US progress with Mexico highlighted on panel discussion
Mexico’s decision to expand imports of US beef was highlighted at a panel discussion on positive developments between the two countries.
Archives for May 21, 2014
Kraft: Meat has been largely absent from healthy-protein snacking
Kraft Foods has developed a high-protein snack with a meat component to tap into a space in healthy-protein snacking that it says has been missed.
Proposed nutrition labels more effective than current labels: survey
In line with the goals set forth by FDA’s proposed Nutrition Facts updates, consumers find proposed labels easier to read in less time and perceive food and beverage products with larger serving sizes to be less healthy, according to a study from the...
New artificial sweetener gains FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the sweetener advantame for general use in food and beverages.
Unilever sells Bertolli, Ragu for $2.15bn
Condiment manufacturer Mizkan Group will acquire Unilever’s Ragu and Bertolli pasta sauce brands for $2.15 billion in an all-cash deal.
Leading academic calls results “out of line and improbable”...
Updated: NY’s GMO labeling would raise the cost of food for a family of four by $800 per year, says economist
The cost of New York State adopting labeling of GMO ingredient in food products could increase the cost of food for a family of four by $800 per year, says a new economic study from Cornell University. The results have been described as “out of line and...
Dispatches from Sweets & Snacks Expo 2014
Euromonitor: Popcorn and thins epitomize ‘indulgence without the guilt’
Popcorn has exploded and thins have sliced into action in snacking – both riding on the wave of being indulgent with a healthy slant, according to Euromonitor International.