Schubert wins packaging contract with Belgian biscuit manufacturer
Belgian biscuit manufacturer Destrooper-Olivier has partnered with Gerhard Schubert after meeting them at the 2016 ProSweets trade fair in Cologne.
Archives for July 23, 2017
London investor pumps cash into African chicken farm
Tanzania-based Kingchick Poultry has received a six-figure sum from a London agri-business investor as the African farm aims to scale up operations to supply local markets with low-cost chicken.
Tecna targets antibiotic residues in food
Tecna has released an ELISA test kit for the quantitative detection of antibiotic residues in food.
Receipt-based traffic light system could aid in making healthier food choices
Food receipts that use the traffic light system to display nutritional information for multiple items could transform current shopping choices into more health-conscious ones, a UK study thinks.
China direct
Mengniu embraces Belt and Road strategy to expand into new markets
One of China’s biggest dairy producers has revealed plans to launch localised products in overseas markets later this year to take advantage of Beijing’s much-vaunted Belt and Road initiative.
Does healthy food need a marketing makeover? 'Indulgent' descriptions make people eat more vegetables
‘Hold the green beans but pass the sweet sizzlin’ ones.’ Using indulgent words to describe vegetables makes people eat more of them – even if there is no difference in the way they are prepared, say Stanford scientists.
Guiding Stars could give retailers competitive edge as more shoppers look for healthy options
Using a novel nutrition rating system, such as Guiding Stars, could give retailers and food service chains a competitive edge by creating the perception they offer more of the healthy, fresh foods that today’s consumers increasingly want, new research...
Academics showcase research to boost Filipino food security
Ensuring food security for its population is central to realise the government’s goal of achieving a high-income economy in the Philippines by 2022, according to a leading academic.
Premier Foods first quarter sales dip, despite good growth from Cadbury cakes
Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods’ reported a 3.1% sales dip in 2017 Q1 as warmer weather negatively affected winter favorites like Bisto and Oxo, but this was offset by bigger demand for sweet treats.
New sausage casing offers alternative cooking methods
A global sausage casings firm has introduced a new product to the market, designed to increase manufacturers’ profitability and provide a different method for preparing sausages.
Russians are beginning to eat more meat
Russian meat consumption is set to reach 75.2kg per capita in 2017, which corresponds to the pre-crisis level of 2013 and is an increase of 2kg on 2016, according to Yuri Kovalev, chairman of the Russian Union of Pork Producers (RUPP).
Fears for food safety as UK changes risk management assessment
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to introduce a new “risk management framework” that could result in some businesses facing fewer, or even no inspections.
Center aims to change ‘siloed’ approach to policy challenges
Duke University has received almost $6m in grants to improve global policy and issues such as food safety.
As soda sales fall, kombucha rises
Tumbling soda sales have opened the door to the mainstream market for a variety of functional beverages that were previously relegated to the natural channel, including kombuncha sales of which, according to one entrepreneur, grew 41% to $534 million...
Move to bring export quality to domestic foods gathers steam in China
A campaign launched last year to encourage Chinese food companies to bring the same production processes used for exported goods to those sold locally has attracted more than 1,500 brands.
Should soda with non-caloric sweeteners be taxed too? In Philadelphia and Cook County, that’s the case
Proponents of sin taxes say that putting a levy on sugar-sweetened drinks may play a pivotal role in fighting obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But two of the eight US locations that have passed such a tax—Cook County (Chicago) and...