The rise of the "hybrid consumer" is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and foodservice companies. According to a new report from Rabobank, consumers are becoming less interested in ...
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Food waste will be sent to anaerobic digesters which will convert the waste into energy. The Co-operative, which has one of the largest and most diverse food retail estates across the UK, is extending its waste back-haul initiative to ...
Kashi, a US-based natural food company owned by Kellogg, has announced the launch of two new varieties of Steam Meals - Three Cheese Ravioli and Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto. The company noted that the new flavors use steam to bring out ...
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The most sensible shopper? The premium-value food retailing trend will be driven partly by 'more objective' women enjoying greater purshasing power Consumers are becoming less interested in mid-market products, preferring to trade down ...
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ABC Research Laboratories has announced the development of a ‘quality assurance software platform’, which can increase the ability to investigate product recalls and improve QA efficiency in the supply chain. ABC Research ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/29/2013 9:52:04 AM By Larry Dworkin, director, government relations, PAC-The Packaging Assn. EDITOR'S NOTE: Packaging Digest's recent webcast "Food Safety & ...
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SafetyChain Software has announced that Initiative Foods, a US-based provider of organic and conventional baby foods for own brand food retailers, has selected SafetyChain for Food to implement its food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) ...
Fruit producer and marketer Sun World International has selected FoodLink to provide item-level traceability solution on seedless grapes and sweet peppers sold in the US. In addition, Sun World International plans to implement the ...
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The Easter holiday – the second biggest period for food and drink sales after Christmas – will be a great opportunity for British food and drink firms to showcase their products – particularly with more shoppers wanting to ...
Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to 1bn. ...
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Fresh and frozen baked goods manufacturer and marketer Gold Standard Baking has announced the recall of its Sweet P's Bake Shop branded Caramel Apple Danish Coffee Cake over labeling issue. Gold Standard recalled 1,134 cases of Sweet P's ...
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Gold Standard Baking, an establishment based in illinois, US, is recalling 1,134 cases of Caramel Apple Danish Coffee Cake as it contains undeclared walnuts that is not mentioned on the label. The product associated with the recall is ...
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California Giant Berry Farms has selected FoodLink to provide traceability data and smartphone friendly labels on every carton of its strawberries grown in the US. Under the deal, FoodLink will develop QR coded labels for clamshell ...
UK-based KCC Packaging is set to unveil a new biodegradable barrier tray for ready meals at Pro2Pac 2013. According to the company, the new sustainable solution will allow retailers to move away from CPET and aluminum trays. KCC ...
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Prices for grocery items remain high, as unit prices in Nielsen-measured categories and retail channels have risen every month over the past two-and-a-half years. And the higher prices have consumers keenly focused on their budgets and how ...
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