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Nestlé files patent for bite-size sports snacks
Nestlé has filed a patent for high-carb and high-protein bite-size dough snacks for athletes and health-conscious consumers looking to manage nutritional intake before and during exercise.
Archives for June 9, 2014
Consumer tastes shape natural food trends
Foods pinpointed as emerging hot trends in the natural and organic arena range from familiar, to unusual and beyond.
SEDF, Omidyar Network, and Google contribute to SONG Fund
Schedulers Logistics gets $2m investment to expand India cold chain market
Aspada Investment Company will invest more than $2m to expand Schedulers Logistics fleet of cold-chain storage trucks to target under-served locations in India.
Massive opportunity in morning snacking
UK food firms must seize the huge business opportunity afforded by the underdeveloped morning snacking market, as chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Costa and Starbucks lead the way, according to Conlumino.
Skin packs ‘almost double shelf life’ for burgers
The launch of skin packaging for Gourmet Burger Kitchen’s meat has led to ‘record sales’ for the product, according to producer All About Food.
'All-natural’ frustration for Whole Foods: Judge refuses to toss suit over SAPP in baked goods
Three months after a federal judge in California gave the preliminary thumbs up to a $3.4m settlement of a class action lawsuit accusing Trader Joe’s of falsely advertising products as ‘all natural’, a fellow judge has allowed most claims in a similar...
What can the US learn from Europe? Clean label and subtle nutrition, says Mintel
US bakery, snack and cereal manufacturers should look to Europe for lessons on clean label and better-for-you products that don’t scream health, says Mintel’s innovation head.