News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Consumers are increasingly looking for quality seals and trust marks on food products, which provide a fast and easy indication of the item's benefits, according to research conducted by ConAgra Foods.
'Mega-brands' have become so imbedded in the consciousness of American consumers that they continue to dominate and shape the food industry, despite often being at odds with the USDA's Dietary Guidelines, according to an expert in nutrition science.
People with more magnesium and less copper in their blood could reduce their risk of death from cancer by as much as 50 per cent, says a new study from France.
The European food industry has announced that its bi-annual congress in Brussels will be firmly focused on meeting consumers needs.
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Healthy eating is no longer motivated simply by self-interest. Family welfare has become the overriding concern, and children have become the real driving force behind the health trend.
Just a month after the reformulation of its flagship 7Up drink, Cadbury Schweppes is set to face a lawsuit that accuses the firm of deceptively advertising the product as 'natural'.