McDonald’s sees leadership change in US
The president of McDonald’s USA is to step down next month after 35 years of working for the burger giant.
Archives for November 26, 2012
How eco-friendly are meat analogues?
Many meat analogues derived from plant proteins may have environmental impacts comparable to animal protein because of inefficient water and energy use in their production, according to associate professor of Food Process Engineering at Wageningen...
Jobs lost as Cargill streamlines transport
Fifty jobs have been lost at a Canadian beef factory after owner Cargill decided to switch its transport operations to an external contractor.
Could a corn by-product provide industry with new ‘stealth health’ ingredient?
Dried distillers grain, produced during ethanol processing has until now only found use in animal feed. But that could soon change after US researchers developed a way to turn this by-product in to a value-added food grade ingredient.
Organic dairy more economically beneficial than conventional dairy – US study
The organic dairy industry has for a long time boasted of its nutritional superiority over conventionally-produce dairy products. Now, according to a US study, the organic dairy sector can also lay claim to being more economically beneficial.
Majority of Americans trying to consume less sugar and HFCS: IFIC survey
Some food and nutrition messages are being heard by American consumers, with survey data from the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) indicating that 70 and 63% of consumers trying to consume less sugar and HFCS, respectively.
Foster’s Group was ‘undermanaged’ for number of years – SAB Miller CFO
SAB Miller CFO Jamie Wilson admits that the firm has suffered volume declines with Foster’s Group in Australia and is not regaining share, but claims that the takeover was never a ‘short-term journey’.
SPECIAL EDITION: FREE-FROM FOODS
‘Could this be the next peanut?’: Assessing novel allergen potential
It is vital that industry supports novel food applications with good quality analysis of any potential allergens to avoid issues in regulatory risk assessments, says an allergen assessor.
Kraft designs production method for shelf-stable whole grain flour
Kraft Foods has filed a patent for a new method for a shelf-stable, nutritional whole grain flour for use in cookies, crackers and snacks.