Ireland looking to Europe as UK beef sales fall
Bord Bía wants to increase beef exports to wealthy EU countries as meat sales to the UK decline.
Archives for May 11, 2017
Functional foods have role in reversing 'thin outside, fat inside' phenomenon, paper's authors conclude
Functional foods could have a key role to play in combating the global rise of the phenomenon of sarcopenic obesity, according to a published report of the proceedings of a recent scientific convention.
Unilever’s venture unit backs meal kit company Sun Basket
The private equity arm of global CPG giant Unilever, called Unilever Ventures, led the $9.2m Series C-2 funding of organic meal kit company Sun Basket.
Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: Confections hold steady in face of the war on sugar
Despite significant headwinds generated by the escalating war on sugar and increasing consumer preferences for healthy products, the confectionery industry is holding its own with sales climbing 1.2% in the last year to reach a whopping $25 billion,...
Sugar tax confusion could hit sales of confectionery, biscuits and cakes
Brits are completely baffled by the country’s planned new levy on sugar-sweetened drinks, with many believing it covers food as well.
Industry ‘must’ cut antibiotics, says poultry council
International chicken business leaders have agreed a united stance on antibiotic use, claiming industry must reduce antimicrobials that pose the “greatest global risk”.
Bakery China 2017
China to familiarize Western market with ‘pinyin’ baked treats
China’s diverse bakery industry – encompassing bakers of traditional ‘pinyin’ (literally translated as ‘Chinese style cakes and snacks’) and producers of modern items like croissants and waffles – is growing at a rate that far exceeds most other segments.
Chocolate and candy tax proposed in the UK
Pressure group Action on Sugar is urging the UK government to expand a sugar tax on soft drinks to chocolate and sweet confectionery – a move seen as “punitive” and "discriminatory” by industry bodies.
PETA aims to intercept Joe Montana meat investment
Following the announcement that US National Football League (NFL) legend Joe Montana has invested in crowdfunding meat supplier Crowd Cow, animal rights group PETA has urged the ex-football player to reconsider.
US inks ‘historic’ beef deal with China
America and China have inked landmark deal to promote shipments of US beef that may also cool fears of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Kroger and Once Upon a Farm partner to test coolers in baby aisle
Retailer Kroger is testing coolers in the baby aisle in 10 stores around Dallas and Houston, responding to demand from Millennial parents for fresh baby food.
Cricket farming is sustainable but food source must be focus, study notes
Cricket farming can be a sustainable means of producing foods for human consumption, a study suggests, as its environmental impact compares favourably to broiler chicken production.
Deinove protects its bacteria derived feed innovation in China
French biotech company, Deinove, says its first patent focusing on the use of the bacteria, Deinococcus, for animal nutrition has been issued in China.