More than 29 per cent of people in North America never buy private label cereal, citing taste as the main reason for not choosing such products, according to a study of 6,100 participants by research firm, Market Force Information.
Heinz has dismissed claims that it is misleading consumers in the way it markets its Classico pasta sauces after finding itself at the receiving end of criticism from the National Consumers League (NCL) along with Del Monte and several other leading manufacturers.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking industry comments on a proposed agency-led study to evaluate how consumers respond to multiple nutrition labeling statements on food packages.
Volatile commodity markets and global food supply disruption spurred a 23 percent spike in Cargill’s third quarter net earnings, the company said Wednesday.
Renewed scrutiny of the sustainability of krill harvesting off Antartica is likely following a new study linking falling penguin numbers to declining krill populations.
Fat in pistachios may not be completely absorbed by the body, meaning that they could be lower in available calories, according to new research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Washington, D.C.
Pasta enriched with resistant starch may offer an important improvement in nutritional quality without reducing sensory characteristics or consumer acceptance, according to new research.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has opened a new $5.6m food technology center to provide state of the art facilities for food science students, after enrollments in its undergraduate program more than tripled in the past five years.
Children who regularly consume non-fried potatoes may have more nutritious diets overall, suggests new research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Washington, D.C.
Leading industrial chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has opened its first cocoa pilot plant in North America, a move that follows its reported objective to grow its chocolate volume sales by between 6 to 8 per cent up to 2013.
Higher performance and low maintenance are among the benefits claimed for two new compact form fill seal units from French machinery manufacturer Arcil.
The North American food industry has “barely scratched the surface” when it comes to the growth potential of Fair Trade certification for food ingredients, with double-digit growth in groceries likely to continue for some time to come, according to Fair...
Consumers may consider organic cookies, yogurt and potato chips to be tastier, healthier and lower in calories because they carry an organic label, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Cornell.
The specialty food sector made a comeback last year, experiencing growth of 7.7 percent – and launches of premium private label products slowed, according to a new market report.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Monday that it will increase sugar imports by 325,000 short tons in fiscal 2011 – a move that has been welcomed by sweetener users.
Taste cells may not work individually, like other sensory cells, but together in a circuit that produces a wide array of receptors and transmitters, according to a new review.
An ‘overly restrictive’ policy on the fortification of organic foods with non-organic functional ingredients such as omega-3s could stifle innovation in the organic sector and damage consumers, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has warned.
While the vast majority of Americans (82 percent) accept that weight management is a matter of personal responsibility, almost a third (30 percent) also believe their genes are to blame for their expanding girth, while six out of 10 agree that ‘healthy...
‘Diet’ has become a dirty word – but there are major opportunities to develop the weight management market without focusing on dieting or obesity, according to a Datamonitor analyst.
Developments in food technology have provided many benefits, but have also contributed to poor health since well before the age of artificial trans fats, claims a new commentary in JAMA.
Soy ingredients company Solae has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical (WME) companies, for practices Solae claims raise the bar for the food industry.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) sympathizes with the motivations behind the Free Speech About Science Act 2011 just introduced into Congress, but fears it could be a double-edged sword.
Construction of the first phase of a monster dairy processing facility claimed to be one of the “largest, most modern and technologically advanced plants in the world” should be completed by the end of this year, bosses at Leprino Foods have revealed.
Despite no globally accepted definition for gluten-free, gluten-free food manufacturers should aim for the lowest possible levels of gluten to gain loyal celiac customers, says dietitian Shelley Case.
Warning labels on junk foods could work better to deter consumption than taxes alone, according to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.
Sugar policy reform is back on the US legislative agenda, as two new bills that aim to end the sugar price support program have attracted broad food industry support.
The wide spectrum of people’s perception of bitter foods may be related to unusually high levels of genetic variation in their bitter-taste receptors, according to a new study.
A raft of new food and drink products containing an intense natural sweetener from monk fruit (luo han guo) could hit shelves in the United States this year, according to the New Zealand-based firm driving its commercialization.
Flavors marketed as extreme, adventurous, and ‘take me away’ are driving new product development in the United States, according to Wixon’s director of marketing Kim Holman – but why now?
Rising food prices are likely to cause consumers to hold on to cost-cutting recessionary shopping behaviors, according to a new report from market research organization The NPD Group.
The lawyer representing a man claiming to have found a mouse in a can of energy drink has dismissed claims by the brand owner that it was “virtually impossible” for the rodent to have entered the can at the manufacturing stage.
After years of unsuccessful attempts to culture taste cells, a team of researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center has demonstrated that living human taste cells can be maintained in culture for at least seven months.
A federal judge has ruled that a case against the Campbell Soup Company can proceed, in which four New Jersey women claim that the company’s ‘less sodium’ claim on tomato soup is misleading.
The US Department of Agriculture has proposed that companies should hold meat and poultry products until inspectors have received foodborne pathogen test results, in an effort to reduce illness.
Concerns over the potential increase in the risk of breast cancer recurrence from consuming soy isoflavones may be unfounded, according to combined data from over 16,000 women.
Coca-Cola has successfully road tested “several” ways of creating a 100 percent plant-based PET (polyethylene) bottle in the lab, but says more work is needed before it can be scaled up to work at an industrial level.
A growing number of healthy Americans over the age of 50 are thinking about aging in terms of health and wellness, and present huge opportunities for the food industry, says a new report from Packaged Facts.
PepsiCo filed for trademarks for three new mid-calorie soft drinks in late January and early February – Pepsi Next, Mtn Dew Next, and Sierra Mist Next, according to trademark office records.
Kettle chips and Emerald nuts maker Diamond Foods has struck a $2.35bn deal with Procter & Gamble to merge with the latter’s Pringles chips operation in a move that will more than triple the size of its snack foods empire.
Steviol glycosides produced by fermentation could be on the market in the coming years due to advances made by Swiss company Evolva and Californian R&D partner Abunda Nutrition, which it plans to acquire.
The European Commission today approved DuPont’s €4.5bn offer for Danish probiotics, enzymes and ingredients giant Danisco but the deal remains in doubt as to date only 6% of Danisco shareholders have accepted the offer.
People with addictive-like eating behaviours have similar patterns of brain activations to those who suffer from substance dependence, according to new research.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an easier-to-use version of its food recall search engine, in direct response to Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, the agency said Tuesday.
American consumers are rejecting processed and functional foods and embracing whole foods – and industry needs to react with innovative formulation, according to a presentation at the recent Nutracon conference.
