FDA to resume on-site domestic inspections
After pausing on-site surveillance inspections in March, the Food and Drug Administration plan to resume domestic inspections starting the week of July 20.
Archives for July 13, 2020
NPD Trend Tracker: From Kellogg's cinnamon cereal to a new engraved bottle for Evian
What is the latest new product development hitting Europe? FoodNavigator looks at Grimbergen's alcohol-free beer, a new evian bottle with an engraved logo, Kellogg's cinnamon cereal in Germany, and more...
MCTco protein keto bars enter beauty-from-within and immunity categories
MCTco is competing in the highly-competitive snack bar category, addressing major consumer demands around protein and sugar content as well as emerging ‘beauty-from-within’ and immunity trends with its line of products containing collagen protein and MCT...
Frozen sales continue to surge as sector outperforms fresh and chilled
UK sales of frozen food increased by £285m in the last three months according to the latest statistics from market researcher Kantar and the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
FSA chief on trust, collaboration, and food business: ‘I object to an ideological distrust of the private sector’
FSA chief executive Emily Miles says when working with food businesses, the regulator must both be trusting and suspicious at the same time: “To assume that the food industry is stuffed with exploitative corner-cutting businesses is lazy thinking.”
Beneo eyes the rise of rice starch: ‘It is becoming ever more popular‘
Beneo is investing €50m to increase its rice starch production capacity. Operations MD Roland Vanhoegaerden tells us demand is growing organically and being boosted by new applications.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: 10 pandemic-inspired regulatory changes the Consumer Brands Association wants made permanent
While the coronavirus has hit hard the food and beverage industry over the past four months, players across the supply chain have worked closely with federal agencies and the government to improve manufacturing processes and temporarily ease what the...
Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus
Probiotic experts launch startup to tap into burgeoning wellness market
A microbiome health focused B2B startup has launched with its first products tapping into the growing beauty-from-within and women's health markets.
Warburtons supports start-ups with new fund
Warburtons has teamed up with small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) accelerator Mission Ventures to launch a new joint venture to support bakery start-ups.
Plant-based products: How Mediterranean Umami enables salt reduction and flavor enhancement
In paid partnership with Salt Of The Earth LTD
Demand for plant-based products is growing quickly as consumers seek out more ethical, sustainable sources of protein
Time for tea? Australian lemon myrtle firm sets sights on beverage markets in East and South Asia
The world’s largest lemon myrtle grower and harvester Australian Native Products has set its sights on large tea brands in India and Sri Lanka as it seeks to market lemon myrtle across the region.
Post-COVID-19 New Zealand trade: Tough times ahead for seafood and dairy, say officials
New Zealand food exports of traditionally strong-performing products such as seafood and dairy are expected to take hits in the coming months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak due to transportation challenges and weakened demand from key markets.
India’s COVID-19 free food rations: Government’s ‘compassionate’ gesture blighted by inefficiencies
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an extension of free food ration distributions for the nation’s poor till November, but recent government data has also revealed that distributions till date have been ineffective in several major states.