Cargill has commenced the official production of its EverSweet sweetener, which is claimed to offer a new choice for reduced and zero-calorie food and beverages. The sweetener is produced via a fermentation process that extracts stevia ...
The UK’s Public Health England (PHE) has asked the food industry to cut down calories in their products by 20% by 2024, in a move to implement the government’s strategy to tackle childhood and adult obesity. According to the ...
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American grocery store chain Albertsons Companies will buy meal kit startup Plated for an undisclosed price, in a move to attract more customers to its stores. The acquisition of the New York City based food tech company, founded in 2012, ...
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Nestlé 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 ...
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Honey Creative has developed new packaging for the entire retail and in-meeting product range of Weight Watchers International. Weight Watchers, which provides a range of food products, will roll out more than 170 product skus across 30 ...
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Dole Food Company and Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI) have formed a partnership to launch co-branded fresh produce featuring iconic Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel characters. Beginning this fall, the co-branded ...
US based Hispanic refrigerated foods company Del Real Foods has received an undisclosed investment from an affiliated private equity fund of Palladium Equity Partners. Del Real will utilize the investment to take its products into new ...
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Premier Foods is investing in its Batchelors brand, as part of its effort to expand its presence in the e microwaveable ambient pots market. Three brand new product ranges, Batchelors High Veg Pots, Soup & Dippers and High Protein Pots, ...
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If you spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, you’ll find a peaceful, quiet, reflective day spent with family. In Chicago, however, St. Patrick’s Day brings a week’s worth of festivities, parades and parties. This time ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on revising the regulations related to the use of terms such as ‘healthy’ on food labels by manufacturers. The FDA has completed collecting inputs on how it should define ...
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MorningStar Farms, a plant-based food brand, has launched the Veg Effect Calculator – an innovative tool to help people see the powerful impact a veggie meal can create on the environment. With a few simple calculations, people can ...
Mars Food has started a global initiative called Health and Wellbeing Ambition to promote healthier food choices and healthier meal options among consumers. The Health and Wellbeing Ambition will be rolled out over the next five years ...
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Ireland-based Kerry Group is establishing Health and Nutrition Institute that aims to provide insight into the science and policy of health, taste, nutrition, and general wellness. The institute, which is supported by Scientific Advisory ...
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The Canadian government has approved gluten-free claims on specially produced oats and foods containing trace amounts of gluten. The approval comes after it was found that oats produced and processed to avoid cross-contamination by gluten ...
Breakfast cereal manufacturer Uncle Tobys has launched a new product in its Plus breakfast cereals range, ‘Plus Iron’. The Company says the new ‘Plus Iron’ would fall into the existing Plus Breakfast range and ...
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