All news articles for June 2018

Is your favorite brand of chips more whiff than crunch? Pic: ©GettyImages/Angyee054

How much air is in your bag of chips?

By Keilah Keiser

Many a consumer has experienced the disappointment of opening a bag of chips only to find it’s filled with air. Keilah Keiser, a content marketing specialist based in San Diego, questions why the need for so much space?

Indian biscuits and cake maker Anmol Industries has filed for an initial public offering. Pic: Anmol

Indian biscuit giant Anmol Industries files for IPO

By Gill Hyslop

Anmol Industries - a branded packaged food company focussing on biscuits and cakes - has filed draft papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO).

A bread shortage would result in millions of Zimbabweans going without a basic staple. Pic: ©GettyImages/Golden_Brown

Zimbabwe could face a bread shortage

By Gill Hyslop

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe spokesman Garikai Chaunza said the country had a week’s supply of wheat left, which means millions of Zimbabweans could be left without the daily staple.

Consumer watchdog calls for traffic light labels

Pressure mounting for mandatory traffic light labels in UK

By Katy Askew

Calls for the introduction of mandatory front-of-pack traffic light labelling to be introduced in the UK continue to gain momentum as consumer group Which? issues a fresh report highlighting sugar in breakfast cereals.

Morleys has developed a breakfast muesli with SlimBiome, a patented weight management technology. Pic: ©GettyImages/margouillatphotos

Muesli that promotes weight loss to be rolled out in UK

By Gill Hyslop

Specialist ingredients supplier John Morley Foods has signed an agreement with OptiBiotix Health to exclusively manufacture and supply muesli breakfast products containing OptiBiotix’s SlimBiome weight management technology for the UK market.

Pic: ©GettyImages/Bet_Noire

Salmonella outbreaks

Kellogg cereal linked to Salmonella outbreaks across the US

By Douglas Yu

Kellogg has recalled Honey Smacks after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found the cereal product is linked to Salmonella outbreaks in 31 US states, leading to 24 people being hospitalized.

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Blockchain agri-marketplace Ositrade launches

By Katy Askew

French start-up Ositrade has launched a new online marketplace for the agri-food sector that aims to “directly connect” stakeholders using blockchain technology.

The EU is funding a project to get the Kenyan cashew nut industry back on its feet. Pic: ©GettyImages/kolesnikovserg

EU helps Kenya revive cashew nut industry

By Gill Hyslop

The European Union (EU) is investing Ksh236m ($2.4m) to help Kenya revive its once thriving cashew nut industry that collapsed more than three decades ago.

Kettle Foods is upgrading its Norwich facility to increase intake capacity of the potatoes it uses for Kettle Chips. Pic: Kettle

Kettle Foods upgrades Norwich factory

By Gill Hyslop

The Kettle Chips maker is investing £2.7m ($3.5m) to upgrade the manufacturing capabilities of its Norwich factory as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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‘Free-from is the most promising trend in LATAM’: Euromonitor

By Stephen Daniells

Gluten-free and lactose-free are two of the leading growth categories in the evolving free-from category in Brazil, with ‘free-from’ also tipped as the most promising trend across the whole region, according to Euromonitor International.

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