Fighting fat is crucial to battle for food resources: Study
Tackling the global obesity epidemic is ‘crucial’ in the fight for food security and ecological sustainability, say researchers.
Archives for June 25, 2012
Are soda industry CSR campaigns bad for public health?
Expensive and elaborate CSR campaigns used by the soda industry, focused on consumers rather than on the corporation, echo tactics employed by big tobacco firms, argue experts.
ConAgra CEO: ‘The big challenge continues to be shopper behavior'
Ultra-frugal shoppers are continuing to make life very challenging in the US grocery sector, although commodity inflation is finally coming down, says the chief executive of ConAgra Foods.
Obama administration states opposition to FDA budget cut
The Obama administration has stated its opposition to a fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal that could see the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suffer a budget cut worth millions of dollars.
Dow hails surge in omega-9 canola production as industry seeks healthier fats
Production of The Dow Chemical Company’s omega-9 canola oil has more than doubled over the past year, as food manufacturers have continued to seek healthier alternatives to oils high in trans and saturated fatty acids, the company has said.
A Fistful of Dollars more: Coke pumps $3bn into India
Coca-Cola India announced today that it plans to invest a further $3bn dollars in India through to 2020 to capture 'enormous growth potential' in the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (NARTD) market).
Wrigley’s menthol gum appeal against Cadbury dismissed
A US appeal court has upheld a previous federal court decision which found that Wrigley’s patent on a menthol chewing gum formulation was too similar to earlier patents as argued by Cadbury Adams USA.