Taura Natural Ingredients, a concentrated fruit products producer, has developed a range of next-generation URC fruit concepts. The three variants URC Fruit & Protein, URC Fruit & Energy and URC Fruit & Fibre are set to be unveiled at the ...
There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost ...
A new poll released today shows a large gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions. According to their parents, 15% of children are a little or very overweight, while national data suggest ...
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In January, when the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis of 100 studies that probed the relationship between body mass index and mortality — studies that found slightly overweight people have ...
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About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits ...
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As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils are not “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS), global oils leader IOI Loders Croklaan is inviting food ...
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The U.S. fast-food industry spent $4.6 billion last year advertising mostly unhealthy products, with children and teens its key audiences, researchers say. Marlene Schwartz, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale ...
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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 ...
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Swiss food giant Nestlé has signed a deal with US-based private equity firm North Castle Partners to sell its Jenny Craig businesses in North America and Oceania, for an undisclosed amount. Established in 1983, Jenny Craig offers ...
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BB&T Insurance Holdings, the nation's sixth largest broker, today said that its employee benefits consulting operation has launched two private insurance exchanges. The CarePlus Benefits Exchanges - available in standard and custom ...
Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye today announced research has been commissioned to assess New Zealand consumer understanding and the impact of nutrition labelling on food. "I have asked the Ministry for Primary Industries to commission ...
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The market research report "Flexible Packaging Market by End-Use (Food, Beverage, Personal Care & Pharmaceutical), Material (Polypropylene, BOPP, CPP, Polyethylene, EVOH, PA, BOPET, PVC, Aluminum, Paper, Cellulosic) - Global Trends & ...
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Dole Food Company, an American food company, has announced the closure of acquisition of the company by its chairman and CEO David H. Murdock in a deal valuing the firm at over $1.6bn, including debt. The closure was executed after the ...
Royal DSM, the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, reported a third quarter EBITDA of €342 million compared to €270 million in Q3 2012. This improvement of 27% was realized despite an ongoing challenging macro-economic ...
Tingyi, a Chinese instant noodle producer, is set to form a joint venture (JV) with Wakodo, the baby nutrition unit of Japanese beer maker Asahi, to sell infant milk formula in China in response to increasing consumer demand for quality ...
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