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Europe: DTU project to study consumer traffic in food court

By monitoring mobile phones searching for Wi-Fi signals, students from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are testing a tracking system to show how...

Americas: Mettler Toledo releases mini scale for POS

Mettler Toledo releases the Ariva-S-Mini that has a weight platform that measures 6.3 inches by 7.875 inches. The scale connects to most point-of-sale (POS) systems...

Americas: Plant-based diet lowers Type 2 Diabetes risk, find Harvard researchers

People who follow predominantly plant-based diets with greater adherence may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who follow these...

Middle East: US Slim Chickens expands in MENA

Fast-causal restaurant Slim Chickens expands its fresh chicken concept beyond the US through a master franchise agreement with Alghanim Industries, one of the largest...

Americas: More US consumers are eating at home, report

A confluence of squeezed consumer wallets, the rising cost of dining out, and changing needs and wants have brought the US restaurant industry traffic...

Americas: RPC companies create DIY cocktail shaker

Two RPC sites are producing a shaker pack that allows consumers to produce the perfect cocktail in the home. Funkin Cocktails supplies its all-natural syrups,...

Americas: 30% of Brazilian respondents want to see healthier product options, finds report

With global consumers becoming more aware of the importance of staying healthy, they start becoming more demanding, finds a Mintel research. Nearly 30% of Brazilians...

Americas: Nestlé cuts sugar in products by 40% with same taste

Using only natural ingredients, Nestlé scientists have found a way to structure sugar differently. So even when much less is used in chocolate, the tongue...

Americas: Consumers are in charge, says analyst

How and where consumers in the US source meals and the attributes that will win share of wallet are ever-changing, finds The NPD Group. It...

Americas: Government-support salt reduction drives are effective, finds report

A new global study projects that a government-supported policy to reduce salt consumption would be highly cost-effective across the world. Based on costs and...