The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today unveiled its national consumer education campaign to bolster awareness and understanding of Facts Up Front. The nutrient-based labeling system will ...
Tags: Nutrition Knowledge, Packaging
Netherlands-based company The Vegetarian Butcher has successfully expanded into new markets for its "strip steaks" and "smoked bacon" made entirely from vegetables in retail outlets across Europe. The latest meat substitute products, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Vegetables
Major pork producers Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods have both announced plans this week to develop animal welfare improvements within their facilities, including moving away from the practice of using sow gestation crates, small metal ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Olive Oil Source, the industry leader in olive oil-related products, today announced the release of two new olive oils, 2014 Olio Nuovo and 2014 Organic Olio Nuovo, available for a very limited time on their Wholesale and Boutique ...
Leading vacuum pump manufacturer Busch has supplied vacuum pump equipment to one of the UK’s top dairy and non-dairy ingredients specialists for a brand new cheese packaging facility. When Crewe based FayreField Foods decided to ...
Tags: Cheese Packaging, Busch
The 11th edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index suggests that retailers may be in for a challenging trading period this Christmas, with year-on-year growth in retail sales slowing and a turn-around not expected in the remaining months of ...
Tags: Service, Retailers Transport, logistics
South Coast Baking, a US-based frozen bakery products maker, is set to open its second production facility in Springdale, Arkansas. The plant will produce frozen cookie dough for food retailers in the country. Initially, the company ...
TreeHouse Foods has acquired a North American manufacturer of private label foods Associated Brands from TorQuest Partners and other shareholders in a C$187m ($180m) all cash deal. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Associated Brands operates ...
Trigon Snacks, the maker of pub favourite peanut brands such as Big D and Planters, has entered administration as a result of cash flow problems, putting more than 130 jobs at risk. Trigon Snacks makes a range of branded and own-label ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Snacks
US-based KeHE Distributors is set to partner with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Northeast US. This agreement provides more options and growth opportunity ...
High Liner Foods, a leading supplier of seafood in North America, has launched Sa-Weet! Potato Crusted Seafood, a new addition to its Viking Brand portfolio. The new Sa-Weet! Potato Crusted line is designed for the K-12 and healthcare ...
ReposiTrak has announced that first member of leading supermarket group has implemented its food safety solution, a move which expands the adoption of ReposiTrak as the industry standard for tracking and tracing food. ReposiTrak has ...
Tags: Food Safety Solution
TreeHouse Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Associated Brands, a leading North American manufacturer of private label powdered drinks, specialty teas and sweeteners, from TorQuest Partners and other shareholders in a C$187m ...
Tags: TreeHouse Foods, drinks
Overall shop prices reported annual deflation for the third consecutive month in July, falling 0.5% from 0.2% in June. Food inflation fell to 2.2% in July from 2.7% in June. Non-food reported annual deflation of 2.1% in July from 1.9% in ...
Tags: Shop Prices, Textile
Kashi, a US-based natural food company owned by Kellogg, has announced the launch of GOLEAN Vanilla Graham Clusters cereal. According to the company, the new cereal offers 11g of protein and 9g of fiber and provides a way to add protein ...
Tags: natural food, Agriculture, Food