US Top Health Spa Resorts, Hotels and Retreats Medical innovations within the health and wellness spa industry are transforming the world, according to the Global Spa & Wellness Summit who will be holding their annual summit June 3-6 ...
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McDonald's is set to provide its customers in Southern California access to calorie information through drive-thru menu board labeling at over 620 restaurants across the Southland. The fast food giant will begin listing calorie ...
PepsiCo's president John Compton has left the group after less than eight months in the role. Compton, who worked for PepsiCo for the last 30 years, will become CEO of Pilot Flying J Oil Corporation, which operates truck stops in his home ...
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Vietnamese scientists are trying to create LED lamp products which have the light spectrum suitable with every kind of plant,which can help save electricity,churn out clean and off-season products. According to Dr Phan Hong Khoi,Managing ...
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Vitamin and supplement giant NBTY has acquired US energy bar brand Balance Bar from private-equity firm Brynwood Partners VI. Brynwood, which acquired the brand from Kraft Foods in 2009, announced the sale for an undisclosed sum yesterday ...
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Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King today (9 October) called on the UK food industry to adopt common front-of-pack nutrition labels. King said the sector should "put aside their differences" and introduce "universal" labelling. ...
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A "strong" performance from Glanbia's nutrition ingredients business has led the Irish food group to lift its forecast for full-year earnings. Glanbia said it expects its adjusted earnings per share to increase 8-10% on a ...
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Swiss food manufacturer Huegli has blamed higher commodity costs for a plunge in half-year profits. The firm, which makes organic consumer brands and supplies other food manufacturers, as well as retailers and foodservice operators, ...
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The UK government has announced it is recommending a standardised, hybrid approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutritional labelling. The labels outlined will incorporate a combination of guideline daily amounts (GDAs), colour coding and ...
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This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights global food retail, functional food and beverages and baking ingredients in China. Growth Opportunities in Sports Nutrition This report details the ...
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US-based food company Kellogg has introduced new versions of its breakfast cereals as well as a new cereal in the US, in order to take advantage of the momentum generated by other recent new breakfast products. The new products include ...
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Nestle is to invest AED500m (US$136m) in the construction of a manufacturing facility in Dubai. The 175,000 sq ft facility, which will produce nutrition, culinary and coffee products, will be located in the Dubai World Central. Nestle ...
Sabra Dipping Co., the dips venture run by PepsiCo and Israeli food group Strauss, is to set up an R&D facility in the US. The company is spending US$28m on a facility in Chesterfield County in Virginia. Strauss decided to run its US ...
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Heinz has extended its baby desserts pots range in the UK with the addition of two new SKUs. Fruity Pudding with Banana and Oats, and Fruity Yogurt Peach, designed for babies aged four to 36 months, are available in four-packs of 100g ...
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South African retailer Massmart Holdings said its growth remained "steady" in the 20 weeks to 11 November but warned on margins for the second half. Notwithstanding "political uncertainty, both nationally and globally", South African ...
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