While many use meal replacement shakes as a weight loss tool, how effective are they in helping us to shed the kilos? Losing weight can be really, really tough. So it’s no surprise that there’s big money to be made in weight ...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
Tags: food manufacture, FSSAI, packaged pulses, wheat, canned fruits
Private equity firm North Castle Partners has acquired controlling stake in Sprout Organic Foods in a move to bolster its presence in the natural and organic nutrition industry. Sprout Organic Foods primarily serves the baby / toddler ...
Litchfield Fund has invested in Atlanta-based Harvest Soul, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Promise Foods. Litchfield is a family-owned joint venture making equity and venture capital investments in the natural and organic food and ...
Tags: Litchfield Fund, fruits and vegetable, animal products, vegetable
SunRice has launched a new range of ready-to-eat snacks called ‘SunRice Street Snacks’. The new products are inspired by street food from across the world. Street Snacks come in a foil pouch placed in a takeaway style box ...
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Hinoman has launched a vegetable whole-protein ingredient known as Mankai for food and beverage applications at IFT in Chicago. Mankai is an aquacultured source of vegetable protein, which is enriched with vitamins A and E, the B ...
Russia is planning to extend a ban on food imports from the European Union (EU) for an additional period of six months in response to extended sanctions by EU over the Ukraine crisis. The extended ban may also include flowers and ...
Tags: food export, food imports, flower, chocolate
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has found non-permissible levels of pesticide residues in a Chinese white cabbage sample. As part of the investigation, CFS found that ...
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Chinese foods are an attraction indispensable in a good tour. With a long history, unique features, numerous styles and exquisite cooking, Chinese cuisine is one important constituent part of Chinese culture. Chinese festivals reflect the ...
Canada and Mexico will move World Trade Organization (WTO) for authorization to slap $3bn in tariffs against the US, as a retaliatory trade measure over meat packaging. The bone of contention is the 2009 laws, which, according to Canada ...
Tags: meat packaging, Packaging
Nomad Holdings has completed the previously announced acquisition of frozen food company Iglo Foods from Permira Advisers for €2.6bn. Said to be Europe's largest branded frozen food company, Iglo operates in 12 countries in Europe, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, frozen food
Nestle USA will reformulate its frozen pizza and snacks range to cut down sodium content by 10% compared to the amount used in 2013. The move is part of the company's strategy to improve the nutritional and ingredient profile of its ...
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More than 85% of healthy fruit snacks contain huge amount of hidden sugars per 100g than sweets, according to Action on Sugar. As part of the new study, around 94 products such as fruit leathers, flakes, gums, chews, and coated dried ...
Tags: Fruit Snacks, vegetables
Sabra Dipping Company, a joint venture between Strauss Fresh Foods and Pepsico, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Sabra Farmer's Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip. The Sabra Farmer's Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip is made with farm ...
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Specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey has acquired StePac Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) business from DS Smith for £18m. The transaction encompasses all assets of StePac, including Xtend ...