Daelmans enters biggest US discount retailer Dollar General
Daelmans has secured distribution for its stroopwafel duo packs in Dollar General stores across the US.
Archives for September 10, 2017
FSNS opens food testing lab in Omaha
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has opened a 16,400 square foot lab in Omaha, Nebraska with an investment in excess of $3m.
Updated ISO 17025 standard to be published at end of 2017
ISO/IEC 17025 has moved to final stage of development before publication at the end of the year.
Coca-Cola: ‘Most growth dollars in beverages are still going to come from sparkling.’
Despite declining soda consumption and sugar sweetened beverage taxes going into effect across the US, Coca-Cola saw its soda revenue rise 4% in 2016 thanks to smaller packaging.
Tata and OptiBiotix seal deal for India prebiotic expansion
OptiBiotix Health has signed a scale-up and manufacturing deal with Tata Chemicals' Food and Nutrition division in India for its cholesterol-reducing prebiotic, LPGOS.
Digital GMO disclosure faces significant but manageable challenges, USDA study
Food and beverage manufacturers must work with the government and other stakeholders to overcome significant, but not insurmountable, challenges if they want to use QR codes or other digital technology to convey when products include genetically modified...
Phenomenex ends distribution agreement with Brechbühler
Phenomenex has ended an agreement with Brechbühler AG and will now directly serve customers in Switzerland.
Godiva enters mainstream supermarkets in bid to become $2bn brand
Premium chocolate brand Godiva has partnered with supermarkets in the UK, North America and other major markets to enter mainstream retail.
Plant-based power: Med-style diet effective in tackling acid reflux
A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet may provide the same benefits in addressing the complications bought about by acid reflux, according to a US-based study.
China direct
One Belt One Road a boon for global halal supply
China’s US$1tr investment in its “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) trade strategy is expected to accelerate the growth of the global Islamic food market and make halal products much cheaper for consumers.
Amazon sold almost $500k of Whole Foods private label items in week one post deal, says One Click Retail
Amazon moved quickly to add Whole Foods private label items to its Prime Now and Prime Pantry platforms post the acquisition, notching up sales of almost $500k in week one, but ran into inventory issues pretty rapidly after underestimating demand, says...
Conveyor belt possible contamination hotspot in Listeria outbreak
Environmental sampling in a plant linked to a Listeria outbreak in Germany has revealed a conveyor belt on which food was placed before packaging as a potential contamination hotspot.
Commission urges UK to recognise geographical indications post-Brexit
The European Commission has called on the UK to guarantee the protected status of food products that have been registered with the EU’s geographical indications (GIs) after Brexit.
Maxxam Analytics opens first US food testing lab
Maxxam Analytics (Maxxam) has opened a 3,000-square foot food testing laboratory in Kansas.
'Inspiration comes from many sources & that’s the kind of freedom we enjoy'
From nanoemulsions to octopuses: Palsgaard pushes the boundaries of applied research
Emulsifier research into natural nanoparticles, algae and…octopuses? It may sound strange but this is exactly the kind of ‘outside-the-box’ research that’s possible at Danish firm Palsgaard thanks to the fact its R&D department is actually an independent...
Pilgrim’s Pride acquires Moy Park for $1.3 billion
Pilgrim’s Pride has acquired UK poultry processor Moy Park from JBS S.A., for approximately $1.3 billion (£1.0 billion).
Danish Crown acquires UK pig producer Easey Holdings
Danish Crown has announced the acquisition of UK pig producer Easey Holdings Ltd, as part of “an investment in British farming”.
Green, clean and ready for the mainstream? Seaweed could drive a significant new platform in the broth category, predicts Ocean’s Halo
New Frontier Foods has spent four years building a presence in the rapidly-growing seaweed snacks market with its Ocean’s Halo brand, but reckons its latest innovation – organic seaweed-based broths (now rolling out nationwide at Walmart,...
Aussies consuming more alcohol for first time since 2007
Australians have been drinking more alcohol for the first time in a decade, fuelled by a growing taste for craft beers and cider.
Review authors defend 2012 paper and take swipe at “multi-billion dollar” supplement industry
Blackmores Institute questions validity of high-profile Cochrane Review of vitamin E and mortality
A widely publicised review 'incorrectly inflated' the mortality risk attributed to vitamin E, with the appropriateness of the datasets and the validity of its methods being called into question in a new paper backed by the Blackmores Institute.