Americans are ready to upgrade their rice to Basmati, Amira predicts
Specialty rice producer Amira sees significant potential for Basmati to win the hearts of Americans, who lately have been flirting more with Indian food and ancient grains.
Archives for December 14, 2015
Algae-fueled VeganEgg has taken off like a rocketship, says Follow Your Heart
VeganEgg - a novel 100% plant-based whole egg replacer utilizing algae as its core ingredient - has taken off like a rocketship, says brand owner Follow Your Heart, which is ramping up production for a wider roll-out in 2016.
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Foodpolis to offer companies a route to China from scandal-free Korea
An afternoon in the company of a provincial Korean mayor clothed in silky blue national dress isn’t the standard recipe for a Tuesday. But he is insistent, and it’s time well spent when you consider the importance to the local economy of what Iksan’s...
Sustainable seafood market extends 'whole fish' idea with line of supplements
Chicago sustainable seafood purveyor Wixter Market has developed that sustainability idea further by seeking to sell every part of the fish via a line of private label salmon oil omega-3 supplements.
PureCircle unveils Zeta family of stevia products targeting low to zero-cal formulations
PureCircle has developed a new family of stevia-based sweeteners designed to shine in low to zero-calorie formulations, an application area that has proved particularly challenging as formulators seek to retain a ‘clean, sugar-like’ taste at higher...
Royal Hawaiian sets $100m wholesale target as it expands macadamia business
Royal Hawaiian Orchards is aiming to hit $100m in wholesale sales within five years after expanding its macadamia offerings, says the company's CEO.
Moderate alcohol consumption could reduce risk of death from dementia: Study
Moderate drinking could reduce the risk of death for people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
dispatches from fie 2015
The 4 biggest mistakes in healthy marketing
The Healthy Marketing Team tells us what NOT to do when marketing a healthy food product, based on work by their colleagues at New Nutrition Business.