US-Brazil beef deal offers ‘strong opportunity’
Two-way beef trade between US and Brazilian food companies will help forge a strong partnership for the two global powers, the North American Meat Institute claims.
Archives for August 3, 2016
'Directing’ shoppers to healthy food increases spending in this sector: Study
In-store marketing of fruit and vegetables leads to consumers spending more on healthy produce as a greater proportion of their food budget, a study has found.
IFT 2016 in review
Dairy Permeate cuts manufacturing costs and sodium while boosting nutrition, USDEC says
Most Americans consume more than 1.5 times the daily recommended cap for sodium – a staggering figure that prompted FDA to draft voluntary guidance earlier this summer for the food and beverage industry to drastically cut sodium levels in their products...
Sloan Trends: 'The move away from fortification is very troubling'
Manufacturers have been ‘cleaning up’ food labels for years, but the pressure to oust 'unpronounceable' ingredients has now become so great that important vitamins and minerals (which often have chemical-sounding names) are also being ditched in order to...
Health Warrior CEO to join CEO panel at Food Vision USA 2016
Health Warrior CEO: ‘We’d love to be a true umbrella brand for healthy nutrient dense whole foods’
Chia-fueled brand Health Warrior will be unveiling new products next year that utilize other nutrient-dense whole foods, says CEO Shane Emmett, who is predicting a 40-60% rise in revenues in 2016 “depending on where certain orders land.”
Minimal packaging will win over half of US consumers, says Mintel study
New research from Mintel revealed that four in five US consumers agree that reducing food waste is as important as reducing packaging waste.
IFT 2016 In Review
Sethness meets clean label needs with expanded non-GMO and Class 1 caramel colors
After two years of tracking down documents, updating its supply chain and tweaking its formulas, Sethness Products Company claims “first-mover’s advantage” in the race to provide manufacturers with “cleaner” ingredients by securing Non-GMO Project...