UK breakfast boom? Hot cereals up 17.9% in 2013
The demand for hot cereals like porridge has continued to experience a dramatic resurgence and will continue an upward trajectory for the next four years, according to a Key Note report.
Archives for September 15, 2014
Age is just a number: Huge potential for protein in aging market, says DuPont
The rising aging population in the US presents an underexploited opportunity for food and beverage marketers—particularly in the already massive protein market, as older consumers are just as desperate for sustained energy as their younger counterparts.
Ocean's Halo capitalizes on groundswell of popularity for seaweed chips with organic version
In a sign of how much American palates have changed, Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chip is building on the success of its original seaweed chip line with a reformulated organic version that will launch at this week’s Expo East trade show in Baltimore.
Gluten-free packaged foods benefit newly diagnosed coeliacs: Study
Increased availability of gluten-free packaged foods is helping coeliac teenagers keep many of their old food habits as they embark on a gluten-free diet, according to a Swedish study.
Researchers call for ‘radical rethink’ of free sugars targets
Intakes of free dietary sugars should make up no more than 3% of total energy intake in order to battle the ‘significant’ financial and social burdens of tooth decay, warn researchers.
Consuming high-fat dairy slashes type 2 diabetes risk: Study
A high intake of high-fat dairy products such as cream could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a Swedish study suggests.
Rabobank’s stark Scotch warning: Independence will hurt whisky industry
Rabobank believes the short-term impact of Scottish independence on the whisky industry would be negative – affecting access to export markets, foreign exchange, taxation rates and input costs.
DISPATCHES FROM GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY, MADRID
Innovation presents food safety challenge – SHS
Growing innovation in the drinks industry with products such as functional beverages is challenging traditional food safety models, according to SHS Drinks.
Premier Foods’s rejig may alter little, says expert
Premier Foods’s creation of three strategic business units (SBUs) may change little, as the company still faces major challenges if it is to progress, according to one industry expert.
Brazilian beef production and exports expected to rise
Exports of Brazilian beef are predicted to rise by 10% next year, according to the latest Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report, by the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
EU mandates electronic databases for horse identification
The identities of all seven million horses within the European Union (EU) will have to be logged on to central computerised national databases from 2016 under a strengthened EU equine passport system.
Global hunger is falling, but malnutrition still a big issue, says UN report
The number of hungry people has fallen by more than 100 million over the last decade; however 805 million people around the world are still chronically undernourished, according to a new joint UN report.
Australia
Scientists develop healthier spaghetti while increasing wheat yield
Researchers in Adelaide believe they have found a way to increase yield of the wheat central to pasta production, while their colleagues have discovered how to make a bowl of spaghetti more healthy without compromising its taste.
'90s redux: Surge soda returns
Twelve years after it was discontinued, the Coca-Cola Co. is reviving Surge soda after fans of the citrus-flavored soda launched a Facebook campaign to bring it back.
Almonds are a ‘snack choice for a healthy diet’
A mid-morning snack of almonds may decrease food intake at lunch and dinner, making the nuts a ‘snack food choice for a healthy diet’, according to a new study from England.
Australia-China
Minister: Australia’s “food bowl of Asia” no threat to Chinese farmers
Agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce has assured Chinese farmers that Australia is “not a threat” to their livelihoods on a day when two Far East investment groups established a A$3bn (US$2.7bn) fund to invest in Australian agriculture.