News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Obesity-prone minority US children from low-income families could reduce their body mass index (BMI) by prolonged consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereals, new research suggests.
Consumers tend to buy more soda when offered it in packs of smaller sized servings than when offered a single large drink, according to new research.
At 270.7lbs, Americans eat more meat per capita* than any other nation (with the exception of the carnivorous folk of Luxembourg, who get through a whopping 301.4lbs). But they are eating less than they used to, says market researcher Packaged Facts.
Mondelez has developed a method for improved print quality on chewing gum that it claims will help boost consumer appeal.
ALDI is introducing its premium private label range ‘Specially Selected’ to US stores after it proved a big hit in Europe.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new report outlining European salt reduction strategies – and while most countries are following EU guidelines, there are still big differences between policies.
Industry they may see benefits in lowering prices and making products available to broader markets, according to one expert who suggests that manufacturers should consider people not profits by looking at the bigger 'socially responsible picture'.
A report on labeling and marketing of energy drinks by three members of Congress matches much of what industry is already working toward, according the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
THE BANKRUPTCY THAT ROCKED THE MARKET
Hostess Brands has closed all asset sales and pulled in $860m; a figure a little less than the worth of the company but expected given the speed of the sell-offs, an analyst says.
One of the inventors of the B Corporation concept, Andrew Kassoy, said his goal was to find a way to harness the entrepreneurial spirit to solve social problems. Along the way, he discovered that a new corporate structure was needed to support that mission.