The National Consumers League (NCL) has released a report finding that six of 11 national brands of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) failed to meet EVOO standards when evaluated by … Continue Reading →
Yum Brands is the latest in a growing list of foodservice companies to announce its plan to phase out artificial ingredients. IFT Daily News
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that nearly 35% of all U.S. adults and 50% of those 60 years of age or older were … Continue Reading →
In a new ePerspective post, Kansas State University’s Fadi Aramouni, extension specialist and professor of food science, and Elizabeth Clark, MS food science student, discuss the recent trend of Listeria … Continue Reading →
Hormel Foods has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Applegate Farms, owner of the natural and organic value-added prepared meats brand Applegate, for approximately $ 775 million. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
According to the Associated Press, ConAgra Foods has agreed to pay $ 11.2 million to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with Salmonella … Continue Reading →
The 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2014 to a 4% increase, totaling an estimated $ 274.4 billion. IFT Daily News
Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods have announced the formation of a joint venture, with equal ownership, to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa, with site work … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report showing that in 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of … Continue Reading →
A Nestlé Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Growth (MING) study that was presented at the 2015 Asian Congress of Nutrition shows that a lack of variety in diet is creating … Continue Reading →
