More Australians shopping for fresh vegetables at farmers' markets, 'local' food trend grows Taking the trend towards 'local' food to a new level, new national consumer research examining where Australians typically shop for their fresh ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
An increase in food prices changed dietary patterns of both high and low-income societies in past decades, parallel to an increase of cancer, an expert says. Dr. Sandra Crispim, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo, ...
Tags: increase in food prices, changes in food quality, impact meal frequency
Dutch food firm Wessanen has signed a deal to sell its wholesale business comprising Natudis to wholesaler Vroegop Ruhe, for an undisclosed sum. The sale is part of the company's strategy to further strengthen its own brands in the ...
Tags: Royal Wessanen, Food
While many better-for-you menus tout items below 500, 400 and 300 calories, 7-Eleven, Inc. breaks the 200-calorie barrier with its new Egg White Breakfast Sandwich. Not only is the calorie count low, the price is too – just $1.99. ...
Morrisons has invested more than £31M over 18 months in its Farmers Boy fresh food processing facilities in Bradford, creating 150 jobs, and plans further investment in jobs and production. Morrisons runs factories across the UK as ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
UK festive shoppers are predicted to spend 19bn on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year period, says grocery think tank IGD. Festive finance: Food and drink spending is expected to reach 19bn this Christmas and New Year ...
Irish investment group Donworth Capital has entered into agreements to acquire Galmere Fresh Foods and Taravale Foods. Established in 1980, Galmere Fresh Foods is based in Ballybrit Galway. It produces freshly prepared salads and soups. ...
Tags: Fresh Food, Donworth Capital
All the controversy over the past few years regarding Whole Foods Market and its dubious position on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) seems to have fizzled following the company's recent announcement that, by 2018, all GMOs sold in its ...
More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
Tags: local food, organic food, farming
Sweden-based Rosti Group has completed the acquisition of majority shares in Turkish injection molder Tebplast Plastik (Tebplast) from the Teber family. Tebplast will be integrated into Rosti Group's packaging division and operate ...
Tags: Rosti Group, Injection Molder
UK-based packaging technology provider TCL Packaging in partnership with Rofin-Baasel is introducing a new laser micro perforation and scribing system. The system comes with three scanning heads featuring Rofin two-axis technology and ...
Consumers are continually changing the way they view, interact with and discard packaging. Whether you're a manufacturer or a product marketer, you know how important it is to reflect the changing needs of the consumer in your products. ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Consumer Packaging
The Dow Chemical's Adhesives & Functional Materials business has launched its new peelable heat seal coating technology Adcote HS 40-555 for polyester lidding film applications. According to the company, the new technology has been ...
FoodLink, a US-based supply chain and commerce solutions provider, has teamed up with Locus Traxx Worldwide, a monitoring and real-time reporting solutions provider, to provide a single platform for retailers and partners to track produce ...
Tags: Foodlink, Traceability Platform
FoodLink, a US-based supply chain and commerce solutions provider, has announced that a series of new customers have selected its produce traceability (PTI) platform for fresh produce. The new growers and shippers who selected FoodLink's ...
Tags: FoodLink, Traceability Platform