3 April 2017
All change in the convoluted Asia Pacific infant formula ingredients supply chain
The volatile situation in the Chinese market reflects the flurry of changes in the regulations controlling the infant formula sector.
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30 March 2017
The war on sugar: insulin shots fired
Public Health England (PHE) has released a report, Sugar Reduction: Achieving the 20%, calling for at least a 20% reduction in the amount of sugar in food products in 2020...
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29 March 2017
Trust in meat is back in the headlines after Brazil crisis
From horse meat being sold as beef in the UK, fox meat sold as donkey meat in China, and now serious allegations of meat adulteration in Brazil, it seems that...
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23 March 2017
Rice’s arsenic problem is not going away anytime soon
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. Millions of consumers seeking to avoid gluten may be doing themselves more harm than good, unwittingly exposing themselves to heavy metals like...
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2 February 2017
A ‘one size fits all’ approach to ageing consumers won’t fit anyone
The world’s senior population, generally defined as over 55 years old, has been rapidly growing in recent decades because of longer life expectancies, better access to healthcare and low fertility...
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2 February 2017
What does Trump’s TPP withdrawl mean for consumer businesses?
US President Donald Trump came to a decision to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. How will this affect consumers and consumer businesses?
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31 January 2017
Beauty from within: the trend that won’t die down
The intersection of food and beauty trends, particularly in response to consumer’s growing desire to ‘eat themselves beautiful’, has driven beauty and wellness companies to create new ingestibles that promise...
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19 January 2017
Nestlé looks to acquire Mead Johnson
Nestlé, the world’s largest packaged food company, is once more looking at acquiring Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), among the global leaders in the infant nutrition market.
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18 January 2017
PepsiCo’s desire to morph into a healthy food and drink company hits a speed bump
It is a lot easier to say you want to be a healthy snack company than to actually become one. Global snack giant PepsiCo's recent experience is a reality check...