All news articles for April 2019

Walmart develops own beef supply chain

Walmart develops own beef supply chain

By Aidan Fortune

US retailer Walmart is to create its own end-to-end beef production in an effort to offer a “more secure and transparent supply chain”.

Quality control plans for Brazilian poultry

ABPA outlines quality control plans for Brazilian poultry sector

By Aidan Fortune

In an effort to demonstrate its quality standards, the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) recently undertook an in-depth on-site analysis of the poultry meat industry’s facilities, taking food safety, sustainability and animal health and welfare...

Hormel Foods to build solar array

Hormel Foods to build solar array

By Aidan Fortune

US processor Hormel Foods Corporation has started construction on a solar energy project at its Swiss American Sausage Company facility in California.

JBS acquires pig processor in Seberi

JBS acquires pig processor in Seberi

By Aidan Fortune

JBS has expanded its presence in the pork sector with the purchase of a processing business in Seberi, located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Is voice ordering the future of online grocery?

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Major retailers including Walmart and Amazon are extending into voice-assisted shopping through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant smart home speakers, but is consumer interest in the area of voice ordering matching up with industry investment?

What’s next for brand Coke? Coffee, energy and beyond

What’s next for brand Coke?

By Rachel Arthur

Coca-Cola Coffee and Coca-Cola Energy could spearhead the evolution of brand Coca-Cola, as beverage categories continue to blur and Coca-Cola looks to maintain momentum for its flagship brand.

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'The number one consumer driver is natural or clean label, followed by glycemic index and keto friendly...'

Sweeteners in focus: Where next for allulose, stevia, isomaltulose?

By Elaine Watson

Are sugar alcohols losing their luster, will allulose take off, and is stevia still hot? FoodNavigator-USA caught up with Icon Foods, Cargill and Beneo to explore formulation trends as brands come under increasing pressure to reduce sugar and keep labels...

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'We're not trying to keep anyone out of the market'

What is an ‘authentic’ kombucha? KBI gears up to publish definition

By Elaine Watson

As a wave of lawsuits has brought the debate over what kombucha is and how it is made into sharper focus, trade association Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) is putting the finishing touches on a standard it claims will help preserve the integrity...

US crackdown on private association meat producers

US crackdown on private association meat producers

By Brenda Dionisi

A potentially precedent setting case in the US is being brought to a district court in Pennsylvania over the right to impose controls on a special kind of meat producer - a so-called “private membership association” farm business. These producers, who...

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