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Europe: Research finds the elderly feel helpless with retail packaging
Packaging on supermarket goods can leave ‘older’ consumers feeling powerless and vulnerable, according to a study carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
Issues such...
World: New dairy product launches to crowd competitive market, says report
The global dairy packaging market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.06% during the period 2016-2020, according to a Research and...
Americas: Consumers perceive sports drinks as healthier beverages than others
Over the past five years, the US retail market for energy and sports drinks expanded in vigorous fashion culminating in sales of US$25 billion...
Americas: Researchers find large food portion sizes prevail in five countries studied
A new multi-country study finds that large, high-calorie portion sizes in fast food and full service restaurants is not a problem unique to the...
Americas: Study finds meat waste more costly than plant-based food
Approximately 31% of food produced in the US, or 133 billion pounds of food worth US$162 billion, was wasted in 2011, according to the...
Europe: FAO food price index drops in December 2015
Prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, averaging 19.1% below their previous-year's levels.
The dwindling global economy...
Americas: Study shows key chocolate ingredients could help prevent obesity, diabetes
Scientists are researching on the ingredients in chocolate that might help prevent obesity, type-2 diabetes and potential health benefits such as improved thinking, decreased...
Europe: Consumers have mixed views on sugar, finds survey
Consumers perceive sugar as both a ‘friend and foe’ in their nutrition, according to a quantitative consumer research commissioned by Beneo.
The results also underline...
Americas: Edible films infused with essential oils could keep bread fresh longer, find researchers
A study from American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports the development of new edible films containing oils from clove and...
Americas: Junk food tax is viable, say researchers
A federal tax on junk food is both legally and administratively feasible, according to researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Global Public...