Archives for April 9, 2019

NEWS IN BRIEF

fairlife to build $200m production facility to meet mounting consumer demand

Ultra-filtered milk brand fairlife (backed by Coca-Cola) is increasing its production and distribution capacity with plans to build a $200m, 300,000-square-foot facility in a suburb outside of Phoenix, Arizona. The new facility is slated to be...

PHA 2019 Summit

Partnership for a Healthier America and convenience stores band together to help Americans eat better

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is leveraging the impact convenience stores can have on changing Americans' eating habits for the better through its partnerships with c-store chains and distributors.

Using apps and in-store nutritionists to engage online shoppers could boost basket ring & loyalty

Ecommerce may account for only a fraction of overall grocery sales currently, but it is growing quickly – and retailers and brands can better take advantage of the opportunities it offers by working with dietitians to create nutrition-centered apps and...

Sprout Foods commits to adding more veggies to its baby food to help prevent obesity later in life

Frustrated that efforts to “treat or fix” childhood obesity in the US have fallen short, Sprout Foods is teaming with the Partnership for a Healthier America to try and prevent the problem from occurring by training children from an early age to crave...

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit: Nestlé to assess how nutritional recommendation reform can meet ageing needs

Nestlé’s Dr Jörg Hager will deliver a keynote address at the second Healthy Ageing APAC Summit, where he will assess the changes needed in nutritional recommendations for an ageing population.