Unilever to change the way it markets ice cream brands to kids
Unilever has pledged to stop marketing and advertising foods and beverages to children under 12 in traditional media, and below 13 via social media channels.
Archives for February 13, 2020
Vion creates advisory board for German market
Processor Vion is to create a new advisory board for the German market leading to a senior management reshuffle.
AI software looks to drastically improve pathogen monitoring in food sector
Cutting edge artificial intelligence technology is promising to disrupt environmental monitoring in the food and drink processing sector by dramatically improving efficiency in the way pathogen monitoring programs are managed.
Was the failure of Nestlé’s Milkybar Wowsomes down to poor demand or poor marketing?
Nestlé has pulled its reduced sugar Milkybar Wowsomes product after poor demand. But others believe big brands are scared to push their lower sugar products for fear of failure.
A new competitor to the Quorn category? Start-up brings mycoprotein product ‘one step closer to market’
Swedish start-up Mycorena has developed a fungi-based ingredient for vegan products. Targeting the B2B – rather than the B2C – market, the mycoprotein producer is hoping to make a splash in a category largely dominated by alternative protein brand Quorn...
Milkadamia taking on dairy and palm: 'Mighty dairy is being brought to its knees'
Jindilli Beverages produces a palm and dairy-free alternative to milk, creamers and butter under its Milkadamia brand. The company’s CEO shares his views on the need to challenge the prevalence of products containing dairy and palm oil for the health of...
Danish Crown fights off coronavirus to maintain Chinese production
Danish Crown has offered assurances that its Pinghu factory in China is up and running again albeit with a limited number of employees at the site.
Non-dairy yogurt is a ‘bright spot’ in fast-growing plant-based category, thanks to innovation, IRI says
Plant-based yogurt has been a bit slower off the starting line than other alternatives to animal-based products, but data from IRI shows that it is hitting its stride with double-digit dollar growth and a steep increase in household penetration at a time...
Dutch authorities carry out raids in illegal animal protein export investigation
The Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA-IOD) has carried out a series of raids as part of an investigation into the illegal export of processed animal proteins from ruminants.
Scottish beef climate group created
A new group that will examine how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the beef sector has been set up in Scotland.