Soluble fibre may cut levels of belly fat: Study
Increased soluble fibre consumption may reduce the amount of deep belly fat that we accumulate, according to new research.
Archives for June 29, 2011
Mars invests in new US facility
Mars says growing demand for its confectionery products in the US has prompted the firm to invest in a new “state-of-the-art” manufacturing facility in the country.
Tapping into the next generation of food scientists
Food science student numbers are rising, but how can industry tap into this next generation of enthusiastic professionals? FoodNavigator-USA asked Matt Cael, 2011-2012 president-elect of the IFT Student Association.
Campbell’s restructuring slashes jobs, shuts plants
New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Company has said it will slash 770 jobs worldwide by 2013, shutter a Michigan plant and pull out of the Russian market, as part of a major restructuring program.
Is saturated fat really the dietary bogeyman?
The debate about just how bad saturated fats really are for our health - and whether what we are replacing them with is potentially worse - raged on at the IFT expo earlier this month.
Lab grown burger could provide sustainable source of meat
Researchers developing new meat products grown from stem cells say that the first products, which should be ready within the next year, could begin a movement to more sustainable meat production.