparts that they were aware of fipronil contamination in eggs as early as 2016 as a food safety scare in Europe threatens to spill over into a diplomatic spat.
Scottish island butter aims high in Dubai
Butter may be in the news because of potential short supply, but butter from the Scottish Orkney Islands has reached new heights not of price, but in terms of elevation.
Kerry lowers outlook despite H1 growth
Kerry Group lowered its full-year earnings forecast, despite reporting higher sales and earnings for the first half, as currency exchange headwinds hit its outlook.
Sunrise Strategic Partners invests in sports recovery brand KILL CLIFF
Emerging brands accelerator Sunrise Strategic Partners has made a minority investment in Atlanta-based KILL CLIFF, a sports recovery beverage with added electrolytes, B vitamins, ginger root, ginseng root, and green tea, developed by former Navy Seal...
RAW•BITE packaging is ‘strikingly’ similar to LÄRABAR, says General Mills lawsuit
There are “striking” similarities between the wrappers and caddies of Danish snackbar brand RAW•BITE (which launched in Europe in 2008 and was introduced to the US in summer 2016) and General Mills’ LÄRABAR brand (which has been on the market since 2003)...
Healthier wine? Fortification with white rose petal extract increases polyphenol content
Wine fortified with white rose petal extract (WRE) can provide added health benefits due to its higher antioxidant and polyphenol content, a Korean study has found.
This week Down Under
Unilever acquires Aussie ice cream icon
Weis, one of Australia’s best-loved frozen bar manufacturers, has been snapped up by Unilever to bolster its ice cream range.
US audit questions Canadian meat inspection
A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) audit of Canadian meat, poultry and egg inspection systems has raised "significant questions" that “need to be addressed”.
USDA teams with SCORE to match young farmers with mentors
When starting a business, it helps to have someone who has been there before to help avoid pitfalls and secure success, but finding a trusted expert to fill this role can be difficult, which is why earlier this month the US Department of Agriculture...
NurturMe CEO shares what it takes to secure accounts with ‘top tier’ retailers
After years of knocking on the doors of top tier retailers and hearing no, baby and toddler food company NuturMe is finally hearing yes from major players including Target, Kroger and Costco – a change the company’s CEO attributes to the brand’s new...
Court filings indicate resurgence' in ‘all-natural’ litigation in 2017, but will appropriations bill spur the FDA into action?
There has been a resurgence in ‘all-natural’ litigation in 2017 as the industry has waited in vain for the FDA to provide a definition of the much-maligned term. However, a line item in an appropriations bill might spur the agency into action, say...
PerkinElmer unveils FT-NIR system for food analysis
PerkinElmer has launched an NIR spectrometer for qualitative, quantitative and adulterant screening applications.
Interview
How food innovators can leverage e-commerce to drive NPD
Food manufacturers are often unsure of how to integrate e-commerce objectives into their models but, when done right, it can be a boon for innovation, sales and marketing, Nick Kirby, Bridgethorne’s e-commerce director, tells FoodNavigator.
Clearer food labelling on the cards with new whole grain food definition
An academia-industry collaboration has agreed on a definition that makes the whole grain content in foods clearer in its labelling, with the aim of providing clarity for consumers and manufacturers.
Doubling Chinese stores looks like a bold move by struggling McDonalds
McDonald’s will almost double the number of its stores in China in a shift of focus away from big cities to less-developed urban areas.
Government plan to clean waters will ‘help’ Kiwi farmers
Red meat farmers will benefit from a multi-million dollar New Zealand government drive to improve fresh water quality, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).