Health & Wellness
World: Plant-based water sales set to double by 2020
Global sales of alternative waters increased by 21% in 2016 to more than US$2.7 billion, finds a Zenith Global report.
Volume has been driven by...
Middle East: Israel to export more mandarins in 2017
The Plant Production and Marketing Board of Israel predicts an export increase of 50% for Jaffa Orri mandarin fruit in 2017.
The harvest of...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredients launch whey hydrolysates
Arla Foods Ingredients has unveiled a new generation of whey hydrolysates that are set to take these ‘gold standard’ proteins into the mainstream sports...
Germany: Lampados exhibits 2-calorie sweetener at ISM
Israel's Lampados International will launch Liteez, a next-generation sweetener, at the ISM show in Cologne, from January 29 to February 1, 2017.
This dual-purpose meringue...
Americas: More consumers are skeptical of food brands, analyst
A report by Mintel has found that 42% of Americans consider their diet to be healthy, as 23% agree that the US Dietary Guidelines...
Americas: Yogurt gets spicy, salty, says report
No longer confined to sweet flavors, the yogurt category is rapidly diversifying into a range of new salty and spicy segments.
Innovations in savory tastes...
Americas: Ganeden’s probiotics GRAS-approved for infant formula
Ganeden's GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) has received FDA generally recognized as safe (GRAS) certification for infant formulas, on top of previous certifications that...
Americas: Report finds overweight widespread among children, women
Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are particularly prevalent among women and children, according to a...
Americas: Foodservice menu for children remain unhealthy, researchers find
US chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes...
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...