Jeremy Gerrard

Results of a new study point to an increase in competition for the global beverage industry, though industry executives remain optimistic about business improvements.

The Hormel Foods Corporation is breaking into the beverage market, announcing Tuesday its intentions to acquire Muscle Milk product manufacturer CytoSport Holdings, Inc. for $450 million.

After the June announcement that Tyson Foods will acquire Hillshire Brands, New Jersey-based Pinnacle Foods said Tuesday it is exercising its right to terminate the agreement it made to merge with Hillshire.

With increased interest and media coverage surrounding biotechnology and GMOs, only 2 percent of consumers cite GMOs as a barrier to eating foods or beverages, according to the 21st Annual Consumer Attitudes about Nutrition Study.

A coalition of US food, agriculture and manufacturing industries are asking legislative leaders in the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to suspend the US Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule if the World Trade Organization (WTO) finds it noncompliant with US trade obligations.

New research from Cornell University studied which consumers are most likely to believe claims about harmful ingredients in their food and what can be done to correct misconceptions.

Many stakeholders in the food industry are confused about implementation deadlines surrounding FSMA, according to a recent study from PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Federal legislation to provide uniform information to consumers of on the quality and safety of bottled water was introduced this week by US Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-NC and US Rep. Jim Matheson, D-UT.

Researchers say Americans may have to get over their aversion to eating insects, as an expanding global population will force cultures to find more food resources.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency released the results of its food poisoning research which studied the rate of occurrence in the UK and how food poisoning can be attributed to different foods.