Protein bar brand PowerBar jumps on plant-protein bandwagon
Iconic energy bar brand PowerBar launched a new line of plant-derived protein bars, debuting at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA, earlier this month.
Archives for March 23, 2017
Emmi profit comes from international sales
Swiss dairy company Emmi has released its year-end results, which showed earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose by 7.3 % to CHF 202.7m ($204.2m).
Novel food vehicle suspected in Salmonella outbreak
Truffle oil was implicated as the likely source of a 2015 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, according to a study.
'This is the largest emotional dataset linked to real business outcomes in existence'
Facial expressions show Mars the adverts that will drive sales
It’s a claim that will raise a few eyebrows: researchers working for Mars can identify with 75% accuracy whether or not an advert will deliver a big sales uplift by studying facial expressions.
Natural Products Expo West
Manufacturers walk tightrope between demand for natural products and greenwashing allegations
Today’s consumers want products that are natural, sustainable and environmentally friendly, but manufacturers hoping to appeal to these values face significant threats from lawsuits alleging greenwashing and evolving regulations and enforcement efforts...
Canada Budget 2017: meat industry welcomes food cash injection
Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau has earmarked funds for innovation and food safety investment in his federal Budget, launched on Wednesday 22 March – a move welcomed by the meat sector.
NMPF takes on plant-based ‘milk’ at House Ag committee hearing: ‘It’s a battle and we intend to win’
While the FDA’s radio silence on plant ‘milk’ labeling implies to some that it's comfortable with terms such as ‘almondmilk,’ the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) says the agency has a legal duty to enforce federal standards of identity for milk...
Baker’s yeast can be used to create high-value fatty acids: Study
Producing fatty acids from sugar in industrial quantities may have been cracked by German researchers, who believe the approach could be harnessed to create new types of molecules for the food sector.
HI SOUTH EAST ASIA 2017
False claims still blighting Indonesia’s functional food sector despite tighter rules
Misleading health claims are still rife in Indonesia despite tighter functional food rules, claims a new association set up to ‘professionalise the industry’.
Regulators pave the way for use of hemp as a food in Australia and New Zealand
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a circular paving the way for the sale of low-THC hemp seed products as a food.
Scotland's sustainable circle: CuanTec trials seafood packaging made from seafood waste
Eco-friendly plastic for seafood made from...seafood. Scottish start-up CuanTec's chitosan-based plastic made from langoustine shells uses inedible seafood parts, replaces petro-chemical plastic and even cuts out the need for preservatives.
A 20% sugar cut by 2020? ‘It won’t be possible,’ says FDF
A 20% sugar cut across all food categories by 2020 – as per voluntary targets set by the UK government – is not technically possible, nor would it be acceptable to consumers, industry lobby the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has said.
This week Down Under
Booze retailers urged to follow dominant Dan Murphy’s model
Of the enormous A$14.5bn spent in Australia last year on alcohol from liquor retailers, almost three-quarters went to supermarket-affiliated retailers, leaving independent stores far behind major chains like Dan Murphy’s and BWS.