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US butterfat is experiencing a resurgence – and trade opportunities await

09-Nov-2023 By Teodora Lyubomirova

CoBank lead economist for dairy Corey Geiger believes the ‘butterfat boom’ is set to provide exciting opportunities for dairy producers and consumers alike.

US low-income households could get discounts for more dairy products if this bill passes

07-Aug-2023 By Teodora Lyubomirova

A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress is seeking to expand access to dairy products such as yogurt and cheese for SNAP households by amending the scope of the HFMI program.

'Significant win for America's dairy farmers’: ‘Gruyere’ can be used to describe US-made cheese, court rules

06-Mar-2023 By Teodora Lyubomirova

The word ‘gruyere’ is 'generic', a US Court of Appeals told two consortiums who had argued the term should only be used to describe cheese made in a specific region of Switzerland and France.

Building bridges? EU, US collaboration on agriculture sounds alarm bells in Europe

05-Nov-2021 By Katy Askew

Does EU-US collaboration on agriculture pave the way for discussions around liberalised market access? Alarm bells are sounding in Europe over concerns it could open the bloc to imports that don't meet European production standards.

Be careful what you ‘like,’ if you want to avoid legal hot water, warns attorney

14-Feb-2018 By Elaine Watson

Most food, beverage and supplement brands know that stating or implying that their wares can treat, prevent, or cure a disease is a definite no no. They may not, however, be aware that retweeting, re-posting, or simply ‘liking’ social media postings to...

Consumers want more local food, but are retailers geared up to give it to them?

12-Apr-2016 By Elaine Watson

While interest in many food trends tends to ebb and flow, consumer demand for ‘local’ food – which taps into many other movements, from organic to specialty – continues to rise. But what does ‘local’ really mean, which consumers are most interested in...

Mintel GNPD data: 15.7% of new US food/bev products made non-GMO claims in 2015 vs 2.8% in 2012

17-Mar-2016 By Elaine Watson

Organic and Non-GMO claims are both gaining strong traction on US food and beverage labels, while there has been a slight decline in the percentage of new launches featuring 'natural' claims, according to Mintel.

Joint compliance with WHO sodium and potassium goals is ‘close to zero’, reveals study

09-Apr-2015 By Elaine Watson

Analysis of dietary intake data* in the USA, Mexico, the UK and France has revealed that meeting World Health Organization (WHO) targets for potassium and sodium - but at the same time complying with government healthy eating guidelines - is virtually...

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Understanding the school food landscape

01-Aug-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

Public, private, religious, managed, self-operated, primary, secondary, university, trade school. Food manufacturers eyeing the massive school foodservice landscape have to first understand the animal they’re dealing with, according to the latest data...