Watch: Mille looks beyond Chinese market
Danish dairy company Mille Food was at the recent SIAL food innovation event in Paris, France, promoting its soon-to-be-launched range of organic infant formula for the European market under the Møko brand.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Access to Nutrition Foundation sizes up nutrition access of top US food companies
The top 10 packaged food companies (based on revenue) in the US can be doing more to improve their corporate nutrition strategies and reporting as well as extending access to healthy and affordable products, according to the US Access to Nutrition Index,...
Brød brings Danish bread to Argentina, eyes export opportunities
Buenos Aires-based Brød – the first Danish bread factory in Argentina – is looking to expand its distribution across the country, and is eying the export potential of neighbors like Uruguay and Paraguay.
Nearly 8% of US children have food allergies, study finds
Nearly 8% of US children (about 5.6 million) have food allergies, with almost 40% of those children allergic to more than one food, a study conducted by researchers from Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago determined.
News in brief
CP Kelco plans pectin production capacity expansion
Hydrocolloid supplier CP Kelco has announced it plans to increase its pectin production capacity at its Lille Skensved, Denmark facility by about 15%.
Unique perspectives: Lumina Intelligence dives into sports nutrition market
Using a unique combination of online consumer reviews and the product detail associated with them, Lumina Intelligence says its launch into the sports nutrition category will provide market intelligence and insights that will help the industry deliver more.
EFSA lowers safe level for toxic dioxins and PCBs
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has lowered the tolerable intake level for the toxic contaminants, dioxins and PCBs.
Podcast
Good things come in small packages: The growth of smaller packaging formats
There’s a trend towards smaller pack sizes in the soft drinks industry, offering more choice for consumers and opening up new avenues of innovation for packaging companies. In this podcast we take a look at a big shift towards small packs.
'Patchy' roll-out of WHO advice on junk food marketing
European uptake of World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations on junk food marketing to children has been "patchy" in part because of intense private sector lobbying, according to a WHO report.
10 key snack trends to watch
There is no doubt that healthy snacking is trending, with emphasis on clean label, protein and vegan launches. According to Innova Market Insights, as snacks become healthier, more wholesome and satisfying, they are increasingly fulfilling the role of...
Savvy shoppers search for balance: Is protein’s reign over?
The protein-craze may be losing its muscle as savvy shoppers are looking to balance their diets, says a health guru who spoke at Food Matters Live in London recently.
Russia introduces new sanctions against US poultry producers
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has banned all transit supplies of US poultry products through the country’s territory into Kazakhstan, claiming that some of these products are being re-exported back to Russia, by-passing the food embargo.
Retaliatory duties on USA meat exports challenged at WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Disputes Settlement Body (DSB) has agreed to establish disputes settlement panels to rule on whether retaliatory duties imposed by Canada, China, and Mexico on US meat exports, imposed in response to America’s...
Argentina set to export bovine genetics to Pakistan
Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that the South American country will export frozen bovine and bubaline semen to the Pakistan market for the first time.
NPD trend tracker: Skyr cheesecake, Christmas treats, gluten-free & bio biscuits
Skyr has been shaking up the dairy category across Europe and now German baker Hanina wants the Icelandic yogurt to drive excitement in the bakery category with the launch of a skyr cheesecake. We saw a swathe of seasonal launches as the European food...
RSPO Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT16)
'Rewarding brands who do good': Tapping on supply chains and consumer engagement to transform the palm oil sector
A complete overhaul at redesigning effective supply chains and consumer engagement approaches is the key to transforming the entire palm oil industry, said a sustainability expert to Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) members.
Danish soft drink firm CO-RO aims to achieve 30% growth in China after buying majority stake in local distributing firm
CO-RO, a Danish soft drink maker, has bought over the majority shares of Chinese distributing firm Golden Creation Trade (JKD).
‘New products almost every day’: Nissin taps NPD and premium branding to hit triple growth target
Cup noodle giant Nissin aims to expand its business in Asia (excluding China) by over three times to US$ 213mn (JPY 24.1bn) in FY 2021 by focusing on a variety of areas including product development and premium branding.