Danone reaffirms objectives at investor seminar
Danone held its investor seminar this week in London.
Archives for October 24, 2018
WCF conference, Sao Paulo
Mondelēz International launches its Cocoa Life program in Brazil to help its sustainable cocoa supply
Announcement made at WCF conference in Sao Paulo. Cocoa Life will bring economic and social development for Brazilian cocoa farmers and their families while reforesting degraded land in the Amazon rainforest.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Greenleaf Foods launches as new company to lead plant-based food brands
Greenleaf Foods launched today as a dedicated plant-based food company adding Field Roast Grain Meat Co. and Lightlife Foods (formerly under Maple Leaf Foods) to its portfolio of plant-based food brands.
Nielsen: How do sales of sustainable products stack up?
Sustainability-related claims on food products are popping up more frequently and while still just a small fraction of market, items mentioning sustainability outperformed the growth rate of total products in their respective category, according to Nielsen.
How 'behind the scenes’ efforts can help address consumer food waste
One third of food produced globally is wasted. In developed economies, the majority of waste occurs in the home. With the pressures of a growing global population and finite natural resources, this situation is not sustainable. Systems thinking is...
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Cargill develops ‘industry-first’ robotic cattle driver
US-based Cargill Protein has created a robot designed to move cattle from pens to harvest areas in order to improve animal welfare and the safety of its employees.
Seara debuts halal antibiotic-free chicken line into Middle East
JBS’ business unit Seara is set to become the first Brazilian company to introduce 100% antibiotic-free chicken that meets halal requirements and Islamic rules into the Middle East region.
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Meatless Farm Co targets frozen range into US and Australasian markets
UK-based alternative protein start-up Meatless Farm Co has revealed to GlobalMeatNews that it is set to launch a frozen product range into the US and Australasian markets for the first time.
WATCH
Six food trends exciting Pinterest users
Social media provides an important insight into how people think and feel about food. Pinterest, in conjunction with Taste Week France, concluded a survey of what food trends are getting users excited.
Brazil develops poultry action plan to address EU needs
The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) has pledged to prove to the European Union (EU) that its poultry is safe to consume.
Milk entrepreneurs believe they can change the fabric of staid old dairy.
Indian dairy’s young guns
There are few industries in India quite as established and dominated by big firms and cooperatives as dairy. But that hasn’t stopped a thrusting breed of startups delivering a new approach to the business.
Consumption of Western food can raise cancer risks in Arab men: US expert
Consumption of Western food high in omega-6, red meat, and sugar increases the risk of developing prostate cancer, as observed in Arab men.
The economics behind obesity: How can nutrition make us rich?
Healthy nutrition could end the obesity epidemic and make us richer, according to an industry expert, who suggests the economy is keeping the consumer fat.
Danone North America: ‘Saddling plant-based products with a new, foreign name risks injecting confusion and distrust into the market’
A ban on terms such as ‘almondmilk’ and ‘soymilk’ – to which US consumers have become accustomed over many years - “may cause confusion as well as perverse effects,” according to Danone North America, a leading supplier of dairy products and plant-based...
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics urges FDA to look at deceptive ‘made with real fruit’ claims
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) has urged the FDA to review ‘made with real fruit’ claims, “the use of misleading images of whole fruits and vegetables when only minuscule amounts are in a serving” and terms such as ‘veggie sticks’ and...
Campbell Soup Co calls for ‘significant liberalization’ of qualified health claims language
The FDA should consider whether a “significant liberalization of qualified health claim language would help drive innovation and be beneficial to consumers,” says Campbell Soup Co.
Executives on the move / financial results
Nestlé Zone Asia CEO steps down after firm posts nine-month sales growth
Nestlé Zone Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) CEO, Wan Ling Martello, will leave the KitKat maker as well as its group executive board by the end of 2018.
Coca-Cola to FDA: Update your policies to allow firms to fortify healthy carbonated beverages
Under the so-called ‘jelly bean rule,’ firms are discouraged from adding vitamins to foods of minimal nutritional value so that marketers cannot present junk foods as healthy options. But the policy should be updated when it comes to carbonated...
Organic packaged food remains niche in Japan, with confectionery the fastest-growing category
Organic packaged food saw a higher demand in Japan last year, and organic confectionery was the fastest-growing category.
International Rice Congress 2018
Resilience, organisation and nutrition: Three strategies to improve the future of rice production
Experts have highlighted three crucial factors to enhance the rice sector, claiming that farmer resilience, organisational structures and nutritional benefits need to be improved.
Still a ‘go’: San Miguel vows to press ahead with IPO despite valuation slash
The boss of San Miguel Food and Beverage (SFMB) has vowed that the firms planned IPO will go ahead, despite its value being slashed by roughly 50% to US$920mn (PHP 49.4bn) as a result of weak market conditions.