WHO unveils nutrient profiling to restrict marketing to kids
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled its nutrient profiling tool to restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to children.
Archives for February 20, 2015
VIDEOS EXPLORE KOREAN AND US ATTITUDES TO OTHER NATION'S SNACKS
‘Ah! The smell of artificiality...’ South Korean girls sample US snacks for the first time
Pop Tarts, Lay’s and Cheez-Its... How do young South Korean women tasting these US staple snacks for the first time rate them? The reactions in the recent videos below are surprising, and provide interesting insight into the cross-cultural potential, or...
‘Snack and beverage co-purchases beat peanut butter and jelly!’ Frito-Lay CEO Tom Greco champions PepsiCo's 'Better Together' policy
Frito-Lay CEO Tom Greco insists snacks and beverages occupy common ‘demand spaces’, and PepsiCo’s ‘Better Together’ approach gives it the scale to outpace its rivals at retail level.
Labor Secretary, senators urge resolution
Labor slowdown at West Coast ports costing food companies millions each day
A labor slowdown at 29 US West Coast ports is costing US food manufacturers untold millions of dollars each day, and there is as yet no end in sight.