Archives for May 8, 2006

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Mintel identifies major trends to impact food industry

By  Lorraine Heller in Chicago

New ingredients, health and portability are amongst trends that will impact the US food market within the next five years, according to Mintel, which presented its findings at the FMI show on Sunday.

EU artisan cheese makers push their products

By  staff reporter

A Euro-Mediterranean network for the protection, promotion and territorial development of Mediterranean artisan cheeses is bringing together diverse regions of Spain, Italy and France.

Weekly comment

Chasing down obesity

It is time to admit that society is fighting a part-time battle against the bulge, willingly lambasting soft drinks, burgers and chocolate, while shuffling silently away from a fairly dismal exercise rate.

Frito Lay to cut saturated fat by more than half

By  staff reporter

Frito-Lay has pledged to reduce the saturated fat in its leading potato chip brands, Lay's and Ruffles, by more than 50 percent by switching to NuSun sunflower oil.