U.S. economic uncertainty stalls foodservice traffic in Q2
Total foodservice industry traffic was flat in the first quarter and remained flat in the second quarter of 2016, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
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Premium Brands Holdings buys U.S. operations of Fletcher’s Fine Foods
Premium Brands Holdings, a producer, marketer, and distributor of branded specialty food products, has announced that its subsidiary Hempler Foods Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the business … Continue Reading →
U.S. farmers adopt GM crops despite consumer acceptance uncertainty
In a new report, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) found that despite uncertainty about consumer acceptance, farmers in the United States have widely adopted genetically … Continue Reading →
AB InBev wins U.S. antitrust approval for SABMiller deal
According to Bloomberg, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has won U.S. antitrust approval for its takeover of SABMiller Plc, after the maker of Budweiser agreed to give up ownership of the Miller … Continue Reading →
U.S. Congress passes Global Food Security Act of 2016
According to Scientific American, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Global Food Security Act of 2016” (S. 1252), authorizing a “comprehensive strategic approach” for U.S. foreign assistance programs … Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators reach deal on GMO labeling
According to the Associated Press, U.S. Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified (GM) ingredients nationally. IFT Daily News
CDC: 40% of U.S. women are obese
Survey data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that 40% of U.S. women and … Continue Reading →
U.S. restaurant industry continues to grow at slow pace
Visits to restaurants will increase minimally quarter-after-quarter, resulting in an average lift in traffic of 1% annually, says The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Grupo LALA to acquire Laguna Dairy’s U.S. branded business
Grupo LALA, a Mexican dairy company, has entered into an agreement to acquire from Laguna Dairy certain assets related to Laguna’s branded business in the United States for $ 246 … Continue Reading →
New U.S. initiative focuses research on microbiomes
The U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), in collaboration with federal agencies and private-sector stakeholders, have announced a new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) to foster the … Continue Reading →