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Nestle Buys Minority Stake in US Prepared Meals Producer Freshly
Jun 21, 2017Nestlé USA has forayed into the direct-to-consumer (DTC) prepared meals business by acquiring a minority stake in Freshly. The Nestle subsidiary was the leading investor in a $77m funding round in the DTC healthy prepared meals ...
Tags: Nestle, Prepared Meals
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PCNA Has Opened $100m Experience Center and Headquarters in Atlanta
May 11, 2015German sports car major Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has opened $100m experience center and headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a view to expand its footprint across the US. In what has been billed as the highest investment ...
Tags: Porsche, sports car
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China Doubles Tax Rate for Cigarettes to 11%
May 8, 2015China raised the consumption tax on cigarettes from five percent to 11 percent, announced the Ministry of Finance in a statement on Friday. Each cigarette will be taxed an additional 0.005 yuan during the wholesale process, effective from ...
Tags: Tax Rate, Cigarettes
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US Plastic Packaging Recycle
Feb 2, 2015A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...
Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture
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The 'psychoactive' Drinks Market for Adults Is "Exploding"
Nov 25, 2014‘Psychoactive’ drinks for brain health increasing globally The ‘psychoactive’ drinks market for adults is “exploding”, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an ...
Tags: Brain Health, Drinks, Agriculture
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The Psychoactive Drinks Market for Adults Is Exploding
Nov 11, 2014According to Karin Nielsen, Director of the Ingredients Division at Canadean, the psychoactive drinks market for adults is exploding, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an impact on cognitive health. ...
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Apple's High Tech Onslaught Braces The Luxury Watch Industry
Sep 11, 2014Whenever Nasser Edeeb visits Switzerland, which the 44-year-old businessman from Libya does with some frequency, there are two products he likes to pick up. The first are Swatch watches (for family, friends, himself), the second iPhones (if ...
Tags: Luxury Watch, Watch
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Dimension RapidCure Offers Lifetime Stain and Superior Crack Resistance
Apr 24, 2014Bostik's new Dimension RapidCure Glass-Filled, Pre-Mixed, Urethane Grout is a patented, reflective, water-based, urethane grout, containing micro-glass beads and a translucent, urethane binder that both reflect light and allow it to pass ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass Mosaic
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The Authenticity and Trust of Brand Owners and Their Products Is Growing in Importance
Apr 22, 2014Research by Smithers Pira has determined that the authenticity and trust of brand owners and their products is growing in importance in the eyes of consumers. Given increased scrutiny in the wake of high profile food recalls over the last ...
Tags: Metal Packaging, Packaging, Printing, food packaging
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FDA Proposed Format Nutrition Labels
Mar 7, 2014FDA proposed format nutrition labels The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic ...
Tags: nutrition labels, American Foods, Us FDA
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Improving Access to Pediatric Check-Ups May Increase Parental Awareness of HPV Vaccines
Feb 26, 2014Improving access to pediatric check-ups may increase parental awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a new nationwide study reveals. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that infects about 14 million people aged 15 to 59 years ...
Tags: HPV Vaccine, cancer, well-child checkup, US population
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New Flavours and 'low Calorie' Chocolate Set to Become Trends in US Chocolate Industry
Jan 23, 2014January 22, 2014 Sophie Langley New flavours and 'low calorie' chocolate set to become trends in US chocolate industry Innovation of new products in dark chocolate and milk chocolate wage not switch new flavours and low-calories options ...
Tags: Chocolate, market growth, Lucintel, health supplements
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Demand for a Range of "Atypical Meats" at The Dinner Table
Dec 27, 2013Diversifying palates and a focus on health in North America are driving increased demand for a range of "atypical meats" at the dinner table, according to global market research organisation Nielsen. In the year to 29 June 2012, sales of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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DEHP Is a Common Class of Phthalate Widely Used in Industrial Food Production
May 23, 2013A new study has revealed that dietary exposure to phthalates that can leach from plastic packaging and mix with food is expected to result in metabolic and hormonal abnormalities in kids. The study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, ...
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Lyons Magnus Invests $5m in a Bid to Expand Operations in Northern Kentucky
Apr 26, 2013Foodservice packaging company Lyons Magnus has announced an investment of $5m in a bid to expand operations in northern Kentucky. Initially, the company will purchase land to build a new facility for food processing, warehousing space and ...
Tags: packaging company, packaging