According to The Hill, legislation aiming to loosen regulations requiring restaurants and grocery stores to list the number of calories in each prepared food item they sell cleared a key … Continue Reading →
According to Fortune, Kraft Heinz will close seven factories and lay off about 2,600 employees. IFT Daily News
The DuPont board of directors has named Edward D. Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer, effective immediately. IFT Daily News
The next generation of American consumers is ethnically diverse, tech-savvy, and on the move. Technomic’s study, “GEN Z: Decoding the Behaviors of the Next Generation,” finds that they are discerning … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, U.S. regulators want food companies to be more proactive in preventing foodborne diseases, citing new data showing that multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all food … Continue Reading →
The U.S. restaurant industry is evolving in profound ways, according to Technomic. The food research and consulting firm has predicted 10 trends that may prove transformational in 2016, ranging from … Continue Reading →
TreeHouse Foods has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ConAgra Foods’ private brands operations. IFT Daily News
Kellogg has announced its plans to build on its commitment to animal welfare by sourcing only cage-free eggs for its foods and eliminating gestation stalls from its pork supply chain … Continue Reading →
A study published in Obesity shows that reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, may help reduce a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high … Continue Reading →
Solazyme and Bunge have agreed to expand their joint venture to include a focus on food, including a range of oils for food and products for animal nutrition. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
