Gluten-free festive bake-off: Quality vs nutrition
BakeryandSnacks.com has put together a ‘festive bake-off’ scouring all the science and research from 2012 on gluten-free products to see how efforts to improve quality and up nutrition compare.
Archives for December 20, 2012
Gluten free ‘most popular approach to weight loss’ for 2013 (but it doesn’t work, say dietitians)
Despite strong evidence to the contrary, the belief that a gluten-free diet will help you lose weight and improve your health - even if you don’t have celiac disease - continues to gain momentum, according to a new survey.
General Mills: ‘We expect to earn our fair share of the Greek yogurt segment over time’
General Mills has been making up lost ground in the fast-growing US Greek yogurt market, increasing its market share to 9% compared with less than 6% in early summer.
Value engineering: Better food structure and improved ingredient delivery can reduce costs
Techniques employed by industry to slash levels of salt, fat and sugar in food could be better utilised to cost effectively manage the levels of other expensive ingredients in foods.
Are all foods linked to cancer? Yes … but don’t worry, say researchers
There is evidence linking almost every food or ingredient to cancer, but don’t worry because the evidence for pretty much all of it is very weak, say researchers.
Runaway Omega-3 beverage demand ‘can be scary’ – Virun CEO
Virun CEO Philip Bromley tells Ben Bouckley about the firm’s evolution from drug delivery technology into the beverage sphere, and explains that DHA and EPA Omega-3 oils dominate functional demands from clients.
Suspension of NPA MarketPlace symptom of changing trade show landscape
New Hope Natural Media’s decision to suspend the NPA MarketPlace show for 2013 is symptomatic of changes in the trade show industry across all markets since the financial collapse of 2008, said Fred Linder, president of New Hope.