Coca-Cola keeps faith in Honest Tea potential
Coca-Cola has bought out the remaining stake in Honest Tea although the organic bottled tea company is still a niche player in the US market.
Archives for March 8, 2011
Study suggests why salt can boost sweet taste perception
Sugar receptors previously thought to exist only in the gut have been identified on sweet taste cells on the tongues of mice, possibly explaining why salt enhances sweetness intensity, according to new research.
The impact of texture on taste perception
Food and beverage product developers spend a shockingly low amount of time examining how texture may impact a finished product, according to TIC Gums' vice president of research and development Matthew Patrick.
New alliance formed to boost food organic interests and policy
Strengthening the organic industry’s national public policy effectiveness to benefit the entire sector is the aim of a new strategic alliance between the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and California Certified Organic Farmers Inc. (CCOF).
Cartoon characters may influence kids’ taste preferences
Children tend to prefer the taste of cereal when the packaging features popular cartoon characters, suggests new research published in the Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Women. The most wasted resource in food production
Today is Pancake Day. It is also International Women’s Day. An important date, then, not just for food lovers in countries where Mardi Gras is a big deal, but a day to consider the role – and the potential – of women involved in food provision all over...