News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
By going “beyond a typical licensing deal” that only places popular movie characters on packaging to include thematic custom shapes in the bag, shareable 4-ounce pouches of popchips’ Star Wars themed Galaxy Puffs’ are out-stripping the dollar velocity of...
New research suggests that “food cues” - including branding - have more sway over what people eat than health warnings.
Erbology is on a mission to bring “powerful plants” to a wider audience. FoodNavigator caught up with co-founder Irina Turcan to find out more about the company and its plans for the future.
At least a dozen people have been sickened by E. coli O157 with a link to Sainsbury’s burgers.
Japan’s German pork imports grew by 36% in the January-October period of last year (2017) compared to the same period of 2016, representing by far the highest growth rate for national exports of pork to Japan.
The European Commission (EC) has approved a trading system for phosphate rights for dairy cattle in the Netherlands.
Plug back into the meat industry with our round-up of the biggest need-to-know news you may have missed over the festive break.
New Novel Food Rules Now In Force
Many people working in the nutrition industry feel positive about the EU’s new novel foods process, which came in to force on January 1st 2018, finds research by the organisers of Vitafoods Europe.
US authorities have introduced new avian influenza (AI) rules, proposing flat rate payments to eliminate notifiable outbreaks of the virus at floor-raised meat poultry facilities.
M&A
Campbell Soup could take share from Kellogg in the US convenience channel after acquiring Snyder’s-Lance, as the cereal giant is abandoning the direct store delivery (DSD) model for its entire snacks division, said Euromonitor analyst Jared Koerten.
Quarterly earnings / M&A
Conagra has agreed to acquire Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin, a producer of frozen flatbread sandwiches, for an undisclosed sum.
An outbreak of E. coli O157 linked to romaine lettuce has sickened almost 60 people in Canada and the US.
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority acquisition of Barrow-Agee Laboratories for an undisclosed amount.
Snacking on sweets, cakes and fizzy drinks are setting children up for obesity and poor health, warns Public Health England, as it urges parents to clamp down on these unhealthy eating habits.
Indonesia’s business watchdog fined Danone subsidiary PT Tirta Investama (TIV) close to US$1m after ruling it sought to stifle competition, but the firm is challenging the charge.
Growing digitisation, premium packaging formats and a rising focus on health and wellness are among the key trends in private label that Asia-Pacific will face into the next decade.
Arla Foods expects to expand its position in South East Asia through a joint-venture with one of Indonesia’s leading dairy players.
Ambitious plans to open a mega food park in India look set to come to fruition by the end of this year, more than three years after its foundation stone was laid.