We recently reported that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was contemplating extending the deadline for updated the Nutrition Facts Label. Now, according to a constituent update, solid new dates have been proposed and a comment period has been opened to be active for the next 30 days. The new...
An article published in Harvard Business Review suggests that the supermarket and grocery business model may not be able to survive much longer without some serious revamping. The reason, author Eddie Yoon states, is the shift from cooking as a “daily activity” to a hobby. According to the numbers, 10%...
The Chobani Food Incubator is in its second year, and will be helping seven food and beverage companies challenge their respective industries, according to CNBC. The seven companies were selected out of 550 applicants, and will each be receiving $25,000. Chobani’s Food Incubator program offers support, guidance, and resources to...
Chicago, IL – Angie’s Artisan Treats, LLC, maker of Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP ready-to-eat popcorn is the latest brand to get scooped up by a leading consumer goods company. Conagra Brands is buying the company from TPG Growth. Better-for-you snacking is one of the big industry trends and traditional consumer goods companies...
St. Paul, MN — The head of the nation’s leading trade group for independent natural foods retailers says the acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon.com puts independents “in the driver’s seat.” At the Independent Natural Foods Retailers Association (INFRA), “we’re seeing this as a tremendous opportunity to reinforce to our shoppers...
The big buzz at Expo East in Baltimore was Whole Foods Market and its move under Amazon.com to ban sales reps and outside demo companies from the floor. The changes will start in April and the industry is already bracing for job losses. For many in the industry, Whole Foods...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging all women to avoid eating queso fresco made with unpasteurized milk (raw milk) due to a current investigation of two Listeria cases. According to the RIDOH press release, “quesco fresco, queso blanco, panela, and asadero-style cheeses are only considered safe when...
Cleveland, OH — Ganeden, a manufacturer of probiotic ingredients, received from Health Canada a no objection letter that allows companies fortifying products with GanedenBC3 to make new gut flora wording on packaging as well as general health claims allowed in the country’s probiotic monograph. “Canada has become a strong market...
Americans are buying more organic produce and would buy even more if it were less expensive. When compared to such food categories as dairy, meat, seafood, poultry and juice, half of consumers say, in new research from Mintel, they are more likely to purchase organic fresh produce. In addition, 57%...
While not as big as the salty snack category, according to a new report by Nielsen, snackable produce (grapes, cherries, bananas, baby carrots, oranges, mandarins, apples, berries and stone fruits) have seen a 10% annual growth rate each year from 2012 to 2016, and as of late May 2017 had amassed...
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