Consumers will pay more for local foods: Study
Consumers are willing to pay more for foods that are grown and produced locally rather than having travelled extensively during production, according to new research.
Archives for February 27, 2013
Snacks/sweets are key online opportunity categories for new online grocery shoppers: Hartman Group
The move online is not moving as quickly for grocery e-tailing as for other industries, but products likes snacks and sweets are a key opportunity sector for attracting first time shoppers.
Special edition: New trends in weight management
Is 2013 the year that CLA breaks through in foods and beverages in the US?
After years of relative success in the supplement zone, and a couple of small scale food and beverage launches, 2013 promises to be a ‘breakthrough’ year for CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) in the US food & beverage sector.
Nestlé buys Louisiana depression food firm
Nestlé has bought its second brain health-focused medical foods start-up in eight months after snaffling Red River Pharma-owned Pamlab which makes high-dose vitamin supplements targeting depression, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
Unilever & Nestlé tell Oxfam to bring other stakeholders to food ethics table
Unilever and Nestlé say Oxfam missed an opportunity for a wider and more comprehensive debate about food ethics after the NGO published a damning report on the supply chains of the world’s biggest food firms this week.
US livestock bodies intervene in horse slaughter lawsuit
The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) has joined a campaign by several other US organisations to combat the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) plans to block the slaughter of unwanted and unusable horses at a New Mexico slaughtering...
Health with a dash of color: Sunsweet Bakery launches plum-infused purple baked goods
Sunsweet Bakery has launched a new line of purple colored plum-infused baked goods that offer a tasty, new experience with a ‘myriad of health benefits’, it says.
GMA: Banning, taxing or restricting access to certain foods or beverages will not solve the obesity problem
“Public policy proposals to ban, tax or restrict consumer access to certain foods or beverages will not solve the obesity problem”, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has insisted, following the publication of a book by New York Times...
AB InBev fiercely denies ‘watered down’ Budweiser allegations in face of US class action
A US class action alleges that Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) labels showing the alcohol content of brands such as Budweiser are ‘false in every instance’, with consumers deliberately overcharged for watered-down beer, claims the brewer fiercely denies.
miller coors jv partners will both 'vigorously' contest action
Molson Coors sues SAB Miller for move to kill Canada licensing deal
Molson Coors has launched legal action against SAB Miller in response to the UK company's move to terminate a licensing agreement granting the US-Canada brewer rights to license SAB products in the country, with the latter blaming low volume sales.
Muller PepsiCo JV takes Müller yogurt to more US cities as Batavia factory prepares for summer opening
Muller Quaker Dairy, the joint venture between PepsiCo and German dairy giant Theo Müller Group, is rolling out Müller yogurts to more US cities in the Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and Southeast regions, including Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Tampa...
Poultry firm reports increased mortality at Mexican plant
The poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation revealed it has identified an increased mortality rate in one of its breeder flocks