Archives for June 6, 2013

Special K Nourish: ‘The concept of hot cereal in the US is a cultural change’, says analyst

US consumers don’t have the habit of eating hot cereal, but they are very open to new concepts and the Special K Nourish launch should do very well, says an analyst.

Salmonella scare prompts General Mills cereal recall

General Mills has issued a voluntary recall on its Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal over concerns the product may contain salmonella.

Slow progress: UN children’s agency calls for action to combat childhood undernutrition

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated calls for more to be done to improve nutrition in the first 1000 days of life to reduce growth stunting that blights the lives of about 165m children worldwide.

MILLING & GRAINS FOCUS

On-site pilot mill means more accurate, faster flour analysis, says Mühlenchemie

Flour analysis can now happen faster and identify defects in individual wheat lots with Mühlenchemie’s new on-site pilot mill, says the head of R&D.