Saputo completes $1.45bn Morningstar acquisition
Saputo has completed its $1.45bn acquisition of Dean Foods’ Morningstar dairy division – a move the Canadian dairy giant hopes will help to expand its US manufacturing and distribution footprint.
Archives for January 4, 2013
Diet and depression: New studies should follow CVD research models, researchers argue
Future studies into diet and depression should follow the research models used by those investigating how dietary factors affect heart disease risk, say researchers.
FTC: Snacks marketed to kids showed ‘minimal or no improvements in nutrition from 2006 to 2009’
While there were small nutritional improvements in most foods marketed to children from 2006 to 2009, snacks promoted to kids “showed minimal or no improvements” while cereals targeting young people remained the “least nutritious” in the category, says a...
Food shoppers are women, marketers are men: Houston, we have a problem…
It is well known that most food shoppers are women, but does the food industry get that in its marketing? Not really, says female marketing expert, author and CEO of The Female Factor, Bridget Brennan.
General Mills’ agreement to change Fruit Roll-Ups labeling is a ‘step in the right direction’, says CSPI
General Mills has taken a ‘step in the right direction’ as it agrees to improve its Fruit Roll-Up labeling in light of a class action lawsuit, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has said.
FDA sends warning letter to farm linked to salmonella in cantaloupes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to the farm at the centre of a salmonella outbreak that led to three deaths and sickened more than 250 people.
Rev7 branded degradable gum exits US as maker seeks licensees
Rev7 makers Revolymer has decided to stop selling branded gum in the US to avoid conflicting with its efforts to license the degradable gum base used in the product to other firms.
New USP standards will help stevia formulators cut costs, improve accuracy
New testing standards for steviol glycosides and caffeine announced by the United States Phamacopeial Convention (USP) will help the formulators of products containing those ingredients cut costs and improve efficiency, a USP official said.
Americans are eating 10g less fat per day than they did in the late 1970s
On average, Americans are eating 10g less fat per day today than they were in the late 1970s, according to new research.