‘Confused about the impact of big data on food manufacturing?'
‘There’s a lot of excitement about the internet of things (IoT) and big data but realistically many larger food manufacturers already have access to lots of data.
Archives for July 6, 2016
The Summer Fancy Food Show
Children’s snacks are ‘complete white space’ for paleo products, says exec from The New Primal
As the primal or paleo trend continues to mature, subscribers are no longer restricted to fitness enthusiasts and CrossFitters who served as ground-zero for the diet, according to Jason Burke, co-owner and founder of meat snack company The New Primal.
A new standard for quality palm oil?
Good palm oil harvesting and processing keeps cancer contaminants to 'insignificant levels', says industry
Palm oil that is harvested at the right moment, pressed quickly and processed at appropriate temperatures contains insignificant levels of contaminants - if any, says the Italian Union for Sustainable Palm Oil. "This should be the standard for quality...
Mama Mary's pizza crust production shifting to B&G Foods facility
B&G Foods is to move production of Mama Mary’s pizza crusts – acquired by the business a year ago for $50m – to one of its own sites.
A healthy change: Sweden allows food firms to use dietary advice on labels
Food companies may now add national dietary guidelines to their products packaging and marketing material in order to help boost healthy eating, Livsmedelverket, Sweden’s National Food Agency (NFA), has decided.
Global trends: Where are the world's strongest and weakest candy & snacks markets?
Snacks and confectionery value sales growth has slowed to its lowest level in at least five years in many parts of the world, according to data from retail analysts Euromonitor International.