Hain Celestial has launched a new venture unit—Cultivate Ventures, a venture unit whose purpose is threefold: 1) to strategically invest in the company’s smaller brands in high potential categories by … Continue Reading →
Kansas State University meat scientists have found that the brand name on grocery store beef may make a difference to consumers when it hits the dinner plate. IFT Daily News
Amplify Snack Brands has announced the acquisition of Boundless Nutrition, a better-for-you snack food company, which closed on April 29, 2016. IFT Daily News
According to Google’s new “Food Trends Report,” consumers are utilizing Internet searches to learn more about functional foods. IFT Daily News
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found glycerol-based process contaminants in palm oil, in addition to other vegetable oils, margarines, and some processed foods. IFT Daily News
A study published in Obesity shows that rates of childhood overweight and obesity have not decreased in the United States in recent years, and severe obesity is on the rise, … Continue Reading →
Pinnacle Foods has announced that its board of directors has named Mark A. Clouse as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective May 23, 2016, replacing Bob Gamgort, who is … Continue Reading →
Nestlé and R&R, an ice cream company based in the United Kingdom, have agreed to set up Froneri—a joint venture with sales of around CHF 2.7 billion in more than … Continue Reading →
McCormick has announced that Hamed Faridi, McCormick’s chief science officer, will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor at a ceremony in Ellis Island, N.Y., on May 7 for his … Continue Reading →
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) has released its annual report—“20th Anniversary of the Global Commercialization of Biotech Crops (1996-2015) and Biotech Crop Highlights in 2015”—which … Continue Reading →
