Mondelez to build ‘world’s largest cookie plant’ in Mexico
Mondelez International will invest $350m in a cookie plant that will become the world’s largest, according to the President of Mexico.
Archives for July 2, 2013
Patriotic brands? Hershey’s, Coca-Cola, and Wrigley’s make the top 10
As marketers gear up for the Fourth of July, drape the Star-Spangled Banner over products, and pull out their best Uncle Sam look-a-likes for commercials, the most patriotic of brands are American icons, according to a quantitative brand values survey.
Sweetened milk consumption 'undermines' child diet quality, says Havard expert
The industry-encouraged consumption of sweetened, reduced-fat, flavored milk by children as an alternative to plain whole milk “undermines diet quality,” a Harvard pediatric health expert has claimed.
Big interview, Gregory Jaffe, Director of Biotechnology, CSPI
CSPI: There are legitimate concerns about GMOs, but not around food safety, and labeling would be misleading
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has made a name for itself by tackling the food industry’s big guns on everything from artery-furring entrees to misleading label claims. But where does it stand on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?
AHPA recommends changing Prop 65 warnings
The American Herbal Products Association has weighed in on draft proposals to amend California’s Proposition 65. Among the group’s recommendations are changes to the language of the warnings mandated under the law.
Fortune 500 co. seeks Holy Grail of clean label solvent for ‘natural’ beverages
A Fortune 500 manufacturer is looking for partners to help it find more consumer-friendly clean-label non-aqueous solvent technologies to sue in its ready-to-drink beverages.
‘A game changer for our youngsters’: USDA’s new snacks rule banishes junk food from schools
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released tough new rules on ‘competitive’ foods sold in school vending machines, cafes and snack bars as part of its commitment to improve child nutrition under The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.