Jeremy Rifkin: Meat is ‘the most inefficient way of feeding the human race’
Europe needs to talk about moving down the food chain to feed people more efficiently and beat climate change, says renowned US economist and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin.
Archives for April 26, 2015
US bird flu cull breaks the seven million mark
The USA is currently dealing with a series of avian influenza outbreaks, the like of which it has never seen before.
'We’re confident that with this change, consumers will come back into the Diet Pepsi franchise'
Pepsi exec: Aspartame is the #1 reason why US consumers say they are drinking less diet cola
To those arguing that replacing one artificial sweetener (aspartame) with another (sucralose) won’t arrest flagging sales of Diet Pepsi, PepsiCo SVP Seth Kaufman told FoodNavigator-USA that consumer research had singled out aspartame – rather that...
‘This is one step up the ladder of desperation to remain relevant’
Diet Pepsi reformulation: ‘Does making aspartame the bad guy solve diet soda’s problems? Probably not.’
While cynics might paraphrase PepsiCo’s move to axe aspartame from Diet Pepsi as ‘Pepsi replaces one very unpopular artificial sweetener with another slightly less unpopular artificial sweetener’, it highlights the challenge facing big soda marketers,...
‘Dr Pepper will always be a priority - I mean, it’s in the name!’ Group CEO says brand is fine despite decline
Dr Pepper Snapple CEO Larry Young insists Dr Pepper will always be a priority, despite the brand’s decline against growth of some of the group’s other beverages.
organic and non-gmo trends
Sustainability generates substantial cost savings for Stonyfield Farm
Stonyfield Farm’s wide-ranging and forward-looking sustainability initiatives launched in the last decade have helped the firm save more than the environment – they also saved the organic yogurt maker more than $31 million in costs.
Chipotle goes non-GMO, and embarks on ‘quest to eliminate additives’
Chipotle Mexican Grill has “achieved its goal of moving to only non-GMO ingredients to make all of the food in its US restaurants”, and is now embarking on a quest to eliminate additives such as dough conditioners from its foods.