General Mills partners with Organic Valley to aid dairy farmers transition to organic Jeremy Gerrard June 9, 2016 The new program will drive more acres in the US into the organic certification process and builds on the company's commitment to double organic acreage.Read More
Keurig axes cold-drink machine, offers full refund Jeremy Gerrard June 8, 2016 Keurig is discontinuing the manufacturing of its Kold home soda appliance and pods and offering a full refund to anyone who purchased the machine.Read More
General Mills debuts first new cereal brand in 15 years Jeremy Gerrard June 7, 2016 Minnesota-based consumer food giant General Mills is launching its first new breakfast cereal brand in 15 years.Read More
Pizza Hut cuts ingredients from products Jeremy Gerrard June 2, 2016 Yum! Brands, Inc. subsidiary Pizza Hut says it will remove additional artificial ingredients from its food by the end of 2017. Read More
FDA OKs Cargill’s EverSweet Jeremy Gerrard June 2, 2016 FDA has issued a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) no objection letter, for Cargill’s “next-generation” sweetener, EverSweet. Read More
FDA issues new sodium reduction goals Jeremy Gerrard June 1, 2016 FDA has issued a draft guidance of its long-awaited voluntary sodium reduction goals.Read More
TECH FLASH Organic sales hit record $43 billion in 2015 The industry segment was up 11 percent in 2015. Jeremy Gerrard May 30, 2016 Approximately $39.7 billion of the $43.3 billion total of all food sold in the US last year was from organic food sales. Read More
Top specialty foods of 2016 Jeremy Gerrard May 27, 2016 The Specialty Food Association announced the winners of the 2016 sofi awards honoring the outstanding specialty food products of the year. Read More
GMA highlights food industry efforts to reduce waste Jeremy Gerrard May 26, 2016 The food manufacturing and processing industry has taken steps to reduce waste and eliminate consumer confusion surrounding product date labeling.Read More
TreeHouse Foods to close two plants purchased from ConAgra Jeremy Gerrard May 25, 2016 TreeHouse is closing two plants it bought from ConAgra in February when it acquired the company’s private label business for $2.7 billion. Read More
