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Sugar scare fails to sweeten US sugar-free candy sales
Sugar-free chocolate and candy sales in the US have declined in the first half of 2017 despite consumers aiming to limit sugar in their diets.
Archives for August 27, 2017
China direct
European firms to sue China for infringing their intellectual property
European countries are being granted the right to sue China if their food trademarks are counterfeited in the country.
Nestlé Japan launches cough drop-flavored KitKat ahead of World Cup game
Nestlé has released a cough drop-flavored or Nodoame KitKat exclusively in Japan.
Part two: Sciex, Eurofins, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Analysis of pesticides in egg products will have higher priority after fipronil
Analysis of pesticides in egg products is likely to have a higher priority in future following the fipronil scandal, according to labs.
Heard of tiger nuts? They're the next superfood ingredient for plant milks and gluten-free baking, says Nordic Chufa
Tiger nuts are the original ancient super food, packing a nutritional punch and ideal for plant-based milks and gluten-free baking. Danish company Nordic Chufa is on a mission to make them mainstream.
Multivac invests $2.9m to expand production capacity in Germany
Multivac Marking & Inspection has invested €2.5m ($2.9m) to expand its production capacity at its factory in Enger, Germany.
Banza co-founder on staying focused, raising capital, saying no, and ‘shiny object syndrome’
When you start out, it’s tempting to say yes to everything, observes Banza co-founder Brian Rudolph (who admits ‘shiny object syndrome’ can also kick in once your brand gains traction and you start wondering where it could extend). But one of the reasons...
FDA promises menu labeling guidance as NYC agrees to delay enforcement
Two weeks after FDA filed a court document siding with industry’s effort to block New York’s controversial menu labeling law, the agency’s new head said the administration will soon issue compliance guidance for a similar federal law set to go into...
Smucker’s looks to reenergize sales with coffee innovation, ecommerce development
Coffee’s energizing effects are not cutting it for Folgers’ manufacturer JM Smucker Co., which like several other large CPG companies missed its projected estimated earnings in the last quarter due in part to softness in the coffee segment.
Research round-up: NASA, active packaging and dormant pathogens
Summer is almost over and it is back to the research lab – we take a look at what research has been done in the last month.
Judge’s reasoning in Quakers Oats ‘100% natural’ glyphosate case is ‘flatly wrong,’ claims attorney
A federal judge has tossed a high-profile lawsuit accusing Quaker Oats of misleading shoppers with 100% natural claims on products containing trace levels of the herbicide glyphosate, but it may be too early for parent company PepsiCo to crack open the...
India
FSSAI to expand its testing network
India’s food regulator plans to strengthen its infrastructure by providing nine mobile test labs in eight states.
Fermented functional food, Xeniji, increases immunity: Malaysian mouse study
Xeniji, a functional food comprising a variety of fermented ingredients, can boost antioxidant levels and immunity, according to a Malaysian mouse study.
NutraIngredients-Asia state of the industry survey part 3: E-commerce and online marketing two of the top trends for APAC firms
The ever-growing importance of e-commerce sales for supplements in APAC was underlined in our first state of the industry survey, with almost 70% of respondents believing the channel will ultimately become as important as brick-and-mortar retail.
Danish juice firms create value-added bakery ingredients with fruit pulp waste
Leftover fruit pulp from the juice industry is being transformed into a value-added and healthy ingredient for cereals, baked snacks and chocolate.
European wine category to continue M&A activity with eye on US market, Rabobank says
The European wine industry has seen over 150 M&A deals since 2010, and a similar pattern is expected to prevail in the future, according to Rabobank.