Cyclospora prompts recall weeks after illness investigation closed
Snap peas have been recalled due to Cyclospora, weeks after an investigation into illnesses from the parasite was closed.
Archives for October 18, 2015
Protein popularity: Meat snacks poised for growth
The demand for meat snacks is on the rise, and one Euromontior analyst sees plenty of room for continued growth in the market.
SupplySide West 2015
Three keys for building a $1 billion brand
Only a small fraction of food and beverage brands launched each year survive, let alone reach the $1 billion in sales mark – but those that do have three main factors in common, according to brand and strategy developers at The Coca-Cola Company.
From Fairtrade to farm-roasted: VEGA delivers world-class coffee, and social justice
VEGA Coffee is based on a simple – but surprisingly novel – concept, says founder Noushin Ketabi: What if the farmers who grow coffee, actually roasted and packaged it as well, and then sold their ‘farm-roasted’ product directly to US consumers via an...
Treofan to expand in the US as it sees growing market for five layer labels
Treofan has spent €60m in the past two years upgrading its plants in Germany, Italy and Mexico. It also has a sales office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US.
The Instagram effect: Are pictures of food fuelling obesity?
Looking at pictures of food through advertisements, social media and cookery programmes, offers the viewer a substitute source of pleasure – but could it also be fuelling obesity?
The savoury secrets of bread: Researchers investigate link between microstructure and dough rheology
Although bread making has been practised for millennia, the fundamental understanding of the relations between dough microstructure and rheology is still surprisingly limited, say researchers.
Alvin and the Chipmunks front food safety campaign
A new food safety education campaign featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks is being launched in the United States.
GOED exec on national campaigns, health claims, and El Niño
A positive decision from the FDA on a qualified health claim for omega-3s and blood pressure would be “further justification that EPA and DHA are good for your heart”, says Adam Ismail, Executive Director of GOED.
Cost stability, blending capabilities bode well for pea protein, supplier says
Blending is the way forward for plant based proteins in sports nutrition and their price stability can help manufacturers, says World Food Processing president Tyler Lorenzen.