The annual nutrition expert trends forecast is in – what fad diets are hot? What’s out? Which foods top the list? What are consumers eating? According to a survey of more than 500 Registered Dietitians conducted by the nutrition trade magazine, Today’s Dietitian, and a leading food, health and wellness public relations agency, Pollock Communications, […]
Post Foods launched a friendly competition between Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles to see which cereal is most popular among fans. Online and mobile competitions from January through September 2014 will rally support for each flavor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QamavYuJZ2E WWE Superstar John Cena returns to the front of Post Fruity Pebbles cereal boxes and will serve as […]
Marmite has lost its position as Britain’s favourite branded toast-topper to Rowse Honey as the UK’s love-hate relationship with the savoury spread took a turn for the worse. Sales of Marmite dipped 5% in terms of value and 1.2% in volume while sales of Rowse Honey soared nearly 18% in value and 21% in volume […]
getWaiter!, the smartphone app which makes it easier for diners to call their waiter, has found that more of us would sooner opt for stress-free over stressful this year. More people will eat out for their main Christmas meal, with favourite menu choices being the traditional Turkey dinner, Indian cuisine and steak. As it takes […]
Nestlé has inaugurated a new experimental farm on a 30-hectare site in Côte d’Ivoire to focus on plant science and research into nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development. The farm, located at Zambakro, some 18km from the capital, Yamoussoukro, will create 20 jobs by 2014. The ceremony was attended by Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Daniel […]
UK food retailers could soon be able to use low-glycaemic index labels, six years after they were withdrawn in a European ban. Leatherhead Food Research, which offers research and regulatory advice, says it is reviving its low-GI logo after finding a loophole around the ban. The low-GI logo was introduced in 2004, but withdrawn in […]
Employees and executives from right across the UK’s food and hospitality industries have come together in the last 12 months in an extraordinary demonstration of corporate charity fundraising. From some of the biggest names on the UK High Street to individual employees ‘doing their bit’, the sectors’ ‘Food for Good’ campaign has raised an impressive […]
Mondelez International announced plans to invest $190 million in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish the company’s largest manufacturing plant in Asia Pacific. The 134-acre multicategory food campus in Sri City will have annual capacity of 250,000 tons in the end state and will be the largest chocolate manufacturing plant in India. The […]
Domino’s Pizza is inviting the world to join in on the recognized world leader in pizza delivery’s largest ever week-long promotion, Global Domino’s Week, which went underway on December 2. A total of 42 countries will help celebrate the third annual global celebration by promoting 50 percent off menu-priced pizza via their Facebook pages. The […]
If you are sick of the heartwarming ads that have been making their rounds this festive season, you may like this non-traditional KFC ad. In this video, the makers point out that people are rude and unpleasant during the season of giving—shoppers snatch toys from one another, while children break windows during their rowdy snowball […]