The Food and Drug Administration is in the midst of revising the Nutrition Facts label on packaged food products, in an effort to make it convey more relevant information to consumers. In the background, interested parties are staking out their positions.
After months of negotiations the United States and Mexico have reached a settlement over U.S. accusations that Mexico is dumping sugar, to the detriment of U.S. sugar producers. Phillip Hayes, a spokesman for the American Sugar Alliance, says the agreement will help both sugar producers and consumers.
The Beef Checkoff Program, established in 1985, is a producer-funded marketing and research program designed to increase demand for beef. The Cattlemen's Beef Board and USDA jointly oversee the collection and spending of checkoff funds, but now the cattlemen say the government is trying to “hijack” the program.
Citrus growers in Florida are optimistic about the first forecast for the 2014-2015 season as USDA reports healthier looking groves with improved external quality compared to a year earlier.
Monsanto Company has agreed to pay nearly $2.4 million to wheat farmers in the Pacific Northwest to resolve a number of lawsuits related to the discovery of genetically-modified wheat on an Oregon farm.
Thousands of packaging and processing professionals gathered in Chicago for PACK EXPO International 2014 last week to see and explore the industries latest technologies.
For the sake of pushing the boundaries of food innovation, PepsiCo unleashed the improbable by creating a Doritos flavored Mountain Dew the company is now testing on consumers across the country.
Yogurt manufacturer Chobani has launched its new Food Incubator program to “invest in and cultivate” emerging food entrepreneurs, the company announced this week.
The global food safety testing market is rising and expected to grow to $13.9 billion by 2019 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3 percent, according to a new study by market analyst BCC Research.
Mondelez International said Tuesday it will invest $370 million to acquire an 80 percent stake in the Kinh Do Corporation’s snacks business in Vietnam to accelerate the company’s growth strategy in Asia.
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