Special edition: Active, intelligent packaging
Water-based inks projected to fuel future growth of snacks industry
Water-based technology could lead to an increase in environmental sustainability, according to Toyo Ink.
Archives for April 17, 2017
Muuna hits 4,000 stores, urges US consumers to rethink cottage cheese
Cottage cheese brand Muuna has rolled out to 4,000 retail locations nine months after its US launch, and is supporting its rapid growth with a multimedia marketing campaign and influencer program featuring dietitians and fitness professionals.
US foodservice firm brings out all-natural meat ingredients line
Meat producer Burke Corporation has cooked up a line of clean ingredients as the company aims to position itself as an “innovative leader” in America’s pizza toppings supply industry.
US forage and hay exporter partners for Middle East expansion
Agthia Group and Anderson Hay and Grain are forming a joint venture to bring US forage and feed products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and GCC (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf).
Austin to pay people to house chickens in waste initiative
Austin, the capital city of the US state Texas, will start paying the public to keep a chicken coop as government officials look to innovative methods to meet ambitious food waste targets.
Intralytix phage-based Shigella tech backed by FDA
Intralytix Inc’s product targeting Shigella has received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) recognition from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Arc-Net and Clear Labs named in food and ag-tech accelerator
Arc-Net and Clear Labs have been named among 14 startups across the food and agriculture industry for an accelerator program.
NiceLabel and Arla work together to integrate labeling system
NiceLabel, a developer of label and marking productivity software solutions, recently worked with Arla Foods to standardize its label management for all of its industrial printers.
Sports nutrition: Singapore’s elite athletes focusing on food first, supplements second
Alternative sources of protein and a greater focus on ‘food before supplements’ is shaping the sports nutrition practices of Singapore’s elite athletes.
Entrepreneurs
Fizzing with ideas: Indian start-up mirrors changing face of retail
Five years ago, three university friends decided to take a break from their blue-chip jobs and do something very different in the food industry. What they have achieved since then says as much about about the changing face of Indian retail and food...
Organic status of hydroponics back on the docket at NOSB semi-annual meeting this week
Organic stakeholders gathering in Denver this week for the National Organic Standards Board meeting will take another stab at defining the role of hydroponic production in organic, which documents suggest the advisory committee may prohibit.
Soaring packaged food sales gives industry three healthier options: Euromonitor
In some European countries, calorie intake from packaged food is four times greater than for fresh - a golden opportunity for industry to make processed food healthier in one of three ways, says one Euromonitor analyst.
Brazil's meat firms face fraud attacks
Interpol wants international assistance in its investigation into alleged fraud against the Brazilian pork and poultry industry, with one trade association admitting the sector has been hit with external attacks, GlobalMeatNews can reveal.
Irish government's meat innovation base to create jobs
Meat Technology Ireland (MTI), an industry-led research base tasked to help red meat processors develop technology that can lead to new jobs, has been launched by the Irish government.
Whey protein approach could cut calories in yogurts and ice-cream
Novel-textured, high-protein desserts may soon become available thanks to a method that uses whey protein and polysaccharides to reduce the calorie content of high-fat foods such as ice-cream.
Post Holdings prevails in bidding war for Weetabix; appoints new MD
There will be a management shuffle once US cereal giant Post Holdings has concluded the £1.4bn ($1.76bn) deal for the UK’s 84-year-old cereal business the Weetabix Food Company.
Bruker opens demo facility in China
Bruker has opened a demo facility to support China’s scientific research community.
Flexibility will distinguish winners from losers in the meal kit category, says Terra's Kitchen CEO
Are meal kits the next big thing in food, or a black hole into which to pour large sums of cash chasing the latest fad? Investors are in different camps on this, acknowledges Terra’s Kitchen CEO Mike McDeVitt, but there’s no doubt that meal kits meet a...
Greco has experience ‘in preparing and bringing companies to acquisition’
AquaBall maker True Drinks taps CPG veteran James Greco as CEO
Former Sbarro CEO James Greco has taken the helm at True Drinks Holdings – the firm behind kids’ flavored water brand AquaBall – while Kevin Sherman (who has been in charge since Lance Leonard departed in December 2015) will stay on as president.
Iron deficiency in Korea: Clinicians underestimate health consequences, study states
A large number of Korean infants and young children still develop iron deficiency anaemia despite increased breastfeeding rates, improvements in public health and a rise in iron-fortified food, a recent study discovered.