Innovation key to keeping up with growing private label, report
Increased competition from private label products means that food and beverage manufacturers must focus on innovation in order to maintain market share, warns a new report.
Archives for September 16, 2010
GLG taps into Chinese demand for stevia; helps plug sugar shortfall
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Fengyang Xiaogangcun Yongkang Foods High Tech Co. Ltd. (FXY) for distribution of its stevia products in China.
Researchers breed non-GM soybeans for trans-free oil
Researchers have created a new form of soybean oil using traditional plant breeding that contains significantly elevated levels of oleic acid for trans and saturated fat replacement.
Nutritional value informs adult snack choices in Canada, says NPD report
Canada’s snack consumption is higher than the US rate, but better for you products dominate when adult consumption patterns are tracked, finds a new report from the US based NPD Group.
Report seeks to avert drop in Hispanic dairy consumption
A white paper from the Innovation Center for US Dairy has warned that Hispanic consumption of dairy products could go into decline.
FDA warns Penguin Juice Company over pasteurization
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the Michigan-based Penguin Juice Company that its products are considered adulterated as they are not pasteurized, despite being labeled as such.