As consumers manage restaurant checks by cutting back on beverages and ordering only food at main meals, restaurant chains are driving incremental beverage-only occasions at other times during the day … Continue Reading →
According to recent Mintel research, in 2011, the ice cream and frozen novelty market emerged from two years of struggling sales and posted a 4.1% increase from the previous year … Continue Reading →
The Food Institute reports that food inflation, including the impact of the severe drought in the Midwest, will cost a family of four $ 351.12 more in food spending in … Continue Reading →
The Dairy Research Institute, established under the leadership of America’s dairy farmers, has announced the launch of its second annual New Product Competition. IFT Daily News
The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Lifetime Achievement and Young Scientist Excellence Awards. IFT Daily News
The Hershey Co. has reached an agreement to acquire the 49% stake in Godrej Hershey Ltd. that it does not own, primarily from Godrej Industries Ltd. and another minority shareholder. … Continue Reading →
IHOP, an American breakfast restaurant, has announced a new partnership with The Quaker Oats Co. resulting in the creation of a proprietary blend of oatmeal, and the first jointly developed … Continue Reading →
A University of Illinois microbial engineer has synthesized a sugar in human milk that may protect babies from pathogens. IFT Daily News
A study published in Pediatrics shows that younger children who are overweight or obese consume more calories per day than their healthy weight peers. IFT Daily News
According to a new U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) report, 10% of American households were not able to provide their children with “adequate, nutritious” food at … Continue Reading →
