Due in large part to restaurant operators’ dampened outlook for sales growth and the economy, the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) fell sharply in October. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Glanbia Nutritionals Ingredient Technologies, a global innovator in value-added protein and flaxseed ingredients, announced it will build a 40,000-sq-ft cereal ingredient processing facility in Sioux Falls, S.D. IFT Daily News
The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) has released a report on the impact of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the chain restaurant industry, commodity … Continue Reading →
Syngenta will acquire Sunfield Seeds, a U.S.-based provider of sunflower seeds production and processing services to more than 30 countries. IFT Daily News
According to Reuters, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the United States between 1995 and 2010. IFT Daily News
According to the Associated Press, Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union are in mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the company won’t go out of business … Continue Reading →
A study published in Nature shows that U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) scientists working as part of an international team have completed a shotgun sequencing of the wheat genome. IFT … Continue Reading →
FMC BioPolymer, a business unit of FMC Corp., is increasing its global prices on microcrystalline cellulose, carrageenan, alginate products, and other gums up to 15% or as contract terms permit … Continue Reading →
In response to a series of letters from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it is … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, an initial review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found that a French study linking a type of genetically modified corn to health risks in … Continue Reading →
