Grupo Bimbo faces strong headwinds with Saputo Bakery
Grupo Bimbo’s acquisition of Saputo Bakery is a surprise because the Canadian packaged cake firm is unprofitable and struggling, says Euromonitor International.
Archives for January 12, 2015
Consumer insights: Study puts front of pack labelling under the spotlight
Parents often make unhealthy choices as a result of misleading initial impressions from front-of-pack information, according to new research.
Meat without murder: How commercially viable is lab-grown meat?
Lab-grown meat could solve many of the world’s environmental problems, says the co-founder of an Israeli non-profit organisation studying the feasibility of mass-produced cultured chicken meat.
The start-up era? Curious consumers and online shoppers help, says Mintel
The start-up explosion in bakery, cereal and snacks will continue as online shopping booms and consumers seek out the extraordinary, says Mintel.
Blueberries could lower blood pressure: RCT data
Daily consumption of blueberries helps to reduce both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, according to new trial data.
Falling gas prices offer growth opportunity for private label
Tumbling gas prices that are lining consumers’ pockets with savings may provide an unexpected opportunity for private label to steal market share from national brands, rather than the other way around, recent consumer survey results reveal.
Cargill announces meat slicing relocation
Cargill’s meat slicing and packaging facility in Springfield, Missouri, is to close, with operations moving to the firm’s facilities in Nebraska and Texas.
Healthy beverage innovation
The Vermont Switchel Company finds identifying boundaries fuels growth
Narrowing down where retailers position multi-faceted drinking vinegar is an essential step in establishing it as a category, and the step is one that the founder of the Vermont Switchel Company is resistant to take.
Monster & Red Bull among brands attacked for 'declining to commit to restrict marketing to under 18s'
Energy drink companies unwilling to protect teenagers, say US senators
The majority of the energy drinks market is unwilling to commit to protecting adolescents, according to a report by three US Senators.