Gluten-free products ‘not as healthy’ as conventional
A new study has found gluten-free products are often not as healthy as their conventional counterparts.
Archives for August 7, 2017
Novolex sells Chinese paper subsidiary to Aussie packaging major
Detmold Group has agreed to buy Heshan Innopak from its American parent.
Australia
Scientists trial charged-water irrigation system to boost food safety
Technology that allows vegetables to be cleaned with electrically charged water before harvest is being trialled in Australia.
Farmers’ markets gaining traction in US offer opportunities and challenges
Sales at farmers’ markets currently may be only a small fraction compared to conventional grocery stores, but the channel is gaining traction – especially among millennials – and offers a unique marketing opportunity for agricultural producers of all...
Unlabelled meat found in one in five sausages
One in five sausages from Canadian grocery stores tested by researchers contains meat that does not appear on the label.
ALine and Triple Ring Technologies partner around microfluidics
ALine and Triple Ring Technologies (TRT) have formed a strategic partnership to support clients developing diagnostic products in which a microfluidic consumable is supported with instrument automation.
Athletes at World Athletics Championships hit by gastro outbreak
A number of athletes at the London 2017 World Championships have been struck down with gastroenteritis.
CSM Bakery Solutions completes multi-million pound UK factory extension
Bakery ingredients supplier CSM Bakery Solutions has finished renovations at its Bradford, UK, bakery, which will lead to 100 jobs being created over the next three months.
PepsiCo palm oil progress report dismissed as ‘masterful window dressing’
PepsiCo’s efforts to provide further transparency in the palm oil supply chain have been slammed as “masterful window dressing”, in a strongly worded statement by the Rainforest Action Network.
Row over UK front-of-pack labelling intensifies
The row over whether front-of-pack labeling in the UK should conform to unified standards intensified today when campaign group Action on Sugar accused cereal manufacturers of “deliberately deceiving” shoppers with “poor nutritional labelling”.
Givaudan targets SMEs with IMCD tie-up
Ingredients group Givaudan aims to make its flavour technology more accessible to small- and medium-sized food and drink businesses in Western Europe through a strategic tie-up with distributor IMCD.
Exclusive
‘Hundreds’ sickened by histamine poisoning from fish
Potentially hundreds of people across Europe have been sickened in outbreaks caused by histamine levels in fish.
Chobani's Peter McGuinness explains the new org chart: ‘To me, having a separate sales department is archaic’
Bringing sales, marketing, insights, product innovation and commercial finance under one new ‘demand’ department will help break down silos and make Chobani even more responsive to customers and consumers, the firm’s new chief marketing and commercial...
One in five sausage samples subject to species substitution
One in five sausages sampled contained meat not declared on the label, according to a Canadian study.
Brazilian chicken sales start to recover
Global Brazilian chicken exports are starting to grow again after the rotten meat scandal, with sales slightly ahead of last year.
Mars launches M&M’s in 'priority market' India
Mars has brought M&M’s to India for the first time to expand the region’s bite-size chocolate category.
No light at the end of the tunnel for Dean Foods as milk price wars escalate, says Bernstein
Milk price wars are “compressing the margin of private label retail prices over the Class I milk input cost to abnormally low levels,” say analysts at Bernstein.
Nonprofit pressures Aramark to speed-up its efforts to improve the nutrition of the meals it serves
Despite Aramark’s ambitious five-year plan to improve the health of Americans 20% by 2020, the public health non-profit Balanced wants the food service giant to do more to improve the nutrition of the meals it serves more quickly.
South Asia radius
Flavoured milk’s popularity soars as Indians seek on-the-go nutrition
India’s flavoured milk segment has been seeing a significant level of interest, with the category having attracted 43% of all dairy drink launches last year.
Grain exporters warned of tighter controls at Chinese ports
Australian grain exporters have been told to be wary of tougher new grain import standards as Beijing implements a raft of agriculture reforms.
FrieslandCampina develops cooperative vision ‘2025 The Merits of Milk’
The board and members’ council of Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A. have decided upon the direction of the cooperative with its vision ‘2025 The Merits of Milk’.
Mini kabanoski in a cup hits Polish grocery shelves for the first time
Meat processor ZM Henryk Kania has launched mini cocktail sausages and kabanoski packaged in cups – the latter of which has not been seen before in Poland, the company has claimed.