Food Industry

Loading... The Spanish eat out the most, it seems, enjoying an average 4.3 meals per week outside the home. — Picture from knape/IStock.com via AFP-RelaxnewsPARIS, Oct 21 — People in Spain eat out an average of 4.3 times a week according to data published by catering industry specialists Gira, coinciding…

This will be the four industry giants’ main topic of dicsussion at our Growth Asia 2020 interactive broadcast session on Plant-Based Innovation​ next week and across the board, representatives from all four firms unanimously agree that the plant-based trend in Asia is going to be a lasting lifestyle change for…

This will be the four industry giants’ main topic of dicsussion at our Growth Asia 2020 interactive broadcast session on Plant-Based Innovation​ next week and across the board, representatives from all four firms unanimously agree that the plant-based trend in Asia is going to be a lasting lifestyle change for…

As Europe continues to discuss the long-awaited harmonisation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling, BLC is offering reformulations of food products to help food companies improve their performance on FOP labels like the French Nutri-Score and Italian NutrInform. Targeting players in dairy, bakery, culinary and confectionery, BLC hopes its expertise into facilitating…

Food companies have managed only a 3% reduction in sugar from products, according to a report from Public Health England (PHE) covering progress from 2015 to 2019.PHE oversees the voluntary sugar reduction plan and wider reformulation programme on behalf of the government. PHE will itself be scrapped in April next…

Opinion By Kari Hensien  This year has brought nothing but huge changes for the world, especially for the food industry. Shutdowns, new operational models, and re-openings at this scale are new territory for us all. Even the definition of food safety culture has changed from “what you’re doing when no…

Opinion The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry — may help sharpen intervention tactics. This assessment starts with a look at an infected person’s…

Photography by Smeeta MahantiThe food industry has long been considered a man’s world—but Tanya Holland is doing her best to fix that. The Oakland-based chef currently runs Brown Sugar Kitchen, a modern soul food restaurant serving up classics like buttermilk fried chicken, po' boys, cheesy biscuits, and gumbo. But Holland…

(Washington, D.C., September 9, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide approximately $530 million to support the U.S. seafood industry and fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments. The funding will be provided through the Seafood Trade…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s seafood industry could get a $20 million boost this fall through funds made available under the federal CARES Act.Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said state and federal officials are nearing final agreement on exactly how to allocate the funds. Maine Public reports that individual fishing…