Molson Coors admits Coors Light struggles in Canada
Molson Coors CEO Peter Swinburn admits that premium light beer Coors Light struggled in Canada during Q2 2013 and says it has 'some work to do' to boost the brand's volume sales.
Archives for August 6, 2013
Purple rain: Purple corn craze moves from snacks to beer, bread, confectionery and popcorn
A Minnesota-based firm making waves with anthocyanin-packed purple-corn ingredients says it has had significant interest from the snack food market, but is also talking to microbrewers, confectioners, and firms manufacturing everything from sourdough to...
Peas porridge hot, peas porridge whole: The case against protein fractionation
Pulse expert Margaret Hughes says splitting whole foods, such as peas and other pulses, into fractionated ingredients isn't always the way to go.
Trigger for review of GE animals should be the novelty of the introduced traits, not the process that creates them, says biotech expert
The media frenzy surrounding AquaBounty’s GE salmon and the accompanying ‘Frankenfish’ headlines obscure the fact that it is "just a fast-growing fish”, according to one animal biotechnology specialist.
Conflicts of interest are ‘ubiquitous’ in GRAS determinations, alleges study
Conflicts of interest are “ubiquitous” in GRAS [Generally Recognized As Safe] determinations, while there are major flaws in a system that allows firms to affirm the safety of food ingredients without the approval - or even the knowledge - of regulators,...
Dr Pepper bottling plant catches fire in Texas
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) says a fire at a Texas bottling plant for carbonates such as Dr Pepper and 7UP is under investigation and insists production will restart shortly.
US reports red meat export success
US meat bosses are celebrating after the latest statistics showed continued success on export markets.
More layoffs at Kellogg Memphis plant: ‘We have more capacity and resources than necessary to operate the plant’
Kellogg has confirmed there will be further job cuts at its cereals factory in Memphis in the coming weeks as part of a round of layoffs first announced in April, but says the plant as a whole has a viable future.
High calorie breakfast may help with weight loss
There may be some sense in the old advice to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper, according to new research that links high calorie intake at breakfast with greater weight loss and reduced disease risk.