Hershey, Mars and See’s Candies face heavy metal chocolate lawsuit
Non-profit As You Sow has accused Hershey, Mars and See’s Candies of failing to label lead and cadmium content in chocolate contrary to Californian law.
Archives for February 16, 2015
Household penetration of plant-based beverages has doubled in five years to more than 30%, says WhiteWave Foods
US household penetration of plant-based beverages has doubled in five years to more than 30%, with almond milk now accounting for almost 70% of sales and new nut-based milks such as cashew gaining momentum, says WhiteWave Foods.
J.M. Smucker Co. aims to turn its coffee business around with 5-point plan
Executives with the J.M. Smucker Co. outlined an ambitious five-point plan to get “back on track” its floundering coffee segment, which saw U.S. profits plummet 17% to $150.5 million during the firm’s third-quarter.
Enjoy Life Foods sells to Mondelez International: 'We're growing fast, but we're impatient. Now is the time to really expand distribution'
Being part of a multinational company will enable Enjoy Life Foods to significantly boost its distribution and accelerate the innovation process, chief marketing officer Joel Warady told FoodNavigator-USA after the allergen-friendly firm announced that...
Unilever eliminates waste to landfill
Unilever has met its target of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill from its 240 factories around the world.
Tessemae’s All Natural charts its own course in crowded condiment category
The founder of Tessemae’s All Natural, the maker of the No. 1 refrigerated salad dressing at Whole Foods and Safeway, originally took the road most traveled, but when that did not work out, he back-tracked and took the one least traveled, and that, he...
BSE case confirmed in Alberta, Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered in a beef cow, in Alberta.
Opinion divided over protected food names in EU-US trade talks
Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) for foods and drinks again emerged as a sticking point in the latest round of trade negotiations between the EU and the US.