Mars to ditch all artificial colours from its entire global food portfolio
Food giant Mars has pledged to phase out all artificial colours from its global food and drink portfolio in the next five years.
Archives for February 8, 2016
'Eye-catching': Morinaga revamps Hi-Chew packs to advance US business
Morinaga America (MA) has redesigned packs for its entire Hi-Chew candy line as it looks to grow US company sales 400% in the next five years.
Nutrition data displayed graphically helps consumers make healthier choices
A graphical display of select nutrients has resulted in consumers purchasing healthier, lower-calorie menu items as a meal when ordering in a café setting, a study has shown.
Ben & Jerry’s vegan frozen desserts could pave the way for more mainstream plant-based alternatives
Ben & Jerry’s new line of vegan frozen desserts could accelerate the already fast consumer adoption of plant-based alternatives to conventional products and inspire more mainstream product manufacturers to follow suit, advocates say.
GUEST ARTICLE: Click for Cupid…Maximizing Valentine’s Day sales online
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), a quarter of Valentine’s shoppers went online to shop and/or buy gifts in 2015, up from 16.3% the prior year.
Fresh prepared food elevates groceries, drives foot-traffic
Fast-growing and increasingly sophisticated fresh prepared food services at supermarkets are a double-edged sword for consumer packaged goods with one side defending against competition from restaurants and the other cutting into center-store sales by...
US toughens food safety regulation for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalised new federal food safety regulations to reduce the risk of salmonella and campylobacter in chicken products.