Cargill launches global nutrition programme
A new global nutrition programme has been launched by Cargill’s animal nutrition business, as it looks to improve feed efficiency and nutrient use in finisher pigs.
Archives for November 14, 2014
Pinnacle Foods to buy Garden Protein (Gardein): 'Plant-based protein is at the tipping point of becoming mainstream'
Pinnacle Foods has struck a deal to acquire Canadian plant-based food specialist Garden Protein International (Gardein) for C$175m ($154m) from founder Yves Potvin and private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners.
BEN WEISS PREDICTS 'BIG YEAR FOR BAI' IN 2015
Bai Brands CEO: ‘Sales will hit $50m in 2014, but there were ‘unsexy’ years’
Bai Brands CEO Ben Weiss says the Dr Pepper allied brand will hit $50m in sales this year and puts this down to a focus on ‘distribution at the expense of brand equity’ during the early ‘basement’ years.
Trade spending: The elephant in the boardroom?
Tune into an earnings call from a big consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, and you’ll likely hear a lot of frustration over the ineffectiveness of trade spending. But is weary resignation (‘it’s just a cost of doing business') a constructive response?
Obesity policies forget to consider food feelings, say researchers
A greater focus on emotional training may be a more effective way of encouraging healthy food choices than nutritional training, according to research.
"When we put all this data together, there isn't a country that doesn't experience significant malnutrition"
Malnutrition costs 11% of world's GDP: Global Nutrition Report
Malnutrition is costing the global economy $3.5 trillion (€2.8trn) a year in both the developing and developed worlds, the biggest ever global survey of nutrition has concluded.
Whole Grains Council's Oldways Whole Grains: Breaking Barriers Conference
Sampling and positive messages in ads boost sales of whole grain products
The “best” way to change consumers’ long-held perception that whole grain products taste “like cardboard” and to spur sales is to give consumers a risk-free chance to try the products and use positive, educational marketing, food manufacturers said.
Will kale jump the shark? Rhythm Superfoods CEO says no, but expects “shaking out”
While kale chips have a lot of growth potential in conventional food stores, Rhythm Superfoods CEO Scott Jensen said he worries whether the pervasive leafy green soon will jump the shark as a trendy snack ingredient in health and natural product stores.