Bell expands sales and marketing teams across LATAM
Bell Flavors & Fragrances has announced recent hires and promotions across several international locations including Central America, Brazil, and Mexico.
Archives for March 2, 2018
Study that alleges many protein powders contain heavy metals gets big pushback, including threatened legal action
A study of the 134 best-selling protein powders released Wednesday by a group called the Clean Label Project found that many of the plant-based proteins tested poorly with higher levels of heavy metals and other toxins. The brands themselves and industry...
The little black dress of the dairy world: Good Culture bringing new users and driving higher buy rates for cottage cheese
With year-on-year sales up 300% and the brand taking top sales spot in the mass channel, cottage cheese trailblazer Good Culture is continuing to bring new users into the category.
UK safety regulators want to ‘sustain trust’ through meat review
UK food standard agencies have said that they hope to “sustain public trust” in the meat sector after a series of high-profile recalls sparked a review of meat-cutting plants in the country.
News in Brief
Intertek targets consistency with Food Hygiene Control Programme
Intertek has launched a food hygiene mark to give customers confidence that a site is committed to food safety and quality assurance.
‘Genetic bar codes’ to combat counterfeit superfoods
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed “genetic bar codes” that, they say, can be used to identify fake “superfoods”.
Hungary to tighten use of mechanically separated meat
Hungary wants to tighten up the rules around mechanically separated meat (MSM) after its use in traditional, 'high quality' meat products is on the rise.
FY2017 financials
Premium bread continues to push Yamazaki’s sales in fiscal 2017
Yamazaki Baking Co. posted a 1.1% sales increase, buoyed by Japan’s demand for premium breads, but noted a 14% drop in income for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: B Corp certification can help companies connect with conscious consumers
Conscious consumerism continues to rise in America with more shoppers saying they want to reward companies that “do good,” unfortunately for companies that are embracing this trend a recent survey found many people don’t know how to find socially...
Meat and livestock companies to study new EU draft Brexit agreement
Meat and livestock companies and organisations are carefully examining a draft agreement on Brexit that was released by the European Commission on Wednesday (February 28), to see whether British meat and livestock exports can freely circulate across the...
No credibility or consensus: Mars pulls out of Evolved Nutrition Label
Mars will leave the industry-developed Evolved Nutrition Label, citing a lack of credibility and consensus, and has called on the European Commission to bring in a pan-EU, mandatory label.
British and Irish meat industries call for more ideas on post-Brexit trade
Meat producers and exporters in Britain and Ireland have called on policy-makers to come up with more alternatives for a post-Brexit trade settlement between the UK, Northern Ireland and the EU.
Industry welcomes Commission’s plans for EU protein strategy
The European Union’s (EU’s) development of a protein strategy, announced by EU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan, should help Europe become more self-sufficient in animal feed, meat industry experts have told GlobalMeatNews.
Nestlé UK adds KitKat Senses to premium chocolate portfolio
Nestlé UK will introduce a range of ‘more premium’ KitKat Senses chocolate in three flavors: hazelnut, double chocolate and salted caramel, later this month.
Lab-grown meat an appealing prospect for 1 in 3, research finds
The cultured meat movement appears to be gathering pace after a new survey finds nearly one in three consumers open to eating meat developed in laboratory conditions.
'The shoulders of the Kite Hill brand can hold many product platforms'
Kite Hill hires Rob Leibowitz as its new CEO: 'I’m not interested in joining an octane war pitting plant-based versus dairy'
Almondmilk-fueled brand Kite Hill could potentially play in multiple categories in the ambient, chilled and frozen aisles of the store, says new CEO Rob Leibowitz , who plans to sit down with co-founder Tal Ronnen in the weeks ahead to explore...