Study links heme iron in meat to heart disease
Latest research from the US claims further evidence that red meat consumption increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 57%.
Archives for May 6, 2014
China gives thumbs-up to poultry from Virginia
China has lifted a long-running import ban on poultry and poultry products from the US state of Virginia.
Special edition: Organic & Non-GMO
Consumer Reports: 84% of US consumers buy food with organic seal, but some are confused about its meaning
84% of US consumers buy organic food sometimes, and 45% of them buy it at least once a month, according to a new national survey of 1,016 adults. However, there is a disparity between what they think the organic seal means and what they think it should mean.
Special edition: Organic & non-GMO
The biggest fallacy about GMOs is that we need them to feed the world: WFP
For a growing global population facing dwindling resources, non-GMO plant-based proteins are the future, says 29-year-old non-GMO and organic soybean and corn supplier World Food Processing (WFP).
Snyder's-Lance buys Baptista's Bakery, sells private brands business
Snack giant Snyder's-Lance is to buy Wisconsin-based Baptista's Bakery and sell its private brands business as its re-shapes its portfolio to focus on branded products and expand its capabilities in premium and better-for-you snacks.
Mondelēz and D.E Master Blenders 1753 team up to create ‘world’s leading pure-play coffee company’
Mondelēz International - the snack food business that spun off from Kraft in 2012 - is to merge its coffee portfolio with that of D.E Master Blenders 1753 to create “the world's leading pure-play coffee company”.
Big interview: Noha Waibsnaider, founder & CEO, Peeled Snacks
Peeled Snacks CEO: Let's just say my first business plan significantly underestimated how much time and money I'd need
Armed with an MBA from Columbia University, a great contacts book, and a keen understanding of the CPG market after a two-year stint working at Unilever, Noha Waibsnaider was probably better equipped than most to face the challenges ahead when she...