In the mood for twinkie? In the future, you may need a snack machine's approval. The Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine has facial-recognition technology, meaning it can, apparently, identify customers and remember their snacking profiles. ...
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The age-old parental advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables” has taken hold. From 2003 to 2013, global consumption of fresh foods — fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and eggs — grew by 20 per cent to ...
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Food ingredients producer Chaucer has opened a new freeze dry factory in Portland, in the US state of Oregon. Spread over an area of around 100,000ft2, the facility will house four freeze dry tunnels as part of phase I and the further ...
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Australia’s largest family-owned fresh-produce marketing company, Perfection Fresh Australia, has announced it will boost its tomato category position with the acquisition of the Moraitis tomato-growing business. Michael Simonetta, ...
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Potato chips remain Australia’s favourite snack food When it comes to the nation’s most popular snacks, it seems Australians’ tastes tend more towards savoury than sweet. Potato chips are a favourite — 41 per cent ...
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Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
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Fairfax Media claims supermarket growth focus on ‘Junk’ food and cigarettes – confidential data leaked Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age over the weekend have published their analysis of ...
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Australia’s snacking habits revealed, Nielsen Eating between meals is extremely widespread with 96 per cent of Australians saying they regularly consume snack foods, according to new research from global market research ...
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The rise of obesity levels has led to a huge boost in the number of people dieting in the UK. In turn, this has caused needless emotional distress, guilt and low self-esteem for people that ‘break’ their diets with snacking, ...
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Snyder's-Lance, a US-based snack maker, is planning to inject additional investment in Late July Snacks, as well as to establish new better for you snacks division. The move is in line with the company's strategy to create a stronger ...
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Healthy Food Brands, a leading licensed and branded confectionary manufacturer with headquarters in New York, announced that they have partnered with Welch's to develop and market a wholesome snacking line under the Welch's brand. The ...
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StayinFront announced a global agreement with Mondelez International, a global snacking powerhouse, with billion-dollar brands, such as Oreo, LU and Nabisco biscuits; Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate; to deliver SaaS mobile ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Crunch Pak, the fresh sliced apples specialist, are teaming up to offer NBA fans a new, healthy snacking option, and the result is a slam dunk! The new product, called NBA Fit Snackers, ...
TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced a partnership with SkinnyPop Popcorn LLC founders Pam Netzky and Andy Friedman and food entrepreneur Jason Cohen to further build the brand and support continued ...
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Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food