Lettuce creates three times more greenhouse gas emissions than bacon
Eating pork will produce around one third of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) found in a diet rich in lettuce, a new study has claimed.
Archives for December 17, 2015
Dole “reinvents” celery to boost fruit & veggie consumption
Fresh produce provider Dole Food Co. hopes to boost Americans' fruit and veggie intake by expanding its “Get Up and Grow” healthy eating initiative and launching three new products, including “less stringy” celery.
New study reveals Canadian attitude towards free-from products
There’s a widening sense of distrust from Canadian consumers against food manufacturers, especially when it comes to free-from claims on packaging. A Mintel study conducted in September found that a whopping 65% of Canadians see the free-from label as a...
Back to Nature Foods Co. repositions SnackWell’s as a “free-from” line
Back to Nature Foods Co.’s revitalization of the recently acquired iconic SnackWell’s brand is an example of how established companies can refresh aging brands that are struggling to better compete with new products from disruptive startups.
Special edition: Food for kids
Healthy NPD should be the starting point for kids' food
The ‘good for you’ trend in children’s food is growing, and small companies would do well to focus on healthy new product development in order to compete with big players who have the money to reformulate and rebrand, says one analyst.
Special edition: Battling malnutrition. Exclusive with Nestlé head of public health nutrition
Nestlé: Profit is not a dirty word in the race against global malnutrition
Commercial and public health gain needn’t be opposed bedfellows in the battle against malnutrition among the world’s poorest people, says the chief of public health nutrition at the world’s biggest food firm.