BRF Brasil has been approved by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) for its Certified Humane program. The food company, which sells chicken products under the Sadia brand to the Brazilian market, got the certification for 33 of its chicken ...
Tags: BRF Brasil, HFAC, Certified Humane
The 2016 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference is a wrap, but the marketing world is still buzzing about it. One of the most talked-about marketing masterpieces at this year’s SXSW was the astonishing installation of a 100-foot Ferris ...
Tags: SXSW, Coney Island, Ferris wheel
Global food giant Mars has announced that it would invest £23m to expand its King's Lynn facility in the UK to meet the growing demand for Uncle Ben's Ready to Heat rice. The company plans to make the investment to add a new ...
Tags: Global food giant Mars, Heat rice
Burnsville-based Valley Natural Foods has announced that it would invest $2m to open a wholesale meat processing plant in Northfield, Minnesota. The company has purchased 16 acres of land, including a building, for the new plant, Valley ...
Atkins Ranch is re-launching its lamb brand this month with participating Whole Foods Market stores across the nation with a focus on family. Atkins Ranch Founder and Director, Phil Guscott, says, "We believe good food brings people ...
Tags: Atkins Ranch, Whole Foods Market
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said drinking very hot liquids could cause cancer but added no conclusive evidence showed that coffee is probably carcinogenic. Based on limited data which have shown a positive links ...
Tags: Hot Drinks, Cancer
A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
The raft of new sets includes licensed titles from Studio Pets and The Simpsons as well as launches from fan favourites Wasgij and Falcon de Luxe. UK puzzle firm Jumbo Games has launched a raft of over 20 new adult jigsaw puzzles, ...
Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
Tags: chemical migration, ESBO
New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...
Tags: egg, farming industry, cage egg
TerraVia and Bunge are introducing whole algae DHA as a sustainable specialty feed ingredient, which is an omega-3 fatty acid important for humans and animals, especially fish, for healthy growth and development. The two companies will ...
Tags: TerraVia, Bunge, Specialty Feed Ingredient
7-Eleven will work with its suppliers toward a goal of sourcing only cage-free eggs by 2025, based on available supply for all stores in the US and Canada. "7-Eleven cares about the treatment of animals and switching to cage-free eggs ...
Tags: 7-Eleven, Cage-Free Eggs
Southeastern Grocers, parent company to BI-LO, Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores, has committed to converting 100% of its private label eggs to cage-free during 2017, and targeting the expansion of that commitment to the remainder of eggs sold ...
Tags: Southeastern Grocers, BI-LO, Winne-Dixie, Harveys stores, cage-free policy
Allied Feather & Down completed certification to become the industry’s largest supplier of down certified under NSF International’s Global Traceable Down Standard (TDS). At the start of 2016, Allied estimated more than 70 ...
Tags: Allied, TDS Certification, Supplier
Mordor Intelligence announces the publication of their research report on the plant protein market. The report titled, "Global Plant Protein Market- By Product Type, Application, and Geography -Market Shares, Forecasts, and Trends ...