Open trade vital to food security, says Cargill head
The president and CEO of a US food manufacturing company has outlined his confidence in the industry’s ability to feed nine billion people by 2050.
Archives for March 15, 2013
Amway bases new weight management plans on in-home genetic test
Network selling giant Amway has launched an integrated weight management program based on genetic testing. The program uses a simple test kit to help consumers determine which of several weight loss regimens will work best for them.
Pre- and Probiotics 2013: Yes, let’s call it unmissable
Seven webinars. Brand and supplier insights. Regulatory analysis. Market analysis. Marketing analysis. Science. You had better put this in your diary...
Senomyx launches direct sales strategy for its novel flavor ingredients
Rather than relying solely on licensing deals for commercialization, San-Diego-based flavor innovator Senomyx will in future sell some of its flavor ingredients directly to flavor companies for re-sale to food and beverage companies, says the company.
RSPO welcomes deforestation consideration in palm oil investments
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has welcomed the decision of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund to pull investment from certain palm oil companies – but has disagreed with its divestment from firms that are on the path to RSPO...
Smithfield ranked on Fortune list
US meat production company Smithfield Foods has been ranked second among food production companies on Fortune magazine’s annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies.
Blue Diamond: Working with flavors will be a significant factor in future innovation
Flavored almonds have a bright future as snacks and food ingredients, says Blue Diamond Growers as it opens a new innovation in Sacramento and plans to increase new almond product sales growth five-fold over the next five years.
Prof Blumberg: We need reference intakes for phytochemicals (and we’re not calling them antioxidants)
Establishing some kind of intake recommendations for polyphenols and carotenoids will spur innovation and allow for rational synergies of phytochemicals with specific health outcomes, says Prof Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University.
Eurofins strengthens Latin American presence
Eurofins has acquired a majority stake in a food testing provider in Latin America to boost its footprint in the region.
FAO protein measurement method would be beneficial to all – Fonterra, Arla
The United Nations (UN)-recommended new protein measurement system would be beneficial to the developed, as well as the developing, world, dairy industry giants Fonterra and Arla Foods have claimed – rebuffing earlier suggestions by the European soy...
Butterfly Bakery hit with injunction after false sugar claims
New-Jersey firm Butterfly Bakery must shut down operations until it complies with regulations after it made false claims about sugar and fat content.
McKee Foods secures Drake’s portfolio as Hostess cancels auction
It’s too early to say when Devil Dogs and Ring Dings will be back on shelves, but they - and other brands in the Drake’s snack cake portfolio - will likely be produced in plants in Collegedale, Tennessee and Stuarts Draft, Virginia, says new owner McKee...