Demand for cocoa is expected to climb 30% in the next 10 years creating a 25% shortage of current supply, according to North American cocoa processor and chocolate ingredients supplier Blommer Chocolate Company.
Changing children’s snacking intentions and behavior could be crucial in reducing childhood obesity rates, as US children consume about a quarter of their daily calories from snacks.
North American snack firm Snyder’s-Lance plans to foster future growth through mergers and acquisitions to complement its core brands which helped it marginally improve sales in its Q1 results.
n the Corn Belt and much of the rest of agricultural America, crop insurance seems to be revered. At least that’s the impression you’d get from attending recent farm bill hearings held by the House Agriculture Committee.
Thailands shrimp industry doesnt need a bailout, according to the Thai Frozen Foods Association, which has come out against the government's plan to launch a pledging program to shore up prices, arguing that the measure would instead ruin the quality of T
Senator Tom Coburn is leading a crusade against the rising federal deficit, is planning to introduce an amendment to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill that would cap crop insurance premium subsidies.
The U.S. government Thursday unexpectedly raised its forecast for near-term corn supplies and projected a record corn harvest this autumn, moves that likely will pressure corn-futures prices.
FDA is not preparing to enforce its controversial draft guidance on NDIs, but companies can expect more inspections, more injunctions, and more product seizures related to cGMP violations.
The whole “adventure” over DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) is “a perfect example of a gaping loophole in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) which needs to closed”, according to one academic.
New Zealand’s ambassador in the UK has said that despite the growing importance of business with China, his country should maintain trade with Britain. He is lobbying fellow New Zealanders to keep the China boom in perspective.
A toxicology expert says he is shocked to see firms in the supplements trade developing products containing extracts from the tropical fruit graviola given its association with atypical Parkinson's disease.
Vitamin Shoppe boss Tony Truesdale would not say how much the FDA crackdown on DMAA is likely to cost the business after being repeatedly pressed by analysts on the issue during the firm’s first quarter earnings call.
Consumption of probiotics is associated with a reduced risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies.
SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's food and agricultural exports contracted for the first time in four years in April mainly due to weaker overseas demand for processed food products, the government said Thursday.South Korea shipped US$620 million wo
ACCC has agreed to allow Viterra more time to work with industry to improve the proposed auction system for port terminal services in South Australia for the export of bulk wheat.
