Whole Foods backs food firms with $25m loan program
Whole Foods Market is fueling development of independent food growers and processors with a program funnelling up to $25m in low-interest loans.
Archives for January 3, 2014
Original Cheerios going GMO-free
General Mills says original Cheerios will now be made without genetically modified ingredients, citing consumers' growing preference for non-GMO food products. The change doesn’t apply to the other 11 varieties of Cheerios.
Skinny bread: Warburtons to invest £20m in sandwich alternatives
UK bread major Warburtons will pump £20m ($32.8m) into a new production plant dedicated to sandwich alternatives as demand in the segment booms.
The future of snacks: Health halos, pouch formats and semi-liquid treats
Snacking as we know it will evolve, driven by an unruly consumer desire to try new and exciting concepts and companies must buck up and innovate to profit, says a healthy foods analyst.
Consumers tolerate breads with as much as 30% less salt in university test
Bakers seeking to meet sodium reduction targets can take hope in new research conducted at Oregon State University that shows that consumers are willing to accept lower-salt breads and, if the reductions are small enough, may not even notice.
Food firms parry criticism as healthy promotions launch
Nestlé, Kellogg and Asda are among those criticised by consumer group Children’s Food Campaign (CFC) for not doing enough to promote healthy eating as a government-backed scheme designed to do that launches.