US fast food chain urges change to grass-fed beef
A leading fast food chain in the US is urging US farmers to switch to grass-fed beef to help it maintain its supply of premium beef.
Archives for June 2, 2014
Californian GMO labeling bill SB 1381 just short of votes needed to pass in Senate
A bill that would have required firms to label genetically engineered foods in California has failed to secure sufficient votes in the state senate to pass into law.
Hillshire Brands in formal talks with two suitors: Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride
Hillshire Brands has entered into formal talks with Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, which have both made unsolicited offers to the Jimmy Dean sausage maker, which is itself negotiating a deal to merge with Pinnacle Foods.
Hillshire Brands responds to takeover bids
US firm The Hillshire Brands Company appears to be the subject of a bidding war, with a number of unsolicited proposals to buy the business – from Tyson Foods and Pilgrim’s Pride.
Industry to FDA: Think again before setting category-by-category sodium reduction targets
Two leading food industry associations have urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to set category-by-category limits for sodium amid rumors that the agency is planning to outline a new sodium reduction strategy this year.
Obesity a threat to global food security: DuPont
Nearly three quarters (70%) of countries worldwide improved their food security in the past year, according to data from the 2014 Global Food Security Index jointly presented by DuPont and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). But the global threat...
Ardent Mills claims a ‘new era’ in grain
Ardent Mills – the mega joint venture of ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling – has commenced operations and claimed a new era in the grain industry.
The changing American diet, 1999-2012: ERS data shows steady decline in consumption of ice cream and corn-based sweeteners
While data showing that fluid milk consumption has continued to fall in the past 15 years probably won’t shock many readers, they may be more surprised to learn that consumption of caloric sweeteners and ice cream has also dropped substantially since...
Dispatches from Sweets & Snacks Expo 2014
Snyder’s-Lance: ‘Snack solutions’ will be gigantic as grazing grabs America
The future of snacks will be positioning them as part of a 'meal bridge' solution that hits on convenience, value, taste and health, says the marketing head at Snyder’s-Lance.
US hospital infant formula sample giveaways 'not violation of WHO Code'
The International Formula Council (IFC) has dismissed claims that the US practice of providing free hospital discharge bags containing samples of infant formula is in violation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
Probiotics pioneer Yakult opens US factory in Fountain Valley, California
The first bottles of fermented milk drink Yakult - packed with probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei Shirota - have rolled off the production line at the Japanese firm’s new US factory in Fountain Valley, California.