China invests in luxury pork
There's an emerging trend in China that has seen high-end pork producers target a niche, high-margin market as consumers seek out premium produce.
Archives for July 13, 2016
FAO: Global price of meat up
The price of a shopping basket of meat products increased for the third month in a row, according to the Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) Meat Price Index.
Thermo Fisher and DuPont extend distribution agreement
Thermo Fisher Scientific and DuPont Nutrition & Health have renewed a distribution agreement for Western Europe.
Bord Bia announces Brexit support measures
Bord Bia has outlined measures to support Irish food and drink businesses during Brexit.
BREAKING NEWS
House approves federal GMO labeling bill that nullifies Vermont law
The US House of Representatives has voted to pass a federal GMO labeling bill (306:117 votes) that would pre-empt and nullify all state-led GMO labeling laws including the one that has just come into effect in Vermont.
NutriBlade offers wheatgrass in a convenient ready-to-drink format that ‘actually tastes good’
Athletes and health conscious consumers who for years have endured the strong taste and off-putting texture of wheatgrass and the mess that comes with juicing it as a tradeoff for its nutrient density no longer have to make these sacrifices thanks to...
FSMA compliance tops priority list – TraceGains
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance ranked as the top priority among survey participants, taking over from audit readiness, according to TraceGains.
European pork prices leave UK in their wake
Britain is pigged off with Europe after EU pork prices continued a four-month surge that has left the UK industry struggling to keep up.
Bitsy’s Brainfood: ‘Retailers are less reluctant to feature brands that may not yet be household names’
“Consumers are absolutely far more focused on ingredients and on organic products, and conventional retailers are responding to that,” said Bitsy’s Brainfood co-founder Alex Voris.
Private label has upped its game... so why is its share stagnating?
New data from Nielsen reveals that private label’s dollar share of the US CPG market has hovered stubbornly below 18% since 2011 before declining very slightly in the latest 52 weeks, while a breakdown of purchasing habits by ethnic group reveals that...
Study shows 3-carotenoid formula boosts visual performance for non-impaired subjects
Researchers in Ireland have concluded via a long term trial that supplementation with three carotenoids—lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin—can improve the visual performance of subjects who had normal vision to start.
Sens Booker and Lee propose checkoff reform bill as a 'direct response to egg board scandal'
Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have proposed legislation designed to bring more “transparency and accountability” to federal commodity check off programs as “a direct response to the egg board scandal and past checkoff program misconduct.”