Could graphic warning labels reduce meat intake?
Fresh research out of the Netherlands has investigated whether graphic warnings on meat products eliciting disgust could reduce the consumption of meat.
Archives for October 18, 2021
‘It’s a topic at front of mind of industry and consumers’: IGD takes on environmental labelling
Grocery-research body IGD has unveiled plans to develop a new environmental labelling network. Amid a host of competing schemes, it hopes to provide consistent and transparent information for consumers, so they can make better informed choices.
Boosting coffee transparency with ‘100% direct trade’: Online platform works to improve farmer profits and roaster value
Online platform Typica is allowing coffee producers and coffee roasters to directly trade coffee from a single 60kg jute bag, rather than the standard 18 tonne shipping container. The aim is to ‘ensure transparency’, we were told, and ‘help resolve the...
NPD Trend Tracker: From wholegrain pancakes to ‘fastest oven-cooked pizza snack’
This week's gallery takes in new lower-in-sugar wholegrain pancakes and Goodfella’s launch of two new Mini Stonebaked Pizza SKUs designed to tap into increased number of lunch occasions.
World Food Day: ‘New momentum’ for food system fix but words need to be put into action
The United Nations has said it sees ‘new momentum and energy’ around the transition to a sustainable food system. But campaigners warn that words need to be put into action.
Study: High ALA intake reduces risk of all cause mortality by 10%
A meta-analysis of 41 studies has found that a high intake of the omega-3 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA) is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes, and specifically from diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Celebrating the partners at the heart of Ferrero’s cocoa sustainability this World Chocolate Week
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Cocoa is produced in the tropical zones of Africa, South America and Asia by four to five million smallholder farmers. The cocoa we use mainly comes from West Africa and Ecuador, and it passes the same quality requirements that we apply to all our raw...