Officials disrupt Egypt’s wheat supplies in protest to losing jollies
Government inspectors furious at losing their travel perks are behind the disruption of wheat shipments to the world’s biggest buyer.
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Portugal plans tax attack on salty snacks in 2018
Portugal’s State Budget proposal for 2018 proposes a new tax on foods that have a high salt content – including potato chips, cereals and crackers – in an effort to curb the nation’s unhealthy consumption patterns.
Bimbo Bakeries wins $2.1m jury award for false advertising and trade secret misappropriation
A judge for the US district court of Utah awarded Bimbo Bakeries $2.1m in damages after it ruled that United States Bakery (USB) had committed trade secret misappropriation and false advertising.
The end is nigh for date codes on labels as they reach the end of their ‘shelf-life’
Mimica is developing an award-winning food expiry label called Mimica Touch (formerly Bump Mark) that claims to disrupt the food packaging industry and challenge the impact of food waste.
Snacking offers ‘great potential’ to reinvigorate cereal category: Mintel
Snacking could offer great potential to reinvigorate the cereal category especially among Millennials, according to Mintel’s latest research.
Mars, Thermo, PACA, UC Davis, Uni of Washington and Northeastern Uni behind work
Gamers set sights on neutralizing aflatoxin
Mars, Thermo Fisher Scientific and three US universities have turned to an online game to help tackle aflatoxin.