Turning point for US cattle numbers?
Delegates at the 2014 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, Colorado were told that the industry was transitioning from the liquidation phase to the expansion phase in terms of cattle numbers.
Archives for August 6, 2014
Nestlé beats H2 expectations despite strong currency impact
The world’s biggest food manufacturing group Nestlé has posted a better-than-expected rise in a key sales figure for the first half of the year despite currency impacts causing a 10% fall in net profits.
iTi: 15% of coconut waters mislabeled; let’s level the playing field
Bulk coconut importer iTi Tropicals claims that about 15% of the coconut water sold in the US is tainted with unlabeled added sugar, and the firm is calling on retailers and manufacturers to crack down on economically motivated adulteration.
Ice cream co engaged in ‘David & Goliath’ lawsuit vs Nestlé alleging unfair competition
Ice cream co in ‘David & Goliath’ lawsuit v Nestlé: Is it time for a rethink about the way shelf-space is allocated in US supermarkets?
As Kraft’s CEO recently observed, smaller, more agile players seem to be better at coming up with exciting new products than many CPG giants, for whom innovation is often more about trade management than addressing genuine consumer needs. But if this is...
Kale shortage? Not likely, supplier says
Once best known to consumers as a curly green garnish on restaurant dinner plates, nutrition powerhouse kale took the US market by storm in recent years. Can supply of this leafy green cousin to cauliflower and cabbage keep up? And can anything overtake...
We eat alone half the time, says NPD Group
More than half of eating and drinking occasions now occur when consumers are alone, as US consumption behavior has become more individualized compared to previous generations, according to market research firm The NPD Group.
Big interview: Robin White, co-founder of Single Cup Coffee
Single Cup Coffee founder: 'When one company has a virtual monopoly, it creates a vacuum for variety'
Two longtime coffee industry veterans who took part in the launch of Keurig K-cups in the late 1990s and watched the subsequent meteoric rise of single-cup coffee brewing say they found a void in the nearly $2 billion market for variety and quality. They...
JM Smucker acquires Sahale Snacks
JM Smucker has acquired premium nut and fruit snack firm Sahale Snacks.
Breaking News
Russia steps up food fight: Official ban on food imports signed by Russian PM
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced a complete ban on the import of beef, pork, fruit, poultry, cheeses and milk from the EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway, according to Russian media.
Nestlé wants all of its children’s range to meet the ‘60/40+’ criteria by the end of 2014
Ten years after introducing the 60/40+ initiative Nestlé aims for all of its foods and beverages for children to comply with the initiative’s criteria.
60-second interview: the day job
What do you do? Gwendolyn Wyard, regulatory director of organic standards and food safety at the Organic Trade Association
In the latest installment of our ongoing What do you do interview series, we talked with the regulatory head of organic standards at industry trade group the Organic Trade Association about her lifetime love of soil, how often organic farmers and...