Sales up for Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods has posted a 14% increase in sales for the three months to 29 June 2014.
Archives for August 12, 2014
Gourmet salad bowls include kale, beans, nuts, seeds, ancient grains, edamame...
Protein craze hits bagged salad market; gourmet offerings lure higher-spending shoppers, says Packaged Facts
Retailers that offer an attractive packaged salad range are more likely to attract high-spending ‘foodies’ to their stores, says Packaged Facts, citing data showing that bagged salad shoppers are much more likely to pay extra for healthier products, try...
Oxfam: Kellogg rises above General Mills on climate change
Kellogg has become the second food major to respond to a damning Oxfam report with a climate change revamp that pledges to disclose global greenhouse gas emission targets by December 2015.
Senomyx expects PepsiCo or Firmenich to commercialize sweet taste modifier S617 in 2014
Senoymx says it expects either PepsiCo or flavor house Firmenich to commercialize proprietary sweet taste modifier Sweetmyx S617 in 2014 but is tight-lipped over who will be first to market.
COMMODITY REPORTS: USDA
USDA forecasts record global wheat crop
The USDA has said global wheat supplies for 2014/15 will hit record highs, which is good news for stability but quality will be critical for industry, says an analyst.
Settlement offers injunctive, but not monetary, relief (Coke required to amend labels but consumers won't get any money)
Coca-Cola agrees to settle 'copycat' Vitaminwater deceptive advertising lawsuits, but CSPI still on the warpath
Coca-Cola has agreed to settle a series of 'copycat' lawsuits accusing it of deceptively marketing Vitaminwater. But the lawsuit that inspired them all - filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest in 2009 - is still pending, as the CSPI says...