Consumers underestimate health benefits of meat: survey
Most consumers don’t fully recognize the nutrition benefits of meat and poultry, according to a recent survey conducted online by Harris Poll for the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Archives for April 27, 2014
1.4 million US users in three months: The meteoric rise of grocery coupon app Checkout 51
Just over three months after launching in the US market, grocery coupon app Checkout 51 has attracted an eye-boggling 1.4 million users, and expects to attract tens of millions more. Why? Because it’s really easy to use, says co-founder Noah Godfrey.
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Hain Celestial buys Rudi's Organic Bakery in $61.3m deal
Organic and natural products giant Hain Celestial has acquired Rudi's Organic Bakery from Charterhouse Equity Partners in a $61.3m deal.
Active duty Marine's energy shot packs mega doses of vitamins
Battlefield experience in Afghanistan gave Marine Corps Maj. Robert Dyer a good idea of what he wanted in a supplement. And surving the stress of being a forward air controller in the combat zone helped him weather the stress of launching a new...
Key Insights from Food Vision
Insect economics: Insect production could utilise global food waste to produce nutritionally better protein
The huge amounts of food and agricultural produce that end up as waste could be used to feed insects and produce high-quality animal protein that is better for environment, according to Professor Arnold van Huis.
Stonyfield recalls potentially tainted organic YoBaby yogurt across US
Organic yogurt giant Stonyfield is recalling cups of its YoBaby brand yogurt from 122 stores across the US over fears the products may be contaminated with coliform bacteria.
INNOBEV GLOBAL SOFT DRINKS CONGRESS 2014
RTD coffee the next big thing? ‘We’ve heard that quite a few times before!’
Zenith International chairman Richard Hall has expressed skepticism over RTD coffee’s credentials as the ‘next big thing’, despite impressive growth since 2003.
Severe obesity in US children on the rise, multipronged solution needed
All classes of obesity in US children have increased over the past 14 years, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. A physician specializing in food, nutrition and metabolism told FoodNavigator-USA he wouldn’t rule out stronger measures like...
Special edition: Organics and Non-GMO
Door to Door Organics: Millennials are buying pretty much everything else online. Why not food?
“We could have expanded our market massively and aggressively if we said we’ll deliver anything to anyone, anywhere at any time. But we’d also have lost a lot of money,” says the president and CEO of one of the most successful online grocery platforms in...