Former attorney experiments with flavors for Lawless Jerky brand
What started as a dorm-room hobby to meet the protein requirements of fitness-focused Matt Tolnick and his buddies evolved into a larger scale craft jerky brand.
Archives for December 21, 2015
ASPIRE Beverage Co. fuels growth with unique grassroots marketing that taps student athletes
The hardest decision made by the creators of the low-sugar sports drink company ASPIRE Beverage Co. was saying no to national distribution at Target a year within launching, but it was also one of the smartest decisions, according to a company executive.
Consumers buy more when recommended serving sizes are smaller
Nutrition values seen on labels can differ substantially based on the recommended serving size, with consumers buying more of the same product among one of a number of undesirable consumer behaviours, researchers have found.
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Live debates: Nestlé and Mondelēz among ISM and ProSweets panelists
ConfectioneryNews is hosting three live debates at the world’s largest confectionery trade fair next year, featuring representatives from the industry’s biggest players.
Diabetes: understanding the adipose link
A newly published review in Nutrition Research Reviews details how adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction can contribute to diabetes and gives more strength to the view that AT is able to produce, store, and send out hormones that can regulate metabolism.
Seasonal suggestions from food safety agencies
Food safety message highlighted as Xmas approaches
Food safety agencies go into overdrive at this time of year. We have pulled together a few of the announcements to find the key messages.
DISPATCHES FROM FiE 2015
What opportunities does the backlash against sugar create?
From links with obesity and type 2 diabetes to government taxes, sugar is currently experiencing a backlash. FoodNavigator met up with experts in the field at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) to ask what this means for industry – is the future sugar-free?
Merger forms China’s biggest fruit company
China’s biggest fruit distributor has merged with one of its major fruit producers to create the country’s largest fruit business.
Ardent Mills launches plan to double US organic wheat acres in three years
Flour producer Ardent Mills has announced a plan that it hopes will more than double the number of organic wheat acres in the United States by 2019.
dispatches from WHO/RIVM FERG symposium
Foodborne disease estimates ‘instrumental’ - WHO
Results of the first ever estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease revealed earlier this month could be ‘instrumental in changing the field’, according to experts.
Erze Ambalaj innovates with antimicrobial packaging
One of Turkey’s largest food packaging companies has partnered with a biochemistry developer to create expandable foam packaging that reduces salmonella and listeria.
China’s FTAs with Korea and Australia come into force
Two landmark free-trade agreements involving China came into effect this weekend. Twenty per cent of trade with Korea will now become tariff free, while almost all Australian goods will enter China free of duty, and all Chinese exports to Australia will...
Opportunities in China driving strong outlook for supplements in 2016, analyst says
Market analyst Steve Hanson expects continued growth and investment in the dietary supplement and health food spaces in 2016, with opportunities in China leading the way.
Supplemented chocolate: A new confections category set for growth, says Energems
Energems has been accepted as a member at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and says the new confectionery category of chocolate energy supplements it has created is poised for growth.
Marketing to the ‘elderly’: Overcoming the taboo of getting old
There is a need for public health strategies and products to address Europe's rapidly ageing population – but how easy is it to market such products when nobody wants to admit that they’re getting old?
Sri Lanka Gold to bring local, street-side favorite to US shores
Two D.C.-based international development economists, partners in life and business, are launching bottled king coconut water and are aiming to have it on natural food store shelves by February. It’s safe to assume their product will be the first of its kind.
Congress cools off beef and pork labelling
US President Barack Obama has signed an omnibus bill to end the US government’s enforcement of the country-of-origin labelling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork products.
Targeting female consumers: Arla Foods Ingredients sees women turn to tailored protein
Women represent a big opportunity for food and beverage manufacturers, says Arla Foods Ingredients, with these consumers becoming increasingly discerning when it comes to protein quality.
FDA’s FSVP rule and implications for food packaging
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its long-awaited final rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals (FSVP). [1]
EU review on emissions a ‘serious risk’
A review on ammonia emissions has been criticised by EU farming bodies for posing a ‘serious risk’ to the livelihood of Europe’s agriculture sector.