All news articles for July 2014

Food industry is caught up in a promotional trap, Kraft CEO

Kraft: 'We have to unlearn what we believed to work in the past'

The food industry is caught up in a promotional trap, says Kraft CEO: ‘All of us have to realize it’s not the long-term way to run a business’

By Elaine Watson

Trade spending is not delivering in the way that it used to, and if the food industry wants to deliver profitable growth, it needs to reallocate resources into bigger and better innovations and brand-building - which “requires discipline”, says Kraft...

Mars claims solid plant fat holds the key to caramel water migration issues

Patent watch

Watertight idea? Mars files patent for multi-texture caramel

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Mars has filed a patent for ‘multi-texture’ caramel products, using a method that prevents moisture migration from caramel to crispy components without the need for a fat-based moisture barrier.

The study found that lean beef consumed as part of a DASH-style diet lowered blood pressure

US study shows lean beef can reduce blood pressure

By Georgi Gyton

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the US have revealed that the consumption of lean beef as part of a DASH-like diet (dietary approaches to stop hypertension), could actually reduce systolic blood pressure in humans with normal blood pressure...

Officials from the US and Mexico are collaborating to foster safety of fresh and minimally processed food products.

US and Mexico align on produce safety

By Jenni Spinner

Food safety officials from the US and Mexico have announced plans to unite on increasing the safety of fresh and minimally processed foods.

How much fast food do children eat?

How much fast food do children eat?

By Maggie Hennessy

A custom algorithm developed by University of Washington researchers that breaks down fast food restaurants (FFRs) by segment and meal type finds that children get most of their fast food calories from burger restaurants, though just 14% of children’s...

Australian marketers are looking to target the significant proportion of Americans who rarely eat lamb

Australia points to growing importance of US for beef and lamb exports

By Poorna Rodrigo

The USA is a key market for Australian beef and lamb exports and its importance is growing: Australia’s beef exports by volume to America shot up by 53% in the first half of 2014, [calendar year] compared with the same period in 2013, making America its...

Added sugar from soda, energy and sports drinks accounts for a fairly modest 4.9% of total energy in the American diet

Added sugars account for 14.1% of total energy intakes for Americans

What are the biggest contributors of added sugars to the US diet?

By Elaine Watson

While we tend to assume that fast food outlets (the bottomless soda cup) contribute a disproportionate amount of added sugar to the US diet compared with store-bought groceries, new data shows that the reverse is actually true.

DuPont talks protein

Protein: the bridge to fitness for the rest of us

By Maggie Hennessy

We have become a nation of fitness and nutrition go-getters, as evidenced by the skyrocketing number of fitness and nutrition apps and the mainstreaming of the sports nutrition market. 

Fortune 500 food co seeks help to make ‘shear-stable, flowable fluids’ from food pastes

NineSigma client wants to deliver edible paste via squeezable container

Mystery food giant seeks help to develop novel ‘flowable food pastes’

By Elaine Watson

A Fortune 500 food company is looking for a partner to help it develop squeezable 'flowable' pastes that don’t require consumers to use a knife to spread them, but still retain the same eating qualities, according to a posting on NineSigma’s...

Zola CEO: You can't engage just with 'likes'

Focus on social media

Zola CEO: You can't engage just with 'likes'

By Maggie Hennessy

When 13-year-old acai and coconut water manufacturer Zola decided to revamp its web presence to shift attention toward its growing coconut water line, founder and CEO Chris Cuvelier knew he risked losing some followers in the short term, but the long-term...

What do you do? Unlocking plant protein's potential

60-second interview: the day job

What do you do? Paul Niemann on unlocking plant protein's potential

By Maggie Hennessy

In the latest installment of our What do you do series, we caught up with Paul Niemann, who has been leading product development at quinoa snack firm eatKeenwa, on why new product development is more like problem solving, how many hats the EVP of a startup...

Whole Foods under fire over 'all-natural' labels in new class action lawsuit

Whole Foods' labels are misleading, deceptive, unfair and fraudulent, alleges lawsuit

Whole Foods targeted in new lawsuit over 'all-natural' claims

By Elaine Watson

Whole Foods Market has been targeted in another class action lawsuit alleging that products it labels as ‘all-natural’ are misbranded because they contain “artificial ingredients and flavorings, artificial coloring and chemical preservatives”. 

Gallery: The top ingredients for cognitive health

Special edition: Cognitive health

Gallery: The top ingredients for cognitive health

By Stephen Daniells

Memory, attention and focus, development, mood; there are numerous ways that a nutrient or ingredient can affect cognitive health. But which have the most science, how do they work, and how are they performing in the market. Check out our gallery of the...

Co Yo CEO says it's time for non-dairy dairy section

Interview with Co Yo CEO Ian Johnson

Co Yo CEO: Maybe it's time for a 'non-dairy' dairy section

By Maggie Hennessy

The concept of a healthy diet is one that continues to evolve—as special diets gain more attention and consumers become more attuned to ingredient lists, the role of animal vs. plant fats and the growing fervor surrounding what’s considered natural. 

Jams, jellies go beyond toast

Culinary trendwatching

Jams, jellies go beyond smearing on toast

By Maggie Hennessy

Whether it’s bringing bold heat, blending unusual flavors, adding a punch of superfruit or cleaning up the label, Millennials are driving food trends on the supermarket shelf and shaking up the longtime pantry staple of jams and jellies in the process,...

BSE ban on Brazilian beef lifted by china, Australian concerns

China lifts Brazilian beef ban

By Ed Bedington

Brazilian producers are hoping to recapture lost ground after China announced it was lifting its ban on the country’s beef, imposed following the discovery of BSE in 2012.

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