Rust continues to damage world wheat supplies
Scientists are warning that wheat crops around the world could be severely battered by a fungal disease if not quickly contained.
Archives for February 7, 2017
Sweet greens: Tinned vegetables contain up to 10% added sugar, says survey
Almost half of all tinned vegetables contain added sugar, according to a survey by industry watchdog FoodWatch.
World cereal prices rise, despite all-time high stocks
Cereal prices are continuing to rise, even though production is forecast to reach record levels by the end of the 2017 season, according to the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI)
The FoodNavigator-USA Snacking Innovation Summit: Have you registered yet?
If 50% of eating occasions are now snacks,* do we have to rethink what a snack is? An occasional treat or an everyday healthy indulgence? A fresh mini-meal? A quick energy boost? And when it comes to snacks, what new formats, flavors, label claims and...
Mondi Group expands its consumer packaging business
Mondi Group, which makes food and beverage packaging, has acquired Excelsior Technologies for $40m, to further grow its consumer packaging business.
Mondelēz’s Milka brand enters brownies segment, ready to roll out across Europe
Mondelēz-owned Milka has launched its first brownie products in France, and plans to introduce the range across other key EU markets in 2017, according to the company’s Twitter.
Wageningen University launches task force to fight food waste
A new organisation aimed at reducing food waste has kicked off in the Netherlands, but how will it succeed where a plethora of other initiatives have failed?
Full-year results
Mondelēz revenues slide 13% in 2016 as analysts casts doubt on Kraft-Heinz merger
Oreo maker Mondelēz has posted a sharp drop in reported full-year revenues as analysts speculate a potential tie-up with Kraft-Heinz is now uncertain after the Brexit vote and Trump presidency.