It was January 2009 when I landed in Brazil, to work for Unilever. I thought I knew quite a lot about the country from some previous quick visits, yet how wrong I was. I did not see the sun for three weeks in a row.
Since February 2015, the “new" sheriff on the dietary supplement block is U.S. state governments through their attorneys general. This is not really new because state investigations of supplement products and claims have occurred in the past.
For years, whey protein has been the “go-to" ingredient in the sports nutrition sector thanks to its anabolic benefits such as increased muscle protein synthesis and muscle growth.
As temperatures dropped, the prices of certain vegetables already reacted with an increase, according to Li Wang, Fresh Vegetables Section Manager of the Tien Yuan Supermarket in Zhuzhou, China.
The Ecuadorian banana industry has been experiencing some trouble for a few years because of its export tariffs to European markets, which are higher than those of other Latin American countries.
Compac, a world leader in post-harvest integrated solutions and services to the fresh produce industry, announced the successful operational deployment of its SpectrimTM optical sorting platform at a Washington Fruit and Produce Company.
This year at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Packaging Automation, a UK manufacturer of tray sealing and pot filling and sealing machinery, will be exhibiting what the company considers to be 'the fastest most energy efficient single lane tray sealing machine
The warm temperatures recorded during the autumn and winter are causing changes not only in the campaigns of many products currently available in the market, but are also determining when the summer fruit season will kick off, which apparently will happen
In 2014 the red blushed pear was introduced under the brand name QTee. This year around 500 tonnes will be harvested in Belgium. Kris Wouters of Fruithandel Wouters indicates that the production will increase slowly over the next few years.
New York produce importers woke up Saturday morning to delayed shipments and logistical headaches after the winter’s worst blizzard collided with the East Coast Friday afternoon.
Coopers brewery group has continued to grow despite Australia’s dropping consumption of beer reporting strong sales for the 12 months ended the 31 December 2015
The low-price retailer Byggmax opens a store in Bergen Rådal, Norway in April 2016. The store will employ four people and approximately three seasonal employees.
Such traditional factors as price, taste and convenience hold less sway over consumer purchasing decisions, according to a report published by the consultancy Deloitte in a study conducted with the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers As
Interbrand, a New York-based brand consultancy, and Ready Set Rocket, a New York City-based digital marketing agency, announced seven technology trends that forward-looking brands can take advantage of in 2016.
Wheat, corn and soybean futures posted solid gains after a bevy of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports released Jan. 12 showed declines in 2015 U.S. corn and soybean production and the second lowest winter wheat seedings area since 1913. But price incr
Sensient Flavors, a leading flavors and fragrances house, has released its top eight trends in global flavors for 2016. Derived from a number of different sources, Sensient has taken a good look at lifestyle trends as well as flavors
