PETA's ‘absurd’ sin tax on meat blasted
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has slammed a stunt from PETA in which animal rights campaigners dressed up as nuns on stilts preaching for a sin tax on meat.
Archives for July 21, 2016
Grocery retailers compete with foodservice sector to grab US snackers, says Mintel report
According to data by Mintel, 41% of surveyed consumers agreed that “packaged snacks from grocery stores are better than items from snack shops,” which means CPG retailers are stiff competition for the foodservice industry when it comes to satiating...
Naked Bacon boosts provenance with digital labels
US meat company Naked Bacon is working with Label Insight to offer SmartLabel digital labelling on its products to help consumers learn more about the food they eat.
Review supports the appetite control effects of Taiyo’s Sunfiber
As little as two grams per day of Sunfiber, Taiyo’s proprietary form of guar fiber, may help reduce calorie intake from snacking by as much as 20%, according to a new review.
Soup To Nuts Podcast
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: The rise of ‘ethical claims’ and their marketing potential across categories
Consumer demand for products and companies that “do good” – such as donate a percentage of sales to a non-profit, follow environmentally friendly practices or meet religious needs – continues to rise and in doing so illustrates that doing good is not...
Summer Fancy Food Show
Mocktails Beverages debuts single-serve bottles, new packaging to expand product appeal, use
Mocktails Beverages now offers its all-natural, ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic cocktails in individual sized bottles to better serve millennials who the company’s president, Bill Gamelli, says are changing their approach to alcohol.
Healthy snacks growth outpaces overall food and beverage market
“Free from” claims and private-label sales are driving growth in the healthy-ingredient snacks market, and granola and breakfast bars are rising stars in the stagnant breakfast category, says a new report by Packaged Facts.