Americas: Frutatrom receives product license in Canada
The Canadian Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has granted Frutarom a product license for its Benolea cardiovascular health support ingredient.
The ingredient supports cardiovascular health...
Americas: Study shows traditional fresh food retailers remain important
Consumers are changing how they shop for food and beverages.
Some shifts, such as a marked increase in fresh food purchases, benefit traditional ‘brick-and-mortar’ retailers...
Americas: Private equity firm buys RotoMetrics
Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired RotoMetrics, a global provider of precision rotary tooling and accessories.
The terms of the deal were not...
Americas: Tea, citrus fruit found to lower ovarian cancer risk, finds study
Tea and citrus fruits and juices are associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to new research from the University of...
Americas: Plastipak Packaging to acquire APPE for €360M
Rigid plastic manufacturer Plastipak Packaging has been selected as the successful bidder to acquire the APPE Packaging Division owned by La Seda de Barcelona...
Americas: More men are found to shop for groceries than before, finds report
More men are grocery shopping for themselves or their families now than in the past, but they are not happy about it, according to...
Americas: General Mills lowers sales, earnings expectations due to slow growth
Due to continued weak food-industry trends in the US and slowing growth in key emerging markets, General Mills is reducing its sales and earnings...
Americas: Consumers value packaging in e-commerce order fulfilment, finds survey
With continued growth in e-Commerce, retailers need to take a closer look at their packaging for fulfilling online orders, according to new data from...
Americas: Consumers want fresh donuts with longer expiry date, finds survey
Corbion Caravan research has found that 90% of consumers rate the expiration date as extremely or very important before buying donuts.
The research also found:
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Americas: Natural ingredients in psychoactive drinks market explodes, says anaylst
The psychoactive drinks market for adults is exploding, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an impact on cognitive...