Olymel’s $3m pork plant upgrade creates 160 jobs
Canadian meatpacker Olymel will invest CA$3m at its Vallée-Jonction pork factory to renovate its ham deboning lines in a move that will create 160 new jobs.
Archives for October 5, 2016
A shifting perception of responsibility for healthy diet makes food policy political touch point
A significant shift in the percentage of Americans who now believe society, rather than individuals, hold primary responsibility for choosing healthy food to promote wellness and prevent disease is mirrored by an increase in people who believe food...
The sky's the limit for cold brew, says High Brew Coffee CEO: 'We’re still at base camp looking up at Mount Everest'
High Brew Coffee is now in nine out of the 11 regions served by Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s direct store delivery (DSD) network, and is on course to hit the one million case mark in 2016 and surpass two million cases in 2017, as Americans continue to...
Cargill gains Non-GMO Project verification for erythritol, cane sugar, high-oleic sunflower oil
Cargill has joined a flurry of suppliers making non-GMO announcements at the Supply Side West trade show this year, gaining Non-GMO Project verification for erythritol, cane sugar, and high oleic sunflower oil.
PepsiCo: ‘There is nothing misleading about Naked Juice’
A lawsuit alleges that PepsiCo “misleadingly markets Naked Juice as predominantly containing high-value ingredients such as acai berry and kale, when the predominant ingredient is usually cheap, nutrient-poor apple juice.” But PepsiCo says the lawsuit is...
American Bakers Association backs 'potassium salt' petition: It sounds more clean label
The American Bakers Association (ABA) has joined the CSPI, Unilever, and other food manufacturers in voicing its support for a citizen’s petition asking the FDA to permit ‘potassium salt’ as an alternate name for potassium chloride on food labels, while...
CSP promises 'new standard' in odour fix
Alabama packaging solutions firm CSP Technologies has backed its Pharmapuck scavenging device to “set a new industry standard” to fix fetid odours and increase the shelf-life of packaged food products.
5 strategies that fueled PUR’s more than 5,000% growth in five years
In a world where most business growth comes from the tech, oil, gas and software industries, gum and mint maker The PÜR Company was “sweetly surprised” recently to secure a spot in PROFIT 500’s top 10 list of fastest growing Canadian companies and the...