FDA recalls Blue Bell ice cream for Listeria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling a variety of Blue Bell Creameries’ frozen snack products after five adult patients treated in a single hospital in Kansas were … Continue Reading →
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Store loyalty increasing for grocery shopping
Shoppers in the 25–45 age group—which represent more than one-third of the U.S. adult population—are demonstrating increasingly loyalty to the stores where they purchase groceries, according to a new PLMA … Continue Reading →
FMI requests FDA guidance on menu labeling
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released a statement related to questions presented at a Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) budget. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Del Monte acquires Sager Creek Vegetable
Del Monte Foods, producer of branded and private-label canned fruit, vegetable, and tomato products, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Sager Creek Vegetable Co., which … Continue Reading →
Cargill opens first mini mill in Zambia
Cargill announced that it has launched the first commercial maize mini mill in Chipata, Zambia, in support of the Zambian government’s policy objective to encourage smaller, more localized mills to … Continue Reading →
Burger King cuts soda from kids’ menu
Burger King joined fellow quick-service restaurants McDonald’s and Wendy’s in removing soft drinks from its kids’ menu boards, according to a story in USA TODAY. IFT Daily News
U.S. consumers’ love for hot sauce is on fire
According to the NPD Group, a global information company, 56% of U.S. households have hot sauce on hand in their kitchens. IFT Daily News
Retraining the brain in response to high-calorie food
A study published in Agricultural Research magazine shows that it may be possible to retrain the brain to stop activating its reward centers on exposure to a steady stream of … Continue Reading →
McCormick acquires Brand Aromatics for $63 M
McCormick & Co. Inc. has acquired 100% of the shares of Brand Aromatics, a privately-held company located in New Jersey, for approximately $ 63 million in cash. IFT Daily News
Bunge purchases specialty extrusion business
Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Ltd., has purchased the assets of Heartland Harvest Inc. (HHI), a producer of die cut pellets used to make extruded … Continue Reading →