All news articles for June 2014

The children are our future (in tea), says Packaged Facts

The children are our future (in tea), says Packaged Facts

By Maggie Hennessy

Tea isn’t just for grown-ups anymore, as instant and ready-to-drink teas are paving the way for strong positioning among families, children and teens, according to a recent report by market research firm Packaged Facts.

Time for a rethink on saturated fat?

Special edition: Oils & fats

Time for a rethink on saturated fat?

By Elaine Watson

If the cover of TIME magazine earlier this month (headline: Eat Butter) is anything to go by, it would seem that the conversation about fat, and saturated fat in particular, is changing, at least in the media. But are policymakers sitting up and taking...

Portable and adventurous: Snyder’s-Lance on what’s next in snacks

Portable and adventurous: Snyder’s-Lance on what’s next in snacks

By Maggie Hennessy

Snacking is becoming more of a lifestyle than simply a between-meal indulgence for time-strapped US consumers, which means more opportunity to innovate in flavor, nutrition and delivery formats for snack food manufacturers like Snyder’s-Lance Inc. 

Bloomberg’s big soda cap is dead

Bloomberg’s big soda cap is dead

By Maggie Hennessy

New York’s highest court has refused to reinstate New York City’s controversial limit on the sale of large sugary beverages, effectively killing the city’s final appeal. 

World Meat Congress - an overview

World Meat Congress - an overview

By Georgi Gyton

GlobalMeatNews travelled to Beijing, China for the 20th annual World Meat Congress, which took place from 14-16 June 2014. In this video we give you an overview of the event, as well as an exclusive interview with Canadian agriculture minister, Gerry...

Is your product ready for nutrition label changes?

Insights from IFT 2014

Is your product ready for nutrition label changes?

By Maggie Hennessy

Food and beverage manufacturers are holding their collective breath in anticipation of the proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts panel put forth by the Food and Drug Administration and likely to be finalized next year. 

Canadian minister urged collaboration in global meat industry

Canadian minister urges co-operation in global meat industry

By Ed Bedington

Co-operation and collaboration has to be way forward for the international meat trade, according to Canadian agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, who launched a stinging attack on his US counterparts over the use of non-scientific barriers to trade.

IFT 2014: Chefs! Is it time to proudly serve GMOs on your table?

IFT 2014: Chefs! Is it time to proudly serve GMOs on your table?

By Elaine Watson

You'd think that pro-science,'molecular gastronomists' such as Chef Homaru Cantu would be all in favor of genetically engineered foods, especially if they can add nutrition, or reduce the environmental impact of food production, right?...

Progress on PHOs and why saturated fat is still bad: Bunge

Special edition: Oils & Fats

Progress on PHOs and why saturated fat is still bad: Bunge

By Maggie Hennessy

The packaged food industry has removed roughly three-quarters of the 8 billion pounds of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) that abounded in the marketplace at the heyday of trans fats in 2004-‘05, though a few problem areas and holdouts remain—particularly...

Chinese xanthan gum prices hit all time low

Chinese xanthan gum prices hit all time low

By Lynda Searby

Xanthan prices continue to be very competitive, guar prices remain steady and cassia prices have escalated owing to a reduced crop in India, according to a hydrocolloids analyst.

Beef from cattle over 30 months old will now be eligible for export

Hong Kong expands market access for US beef

By Georgi Gyton

The United States has agreed a deal with Hong Kong, which will see an expanded range of US beef and beef products eligible for export to the region.

Non-GMO not necessarily organic, and other GMO myths busted: OTA

Non-GMO not necessarily organic, and other GMO myths busted: OTA

By Maggie Hennessy

With all the attention GMOs have received in recent months—good and bad—confusion in the marketplace has inevitably followed, as consumers scramble to make sense of the pro- and anti-camps’ arguments and product manufactures scramble to keep track of...

Packaged Facts: why there's still growth in protein

Macho yogurt, nuts & eco-eating: why there’s still growth in protein

By Maggie Hennessy

Growing consumer interest in positive nutrition, demographic shifts, new eating patterns, recent scientific findings, and the recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans all point to a bright future for protein-rich foods and beverages,...

FDA probe threw 'wet blanket' over caffeinated food trend, but consumers still crave energy, says Datamonitor

FDA probe threw 'wet blanket' over caffeinated food trend, but consumers still crave energy, says Datamonitor

By Elaine Watson

The flow of caffeinated foods hitting the US market “slowed to a trickle” after Wrigley pulled its Alert Energy gum in the wake of the FDA probe into caffeine, says Datamonitor. But it’s too early to write off this trend just yet, as consumers still crave...

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