News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A new scientific review has called for more research into the effects of internet food advertising on teenagers amid fears that teens are too easily influenced by companies marketing unhealthy foods.
Nestle is being slammed for sourcing milk from a Mugabe-owned farm in Zimbabwe. In a world where both business and information are globalised, any big business practices deemed unacceptable – wherever they take place – are liable to unleash a furious...
Canadian natural foods group SunOpta has said it has agreed to pay $11.25m to settle class action lawsuits that accused the company of overstating its earnings and lacking internal financial controls.
Get your pitchforks ready! There are evil-doers out there! We’ve been conned: Probiotics don’t work. Dannon’s settling out of court, EFSA’s rejecting health claims, and the media is starting a witch hunt.
Probiotic mechanisms of action, new delivery systems for the healthy bacteria and an overview of the latest clinical trials in humans will be core topics of discussion at the IPA World Congress early next year.
World cocoa prices have just hit record highs sparking suggestions that the resulting cost changes could aid the Kraft bid for Cadbury.
The recession has made US consumers shop around for good deals and carefully weigh up the merits of brands says a new survey – but it says quality still comes first.