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Europe: Give Germans reasons to treat themselves, finds report
Germany’s bakery and cereals market – with a volume of 6.4 billion kg and a value of US$25.9 billion in 2014 – is forecast...
Asia Pacific: Report expects eco-friendly packaging to gain importance
Bioplastic packaging is increasingly gaining importance in emerging regions such as the Asia-Pacific region, with increasing demand for effective, advanced, and eco-friendly packaging, according...
Europe: Yogurt consumption rises in Germany, finds report
Yoghurt consumption in Germany is growing almost twice as fast as other dairy products, according to a Canadean report entitled Market focus: Trends and...
Americas: Study finds saturated fat intake may cause people with higher genetic obesity risks...
Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their chance of being obese.
In a new study abstract, researchers from the Jean Mayer...
World: Global beef market to remain positive despite weather in Australia, BSE incident in...
According to the latest Rabobank report, Beef Quarterly Q2 2014, the global beef market will regain its positive momentum in Q3, once the current,...
Americas: Mettler Toledo tells FNI on the impact of COOL ruling on meat packagers
On July 29, 2014, the US Court of Appeals upheld the mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) ruling for meat and meat products currently in place.
The...
Americas: Capture consumers’ hearts with familiar, natural ingredients in packaged foods, Mintel tells FNI
A Mintel research finds that more consumers in the US eat with their eyes, not their stomachs—as about 38% of adults agree that if a...
Americas: Future of omega-3 market looks bright, Cargill tells FNI
At least 98% of consumers have now heard of omega-3 oils and more are likely to purchase products containing α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid...
Europe: Institute develops system that tells horse meat, beef apart
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have teamed up with Oxford Instruments to develop a fast, cheap alternative...
Europe: Ingredient containing propionate found to make people feel full, say scientists
Scientists have developed an ingredient that can be added to foods to make them more filling.
In its first tests in humans, researchers at Imperial...