Global beef prices tipped to drop this year
International beef prices are set to experience varying levels of decline this year, largely driven by one of the world’s biggest beef importers, the US, according to Informa.
Archives for April 26, 2017
MSC's 2020 strategy: One fifth of seafood certified sustainable by 2020
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) wants to see 20% of global fish and seafood certified sustainable by 2020, according to the strategy plan it released on its 20th anniversary.
Early introduction of vegetables can result in less fussy kids
Offering vegetables to babies early on can help reduce food fussiness in toddlers, according to a new study carried out in the Netherlands.
BioGX expands in Europe through subsidiary
BioGX has established European operations in Amsterdam, Netherlands as it targets growth in the region.
Clean label: What works, what doesn’t, where is it headed, and what are the legal vulnerabilities?
The clean label movement may have started as industry’s response to consumers who wanted foods and beverages made without artificial or “chemical” sounding ingredients, but overtime as brands continued to one-up each other, the concept morphed and...
Food Vision Asia 2017
Minister unveils pro-industry plan to fight diabetes in Singapore
Singapore’s minister of state for health has revealed a new business-first approach to encourage healthier food development as part of a three-pronged “war on diabetes”.
China braced for boom in online food sales
Online food sales in China could double in the next decade, thanks to a massive upsurge in smartphone shopping, research firm IGD has claimed.
US beef producer sells cattle farms to raise investment capital
Cargill will sell its two remaining cattle feedlots to Omaha-based Green Plains, as the US meat producer exits the cattle feeding business.
Glanbia's patent-pending powder process removes need for lecithin in drinks
Glanbia has developed BevEdge, a patent-pending technology that allows manufacturers to remove lecithin from protein powders and beverages, cleaning up the ingredient list and removing a potential allergen.
Think clean label just means no artificial ingredients? Think again
CLEAN LABEL 2.0: Natural flavors and preservatives, pesticide residues, and Non-GMO in the spotlight
Think 'clean label' just means ditching ‘artificial’ ingredients and avoiding anything attracting negative press (warranted or otherwise)? Think again. Today, brands are also questioning whether ‘natural’ flavors, preservatives and sweeteners are really...
NIZO and PSE set up Centre of Excellence
NIZO, the Dutch food and nutrition contract research organization, and Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a UK advanced process modelling company, have announced the formation of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for food product and process modeling.
Brazil meat scandal: limited damage to pork
Brazil is continuing to grow its pork exports and even the recent meat corruption scandal had little to no impact on rising volume trade, Rabobank has claimed.
Rising sales ease pressure on Finnish meat producer
Finland-based meat processor Atria has reported an upturn in first-quarter sales thanks to improved conditions across the food supply chain.
Special Edition: Protein Alternatives
Insect protein production offers ‘viable alternative to landfill’
Organic waste is the opportunity, says Jason Drew, co-founder of the Cape Town headquartered AgriProtein, as he predicts huge growth for the insect protein industry over the next 10 to 15 years.
Some like it hot: Cayenne pepper curbs appetite and boosts satiety
Adding to cayenne pepper to food can curb hunger, increase satiety and reduce cravings for salty food - but it increases the desire to eat sweet and fatty foods, Danish researchers have found.
Clean label trend opens up new application opportunities for citrus fiber
The quest to rid product labels of phosphates, carrageenan, titanium dioxide, mono- and di-glycerides and other substances gracing food marketers’ ‘unacceptable ingredients’ lists has created new growth opportunities for Fiberstar’s citrus fibers, which...
SmartLabel gains traction as a tool for brands to meet consumers’ mounting clean label demands
While SmartLabel is still in its relative infancy, manufacturers are flocking to the technology to help them provide the in-depth information that today’s consumers want as part of the clean label movement, but which might not fit on product packaging.
Proprietary energy blends may cause heightened effects
Energy drinks trigger ‘life threatening’ heart activity, study suggests
The consumption of caffeinated energy drinks results in significant changes to heart function and blood pressure when compared to other drinks containing the same caffeine content.
5-Hour Energy counterfeiter gets 7 years in federal prison
One of the primary defendants in the 5-Hour Energy counterfeit case, Walid Jamil, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and an additional three years of supervised release.