General Mills’ Cascadian Farm invests in eco-friendly grain Kernza
General Mills plans to use a sweet, nutty-tasting grain that it claims is more environmentally friendly than conventional wheat in its Cascadian Farm organic brand.
Archives for March 8, 2017
Six industry giants to launch UK-style traffic light labels in Europe
Coca-Cola, Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever will add nutrition logos modelled on the UK’s traffic light label to their European portfolios. However, critics have slammed the use of portion size as a reference.
Grupo Bimbo to close bakery in Canada Bread reshuffle
Canada Bread plans to close its St-Côme-Linière bakery and to transfer roll production from Beauport to Vincent-Massey.
Stevia & fibre blend promises to slash sugar by 100% with no loss in taste or bulk
Food tech start-up Unavoo has launched a natural, stevia- and prebiotic fibre-based sweetener that can replace sugar like-for-like in dairy, bakery and beverage products.