Nutritionally ‘aggressive’ feeding strategy boosts premature baby health
An 'aggressive' approach to boost protein, vitamins, electrolytes and calcium can help development and growth of premature babies, researchers have found.
Archives for January 4, 2017
Sugar-free drinks no better for weight control, argue researchers
Artificially-sweetened beverages (ASB) do not contribute to weight loss and may even be part of the overall obesity problem, researchers claim.
Boost in Arla Christmas cream sales
Arla Foods UK, a farmer-owned dairy company, produced and sent out nearly five times more cream than average in the week running up to Christmas.
The next generation of food tech? Nobel Laureates discuss future of food
The Nobel Foundation’s ‘Your plate, our planet’ event featured talks by start-ups boasting the world changing power of new food technologies like ‘food computers’ and tropical weather forecasting.
Hilton Food Group partners with Sonae Modelo Continente
International meat packing business Hilton Food Group has entered into a joint venture with Portuguese retailer Sonae Modelo Continente to supply its stores with packaged beef, lamb, veal and pork.
New and upcoming products in the dairy aisles
It's time for a look at some of the new products that launched in the month of December, as well as some that are 'coming soon.'
Thai CPF continues expansion with €49.5m SuperDrob stake
Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has signed a preliminary deal to acquire a 33% stake in Polish poultry processor SuperDrob SA less than a fortnight after its big money Bellisio takeover.
French meat and dairy country-of-origin labelling trial begins
France is trialling a two-year country-of-origin labelling (COOL) scheme for meat in ready meals and milk in a host of prepared food items.
Multistate Salmonella outbreak from April revealed
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella from cucumbers in the US has been revealed – eight months after the final illness onset.
Food fraud prevention focus for FSSC 22000 version 4
FSSC 22000 has revealed version 4 of its international food safety and quality management system certification scheme.