Customer-centric innovations more likely to hit the mark
Putting the consumer’s need at the heart of innovation will pay big dividends for food manufacturers.
Archives for November 25, 2016
Why is Finland failing to meet its 20% organic target?
In 2013, the Finnish government set itself the target of converting one fifth of its arable cultivated land to organic, but it is lagging behind where other EU countries are making strides. Why is this and what needs to be done?
No grain, no gain: Dutch consumer group fights 'misleading' whole-grain products
Dutch consumer association, Consumentenbond, is fighting for tougher regulations on products claiming to be whole-grain as it says manufacturers are deliberately misleading consumers in their labelling.
IoT playing role in keeping food safe - Monnit
The Internet of Things (IoT) is helping companies prevent and identify inadequate temperatures during transportation and storage, according to Monnit.
Gut instinct: Irish art exhibition explores food, mood & the ‘psychobiome’
Irish microbiome scientists have helped curate an Irish art exhibition exploring the influence of food on mood, informed by mounting science around the gut-brain axis.
ISA: Mechanism ‘not plausible’ to explain aspartame’s role in weight loss
A mechanism found to explain why aspartame prevents weight loss in humans is "not plausible" according to the International Sweeteners Association (ISA).
Animal welfare logos: Putting a premium price on what should be a legal minimum?
Denmark unveiled its voluntary logo for animal welfare last month and Germany looks set to launch its own. But should a high standard of welfare not be the legal minimum rather than a premium product for high-end shoppers?
Work begins on Skenderaj Weng Fat site
The foundation for a Weng Fat Poultry site in Skenderaj, Kosovo has been laid.
Best Sanitizers introduces hand soap
Best Sanitizers has added to its line of professional hand soaps.
Dutch pork consumer awareness trial launched
Pork producer Vion, agricultural association ZLTO and retailer Albert Heijn have teamed up with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs to increase consumer awareness about where pork comes from.