Plant-based proteins: Are they as green as we think?
A doctor of health and exercise has called into question the environmental superiority of plant-based proteins based on nutritional needs for muscle growth.
Archives for November 27, 2018
Little Dish gears up for US launch: 'No one was replicating what mothers make in their own kitchen'
Little Dish, a fresh baby food company (targeting toddlers) founded in the UK, is set to launch in the US market where fresh baby food is still a developing but promising concept for retailers, founder Hillary Graves shared at FoodNavigator-USA's FOOD...
Judge tosses alkaline water lawsuit vs Trader Joe’s: Most claims are ‘mere puffery’
As predicted by legal experts, a lawsuit querying the health benefits of Trader Joe’s alkaline water has been dismissed (with leave to amend one specific claim) on the grounds that most of the words and images on the label amount to ‘nonactionable puffery.’
Brazi Bites appoints Mike Guanella as CEO, gears up for new product launch in 2019
Brazi Bites – which launched in 2010, hit the big time after an appearance on Shark Tank in late 2015, and sold a majority stake to a private equity firm in July – has appointed former Justin’s president Mike Guanella as CEO, and will launch a new...
EXCLUSIVE
Bon Voyage - The Travelling Frenchman scales-up distribution of its single-origin chocolate
The Travelling Frenchman is scaling up production and distribution of its single-origin chocolate with two launches in time for Christmas from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela.
Food For Kids Summit
FOOD FOR KIDS trailblazer 2018: Nom Noms World Food balances parents' & kids' needs with innovative packaging
Marketers of children’s products have a difficult task of balancing the different wants and needs of parents and their kids, but for Nom Noms World Food this challenge doubled as an opportunity to set itself apart with globally-inspired recipes and...
Food For Kids Summit
What children eat is about more than nutrition – it also is about discovering the world around them
Contrary to the popular belief that infants are “perfectly cooked buns coming out the oven,” newborns are far from fully formed, and as a result continue to grow at an “unprecedented rate” for the first few years of life – making what and how they eat...
'Groundbreaking' One Blue Dot reference guide brings together data on health and sustainability
The British Dietetic Association is launching One Blue Dot, a project that brings together information on healthy diets and sustainability to tackle the “urgency of change” that is needed in how people eat.
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Snickers brings back ‘hungerithm to combat internet hanger’
Special algorithm checks social media posts in real time to capture mood of people and chance to redeem a coupon for a Snicker bar at 7-Eleven stores.
Maple Leaf Foods to open $660m poultry site
Canadian processor Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to build a CA$660m poultry facility in Ontario.
Saudi Arabia extends meat trade with Brazil
Saudi Arabia is continuing to tap the Brazilian market for meat after agreeing an import deal for its bovine and poultry genetic materials.
Norsk Kylling invests in poultry processing plant
Norway-based processor Norsk Kylling has invested €185m in a “state-of-the-art” poultry processing plant in Orkanger as part of its growth ambitions.
US meat body outlines Japanese trade priorities
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has outlined key meat and poultry industry negotiating objectives and priorities for a bilateral US-Japan Trade Agreement in comments submitted to the Office of the US Trade Representative.
Citrus fiber delivers clean label and nutritive benefits to baked goods: research
Demand for foods made from clean label ingredients containing bioactive compounds that provide additional health benefits is increasing.
Coca-Cola, Unilever and Danone call for net zero emissions by 2050
A group of business leaders is urging the UK government to aim for net zero emissions by 2050, with Coca-Cola European Partners, Unilever and Danone among the signatories.
FOOD JAPAN 2018
More almond per pack: Japan firm introduces premium almond milk into South East Asia
Japanese firm Tsukuba Dairy Products is expanding its presence by introducing more varieties of its flagship premium almond milk in Indonesia, and also breaking into new markets such as Singapore at the same time.
Natural vs artificial: Punjab bans use of fruit pictures on packaging of drinks that fail to meet content requirements
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has banned the use of fruit pictures on the packaging of carbonated drinks and other flavoured beverages that do not fit the minimum fruit ingredients criteria.
"We can't proceed": ACCC adulterated honey investigation into Capilano loses sting as testing methods found to be 'unreliable'
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has 'concluded' its investigation into Capilano over purportedly adulterated honey being sold in Australia, due to 'testing uncertainty'.