Despite an International Food Information Council (IFIC) survey indicating that taste, price, and healthfulness drive consumer food choices, the waistlines of Americans continue to expand: American adults have an obesity … Continue Reading →
Researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center have invented a next-generation disinfectant system that kills the Ebola virus on surfaces. IFT Daily News
Chiquita has entered into a definitive merger agreement with the Cutrale/Safra Group. IFT Daily News
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has launched Food Scores: Rate Your Plate, a food database and mobile app that will house ratings for 80,000 foods from about 1,500 brands. IFT … Continue Reading →
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that adults in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., area are consuming less fat than they did 30 years ago. … Continue Reading →
The Sterling-Rice Group, a consulting firm, has released its list of 10 culinary trends for 2015. IFT Daily News
Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the industry’s first carton made entirely from plant-based, renewable packaging materials. IFT Daily News
Driven by increased focus on pet health and the powerful role in pet owner lives of the human-animal bond, U.S. sales of pet food will rise 16% between 2015–2018 to … Continue Reading →
Chiquita Brands International Inc. has announced that based on the votes cast at the company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders held Oct. 24 Chiquita shareholders have not approved the revised transaction … Continue Reading →
According to the New York Daily News, Frito-Lay has announced that Wasabi Ginger won its Lay’s potato chip contest that gave people a chance to create a new flavor. IFT … Continue Reading →
