Companies plead guilty to mislabelling halal products
Two US companies have pleaded guilty to conspiring to export falsely labelled halal beef products for sale in Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere.
Archives for September 10, 2015
Big in Japan: Pretz to launch in US market
Pocky Sticks maker Ezaki Glico will release another Japanese snack, Pretz, on the US market.
'Nowadays, a food crisis starts when the Food Babe is on line two'
'Pseudoscience-busting' blogger behind SciBabe talks food science for meme lovers
In an era of shorter consumer attention spans and heightened suspicion about food science, the packaged food and beverage industry can take a page from the world of pop culture and bring food science down to earth with humor and proactive transparency.
Givaudan donates $1m to support UCR citrus variety collection
Givaudan – the world’s leading manufacturer of flavors and fragrances - has donated $1m for the endowment of a chair position at the University of California, Riverside, to support its citrus variety collection.
US National Pork Board appoints Dave Pyburn
The US National Pork Board has announced that Dave Pyburn has been named the new senior vice-president of science and technology. Pyburn joined the Pork Checkoff staff in 2013 and was serving as assistant vice-president in the science and technology...
fairlife: ‘We’re responsible for a large portion of the growth in the value-added dairy category’
Coca-Cola-backed high-protein milk brand fairlife isn’t sharing any numbers, yet. But if you’re wondering how it’s performing, the answer is very nicely, says communications director Anders Porter, who says the firm is also working on a suite of products...
WhiteWave Foods identifies $2.7bn opportunity in plant-based foods beyond beverages
While the meteoric growth of plant-based beverages such as almondmilk is well-documented, WhiteWave Foods has identified $2.7bn worth of business in other plant-based categories in the US retail market, including yogurt, creamers, and frozen desserts,...