NPD Trend Tracker: From a 'no-egg' egg to organic kid's food
This week's new launches take in a new egg substitute, children's organic smoothies and ideas for how COVID-hit consumers can cook their leftover Turkey.
Archives for December 14, 2020
Should reformulated junk food ever receive Nutri-Score ‘A’? The case against an across-the-board algorithm
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes that use across-the-board algorithms – such as Nutri-Score – allow for ‘discrepancies’, whereby a dark green ‘A’ ranking does not necessarily mean a healthy choice, argues Voedingsjungle’s Manon van Eijsden.
‘Good news for businesses, shoppers and environment’: Meat industry welcomes new rules on sell-by dates
Updated guidance on fresh meat sell-by dates in the UK which abolish the arbitrary 10-day rule is good news for shoppers and restaurants who will waste less money, and good news for the environment which will benefit from a reduction in wasted food and...
French butchers reject calls for ban on nitrates in food products
With the French Assembly set to vote on 28 January on legislation aiming to ban the use of nitrates in food products, the Federation of Industrial Charcutiers (FICT) claims there are no health risks associated with the use of nitrites at the current...
Ocean Spray taps Amai’s ‘hyper-sweet’ protein to cut 40% sugar from cranberry juice
Developer of ‘hyper-sweet designer proteins’, Amai Proteins, is teeing up with Ocean Spray to create a reduced sugar cranberry juice product – without compromising its ‘bold’ taste.
Premium soft drinks and mixer trends: Fentimans
Botanically brewed drinks maker Fentimas highlights the top trends it sees in the UK in its 2020 premium soft drinks and mixers report.