Galt, IA—The month of August saw yet another food recall, this time due to a Salmonella enteritidis outbreak in eggs. The common suppliers in all the recalled eggs were Wright County Egg and its sister farm Hillandale, based here. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the eggs...
Teeccino Caffé’s product line has been found to be gluten free, according the University of Nebraska’s food allergy testing lab. Products from the Santa Barbara-based company are also certified organic and kosher. Bethesda, MD-based Honest Tea has reintroduced its Honest Kombucha. The product has temporarily been recalled while the...
Chicago, IL—An online community for food enthusiasts, The Food Channel, has announced several new food trends. CultureWaves, Mintel International and the International Food Futurists all collaborated with the group to pinpoint what is hot in the grocery aisle. Their top 10 list includes unique chip-and-dip options (often healthy, spicy...
New York, NY—A new report published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has a scary finding: some foods that contain common allergens are not labeled as such. A team traveled to New York and New Jersey grocery stores and bought several products whose labels indicated they may...
Melville, NY-based Hain Celestial Group, Inc. announced the acquisition of 3 Greek Gods LLC, including its Greek Gods brand of all-natural, Greek-style yogurt. Greek Gods founders will join Hain Celestial as general managers of Hain Celestial’s Greek Gods Division reporting to John Carroll, CEO of Hain Celestial united States.
Rockville, MD—According to the Private Label Food and Beverage in the U.S. report by market research publisher Packaged Facts, private-label food and beverage sales totaled $87 billion in 2009, to account for 17% of total food and beverage retail sales in the united States. Dollar sales rose 6% over...
Portland, OR—Bob Moore, founder and president of Bob’s Red Mill presented naturopathic medical students with $15,000 in scholarships, for expressing their take on a particular grain of their choosing on youTube. Students from seven accredited naturopathic programs in the united States and Canada were called to submit videos...
In light of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some consumers are concerned about the safety of seafood from the region. According to a report released by CNN, 40% of the fish harvested in the lower 48 states comes from the Gulf of Mexico, but most...
Fresh Healthy Vending LLC of San Diego, CA named San Francisco, CA-based popchips as its best selling “snack of the year.” Cincinnati-based Pierre Foods, Inc. announced the Smart Picks line of more nutritious menu options will be ready to serve in school cafeterias this August. Products will include a...
New York, NY—The 56th Summer Fancy Foods show was held here from June 27–29 at the Jacob K. Javits Center featuring 180,000 products, 2,500 exhibitors, 81 represented countries and 24,000 attendees with a total of 331,000 tasty square feet of show floor. Show highlights included: • The sofi (specialty...
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