JBS changes structure after corruption scandal
Beleaguered Brazilian meat giant JBS has created an executive committee to advise its board directors as it seeks to distance itself from the government corruption scandal that has rocked Brazil.
Archives for June 29, 2017
General Mills saw sales and profit suffer during “year of significant change”
The Cheerios maker reported a dip in net earnings and sales during the fourth-quarter and full year 2017.
Soup-To-Nuts podcast: Three trends driving growth in the bottled water category
After years of steady growth in the high single-digits, consumption of water in the US has finally surpassed carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by volume in the United States, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation.
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Grocery stores lead way for online ice cream orders, says 1010Data
The center of the store may be where growth of online sales and orders thrive, but consumers are getting more comfortable clicking away to buy products from other aisles to. According to 1010DATA, online ice cream orders have grown threefold since 2014...
VIDEO: ‘Green banana flour has the functionality of a starch and the label of a fruit…’
One product that generated quite a buzz at the IFT show this year was NuBana green banana flour from International Agriculture Group (IAG). Elaine Watson caught up with VP marketing and business development (and resistant starch guru) Rhonda Witwer to...
IFT Food Expo 2017
Tapping into demand for RTD tea, Amelia Bay launches highly concentrated tea solid ingredient
Georgia-based Amelia Bay has launched a highly concentrated tea solid ingredient designed to tap into the growing demand for ready to drink (RTD) tea and kombucha.
VIDEO: Will we need a new regulatory framework for clean (cultured) meat?
Producing ‘clean’ meat by culturing cells – instead of raising or slaughtering animals - is a new frontier in food production, but will it require a new regulatory framework, and what should we call it? Elaine Watson caught up with one food law attorney...