EuroPharma, Inc., the parent company of Terry Naturally, based in Greenbay, WI, turned ten years old in July. “We’ve been blessed as a company to have a great team and to have the opportunity to help people live better, more vibrant lives as a result of our work here,” said...
New York City, NY — The Specialty Food Association (SFA) held its annual Summer Fancy Food Show on June 25 – 27 at the Javits Center. Exhibiting companies numbered greater than 2,600 and approximately 25,000 people attended the show. These include specialty retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Kroger and...
According to a report by CNBC, grocers are starting to notice a shift in customer habits. Increasingly, customers are avoiding the center aisles and concentrating their purchases around the perimeter, choosing produce and other fresh food items such as bakery, deli, seafood and meat products over packaged foods. This is...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – PureCircle’s new stevia leaf-based flavor enhancers for vanilla and cocoa flavors are a way to produce products at a manageable price point, the company said on Tuesday. The new products qualify to be labeled as natural flavors on product ingredient labels, according to a company statement.
Washington, D.C. — Rep. David Cillicine (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the House subcommittee on regulatory reform, commercial and antitrust law wrote a letter to the House Judiciary Committee and the subcommittee chairman requesting an oversight hearing on Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market. Cillicine voiced concern about...
Austin, TX -- A Whole Foods Market shareholder is seeking to block the $13.7 billion acquisition by Amazon through a federal lawsuit filed Thursday claiming the deal undervalues the grocer and did not disclose key information, reports 512tech.com Shareholder Robert Riegel filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the...
Boca Raton, FL — A new study by the University of Georgia published in the journal Foods, found that use of a proprietary blend of macular carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin and mesozeaxanthin) may protect the eyes from damage inflicted by blue light emitted from our smartphones and other electronic devices. The study...
East Windsor, N.J. — Shaheen Majeed has been promoted to president of Sabinsa Worldwide, with responsibility for manufacturing, marketing, strategies and other operational matters, the company announced on Tuesday. Shaheen’s first job was in the Sabinsa warehouse when he was 17, and over the past 23 years he has held...
Washington, D.C. – The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has voted to explore adding the medical food industry to its mission. “CRN’s Board of Directors believes there is enormous growth potential for the medical food industry over the next several decades as healthcare practitioners, the academic community, and policy makers...
