Naked Bacon boosts provenance with digital labels
US meat company Naked Bacon is working with Label Insight to offer SmartLabel digital labelling on its products to help consumers learn more about the food they eat.
Archives for July 21, 2016
Review supports the appetite control effects of Taiyo’s Sunfiber
As little as two grams per day of Sunfiber, Taiyo’s proprietary form of guar fiber, may help reduce calorie intake from snacking by as much as 20%, according to a new review.
Food dye firm Fiorio Colori joins the AromataGroup family
AromataGroup has bought a majority stake in Fiorio Colori in a deal that represents the last of an acquisition spree by the flavour and aromatic extract specialists.
pacproject scoops up on-the-go packaging trend with Carton Spoon
Packaging design agency pacproject has partnered with EcoTensil to launch its Carton Spoon in Europe.
Soup To Nuts Podcast
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: The rise of ‘ethical claims’ and their marketing potential across categories
Consumer demand for products and companies that “do good” – such as donate a percentage of sales to a non-profit, follow environmentally friendly practices or meet religious needs – continues to rise and in doing so illustrates that doing good is not...
UK obesity strategy delayed until autumn
The UK’s childhood obesity strategy has been pushed back again. The news follows severe criticism of a draft leaked earlier this week.
H1 Financial Results
Lindt continues to grow but warns of ‘stagnating’ chocolate markets
Lindt has posted sales and profit growth its half-year results, but has highlighted weak consumer sentiment in some major chocolate markets.
USDA-FSIS investigates Salmonella cases linked to pork
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to pork has prompted the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to issue a warning.
Cargill suspends business with IOI following RSPO fallout
Cargill has suspended new business with IOI and called on the palm oil supplier to “take further action to resolve the charges that resulted in its RSPO suspension and address longstanding environmental and social grievances”.
Analysis finds no safety concerns for calcium supplements and heart health
There are “no compelling associations” between calcium supplementat use and increased risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, says a new study.
PETA's ‘absurd’ sin tax on meat blasted
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has slammed a stunt from PETA in which animal rights campaigners dressed up as nuns on stilts preaching for a sin tax on meat.
Grocery retailers compete with foodservice sector to grab US snackers, says Mintel report
According to data by Mintel, 41% of surveyed consumers agreed that “packaged snacks from grocery stores are better than items from snack shops,” which means CPG retailers are stiff competition for the foodservice industry when it comes to satiating...
Waste from ice cream plant used to power UK homes
The world’s third largest ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream, is turning ice cream by-product into biogas for the National Grid in the UK.
Solus Scientific tests backed by AOAC
Solus Scientific has had its Salmonella and Listeria test systems for food and environmental samples approved by the AOAC.
Polish chicken processor plans 'major investment'
Polish chicken processor and feed producer Wipasz is planning to build a new meat processing plant in Miedzyrzec Podlaski, eastern Poland.
spotlight on Ireland
Ireland – aiming to become a world leader in sustainability with Origin Green
In spite of low farmgate prices for milk, the Irish dairy industry – with its 18,000 dairy farmers – is seen as a world leader, thanks in part to its Origin Green program.
Healthy snacks growth outpaces overall food and beverage market
“Free from” claims and private-label sales are driving growth in the healthy-ingredient snacks market, and granola and breakfast bars are rising stars in the stagnant breakfast category, says a new report by Packaged Facts.
Summer Fancy Food Show
Mocktails Beverages debuts single-serve bottles, new packaging to expand product appeal, use
Mocktails Beverages now offers its all-natural, ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic cocktails in individual sized bottles to better serve millennials who the company’s president, Bill Gamelli, says are changing their approach to alcohol.