Tyson Foods in sandwich mega deal
US-based Tyson Foods has agreed to acquire sandwich-maker AdvancePierre Foods in a $4.2bn deal that will expand the giant meat processor’s market share in prepared foods.
Archives for April 25, 2017
Goodman Gluten Free’s baked goods enter 2,000 stores with new Ahold deal
As more shelf-space is dedicated to gluten-free products in the snack and bread aisles, one retired baking industry veteran noticed a void in the in-store bakery section—and it pulled him out of retirement and back to the drawing board.
Coca-Cola to cut 1,200 jobs after fizzy drink sales fell 1%
Coca-Cola says it will cut approximately 1,200 jobs after global carbonated drink sales fell 1% in the quarter to March 31.
Ingredion clinical trial shows blood sugar lowering potential of Versafibe ingredient
Researchers baked cookies using Versafibe 1490, a branded resistant starch by Ingredion, and another batch without it. Then they had 28 healthy participants eat either one cookie to compare Versafibe’s effect on postprandial blood glucose levels, and...
Soylent recalls shipments of Soylent 1.8 powder over undeclared allergen
Soylent is voluntarily recalling 890 boxes of its Soylent 1.8 powder because it may contain undeclared milk, says the company, which had hoped to stay out of the spotlight after a rocky few months marred by recalls of version 1.6 of its powdered beverage...
SPECIAL REPORT: Consumers and ‘clean’ food: Where is the clean label trend going next?
To the casual observer, ‘cleaning up’ our food sounds like an eminently sensible thing to do. But where is the clean label trend going, and is ditching every ingredient you can’t pronounce really the key to fixing the ‘broken’ food system (as Panera...