Cockroach finding shuts Foster Farms plant
A Foster Farms poultry plant has been temporarily shut down after cockroaches were found in the facility.
Archives for January 9, 2014
US poultry plant suspends production due to cockroaches
US poultry company Foster Farms has closed down its Livingston plant due to cockroaches being observed during official plant inspections.
US in-store bakery market worth $13 bn
Despite that they account for a relatively small percentage of perishable dollar sales at most retailers, in-store bakeries are thriving, according to recent data from Packaged Facts.
Caring, sharing and saving cash...PepsiCo’s staff wellness program
PepsiCo’s staff wellness program saved cash in terms of lower healthcare costs but its mainstream ‘lifestyle management’ component had little overall effect, US researchers have concluded.
Focus on bio-availability and not just label claims to make people nutrient replete: Ashoka fellow
The food and nutrition industries should be focusing on bioavailablity and bioefficacy of nutrients, and not just on big numbers on product labels, says a leading social entrepreneur who has spent over a decade boosting the nutritional status of the...
Qualisoy on transfat crackdown: Removing GRAS status from PHOs is extreme and other options should be explored
The FDA’s proposal to revoke the GRAS status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in a bid to oust artificial trans fats from the US diet “is extreme… and other options should be explored”, says soybean industry collaborative Qualisoy.
Diet soda in a funk? Not ours, says Zevia boss as he adds monk fruit to his zero-cal menu: Zevia could be a $1bn brand
As Coke and Pepsi watch their diet soda sales stagnate, the arrows on the sales growth chart on Zevia CEO Paddy Spence’s wall are going in the opposite direction, with growth of his zero-calorie sodas up in the triple digits.
Olam ramps up production capacity at giant Vietnam spice processing facility
Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients (SVI) - the world’s leading supplier of dehydrated onion, garlic, and capsicums and a leading player in tomatoes - has expanded and upgraded its 85,300sq ft spice processing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Action on Sugar: New global campaign takes aim at high level of sugar in foods and drinks
A new global campaign will bring together experts and policy makers to tackle the current global epidemic of obesity and diabetes by reducing 'unnecessarily high' levels of sugar in food and beverage products.
Sugar under siege: Reformulation can win the battle, says Barry Callebaut
Replacing sugar with fibers in chocolate could be more effective in reducing global sugar consumption than cutting portion sizes, but will come at a cost, according to Barry Callebaut.
Genius ‘suitably busy’ amid global expansion
Gluten-free major Genuis is suitably busy with an ambitious international expansion plan as it moves into the United Arab Emirates (UAE), its commercial director says.