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Dispatches from NCA Miami Conference
Candy makers must take responsibility to tackle obesity and should act before regulators force their hands, says Mars Chocolate North America's president.
Dispatches from the 6th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition
People on a plant-based diet are consistently slimmer and healthier than meat eaters, with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, according to research unveiled at the 6th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (ICVN).
Special edition: New trends in weight management
With its flair for sound bites -‘soda is a slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon’ - and its undisputed PR skills (remember those diabetic bears?), the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has a knack for getting its name in the papers.
Innocent Drinks tells BeverageDaily.com it will retain its current European focus and has no plans to crack to the US, as Coca-Cola moves to acquire almost all the shares it does not currently own.
Former officials of a peanut company have been indicted in criminal court on charges of food violations, mail fraud and conspiracy. The indictments are not a surprise, said a prominent lawyer, but should serve to put the food and dietary supplement...
Strong sales of POM Wonderful’s new 8oz bottle of 100% pomegranate juice helped POM post a 30% rise in juice sales in 2012, said the California-based firm.
With some of the nation’s biggest organic brands already among its customers, Kamut International is anticipating even more growth as it expands the science behind its ancient grain to target heart health, diabetes and sport nutrition.