Deluge of questions on EU label regulations
Clients’ queries on upcoming EU labelling regulations will dominate Melanie Ruffell’s appointment as a principal food law advisor at Campden BRI.
Archives for April 23, 2014
Unilever hints at offloading Ragu and SlimFast brands as food sales fall short
Food and consumer goods giant Unilever has hinted at the sale of brands including Ragu and SlimFast as growth from its food business struggles to compete with better-than-expected Q1 results in other divisions.
Swedish firms commit to 100% responsible soy by 2015
Companies operating throughout the supply chain in Sweden have agreed to a goal of using 100% responsible soy by 2015.
60-second interview: the day job
What do you do? Lorie Staley, R&D technical services manager at Sabra Dipping Co.
In the latest edition of FoodNavigator-USA’s What do you do? series, we talked with head of the technical services, nutrition and regulatory departments at hummus manufacturing giant Sabra about the growing collaboration between human nutrition and food...
Special Edition: Sports Nutrition
Swisse Wellness on US sports nutrition sector: ‘We think there’s an opportunity in this space to make a big impact’
Changing consumer attitudes to health and similar consumption levels in the US and Australia give Swisse Wellness an opportunity to excite consumers with a new sports nutrition range that is not just focused on the muscle men and gym junkies, says Ulrich...
Interview
'Barrels are bullshit' says next-gen Aussie cooper with eyes on Asia
While wine barrel innovator Flexcube is targeting New World wineries in the Americas for half of its international sales, the Australian company has not forgotten about vineyards across the Asia-Pacific region.
Key Insights from Food Vision
Are food companies getting social media right? In a word, 'no'
Fear is a major roadblock to many food companies getting it right when it comes to social media, according to business mentor and entrepreneur Mike Greene.
Heavy metals from China's farmland put consumers in Australia at risk
The risk of consuming harmful heavy metals by eating produce from China’s heavily polluted farmland is now so great that one Australian industry body has warned a parliamentary inquiry due to look into country-of-origin labelling laws that current...
NZ infant formula exporters have 'actions...to undertake' to meet Chinese standards
Some New Zealand infant formula manufacturers and brand-owners could be temporarily blocked from exporting to China if they are unable to meet the requirements of a new register by May 1.
Cadbury India becomes Mondelēz India Foods Limited
Mondelēz International subsidiary Cadbury India has changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited.
Chobani secures $750m investment to fund expansion, innovation plans
Greek yogurt maker Chobani has secured a $750m investment from private equity firm TPG Capital and its dedicated credit platform TPG Opportunities Partners to help fund its expansion and innovation plans.
'WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP ON HAWAIIAN PUNCH' - CEO LARRY YOUNG ROARS
‘It seems like Hawaiian Punch is sort of dying’: Analyst delivers Dr Pepper punchline
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) CEO Larry Young insists his firm will ‘never give up’ on Hawaiian Punch after one financial analyst suggested that the brand might be a busted flush.
US meat and poultry organisations secure USDA funding
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council have been awarded significant funding for 2014 as part of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Market Access (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Programs.
No future for chocolate if cocoa farmers are deep-rooted in poverty
Chocolate could become a small and expensive niche product unless we all do more to help cocoa farmers escape poverty, writes UTZ Certified executive director Han De Groot.
Austerity bites in to consumers ability to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables
Five-a-day? We can’t afford one a week, say 25% of Brits
Austerity and rising food prices have hit healthy eating habits hard in the UK, with one in four Brits revealing they have not bought any fresh fruit or vegetables in the last week.
Sangria can shake ‘rock bottom’ party price tag and premiumize: Mintel
Sangria has a ‘golden opportunity’ to shed its image as a cheap party drink and go upmarket, says Mintel analyst Jonny Forsyth, who sees exciting growth prospects in the US, Europe and China.
Venezuela’s key beef sector suffers amid financial turmoil
Venezuela’s current financial turmoil is compounding problems for the meat industry, where cattlemen and traders alike say they have been severely buffeted by 15 years of socialist rule.
Special edition: Healthy beverage trends
CA soda warning label: commonsense or red-tape nightmare?
Earlier this month, a California Senate committee approved a bill to mandate warning labels on sugary beverages. As SB 1000 awaits votes in the Senate Committee on Appropriations later this month before a full Senate floor vote, the question of public...
Australia experiencing Danone Nutricia infant formula shortage
Karicare and Aptamil brand infant formula products are in short supply in Australia for the second time in just over a year, as manufacturer Nutricia Australia New Zealand (Nutricia ANZ) struggles to keep up with increasing demand.
Russian meat industry shrugs off risk of EU/US sanctions
The Russian government has shrugged off the risk posed by possible economic sanctions from the US and European Union (EU) over the Ukraine crisis, but admitted that a poultry export expansion plan has been shelved.