CAG raps FSSAI over licensing process, poor food testing labs
Moneycontrol.com–2 hours ago
“Possibility that unsafe/declared unsafe food articles continued to be manufactured and sold is not ruled out, due to failure of the Authority to monitor and cancel licenses issued under the product approval system declared unlawful by the Supreme Court,” it said. In its recommendation, the CAG has asked …
Big Food’s Deal Frenzy Is Just Getting Started
Bloomberg–1 hour ago
Kraft Heinz could also look beyond food to a company like Colgate, with a portfolio of household brands and a large presence outside of North America. The pressure to do a deal is building as Kraft Heinz managers, who hail from the private equity firm 3G Capital, are nearing completion of its cost-cutting …
Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends
New Scientist–20 hours ago
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7 best-read food and beverage packaging articles of 2017
Packaging Digest–Dec. 12, 2017
That’s what we have in mind with our annual compilation of the best-read articlespublished at PackagingDigest.com over the past year. It’s our data-driven way to share with you the content that’s must-read with your peers in food and beverage packaging and likely deserving of your attention, too.
Desperate Food Mergers, Here in Time for the Holidays
Bloomberg–20 hours ago
In a two-for-one Merger Monday, Campbell Soup Co. agreed to buy Snyder’s-Lance Inc. for about $6 billion including debt, while Hershey Co. is scooping up Amplify Snack Brands Inc. for $1.6 billion. The packaged-food companies are looking to add more popular products in hopes of putting their revenue …
9 ways to let go of food guilt and keep your holidays happy
The Straits Times–15 hours ago
… of articles on how to stick to your healthy eating goals and resist temptation. This year, let’s try something new. Instead of stress, pressure and the guilt associated with family dinners and get-togethers, let’s create a new narrative that will empower you to feel good about yourself and your food choices.
Obesity is linked to where you live – would regulating fast food …
The Conversation UK–31 minutes ago
Matthew Hobbs does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has … Saturated neighbourhoods, which are characterised by a high availability of fast-food outlets, convenience stores and supermarkets as well as a high …
Grocers Absorb Rise in Food Prices to Keep Customers From Straying
Wall Street Journal–Dec. 17, 2017
Food costs are ticking up after a multiyear glut of many staples. But consumers aren’t paying much more yet because grocers, discounters and online retailers are all holding down prices to win business. Higher prices for vegetables, beef and eggs helped push the food portion of the producer-price index …
Subway Is Bringing Back the $5 Footlong and It’s Already …
Money Magazine–Dec. 14, 2017
Subway is bringing back one of the most popular fast food promotions ever: the $5 Footlong. The Subway $5 Footlong sandwich deal, which featured one or more 12-inch subs each day at a special $5 price, was a mainstay for years before being killed off in early 2016. The promotion was then replaced by …
Bulgarian Food Safety Agency Starts Intensified Checks For the …
Novinite.com–2 hours ago
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency starts today intensified checks for the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to bTV. Food and beverage enterprises, wholesale warehouses, catering establishments, retail outlets, and supermarkets, will be inspected. Inspectors will monitor the origin, expiry date, …
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