Company plans to change many of its recipes, build stronger connections with consumers and increase focus on faster-growing categories
July 27, 2015
Campbell Soup Company provided an update on the company's key strategic imperatives. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer Denise Morrison, executives outlined important actions the company is taking to reshape Campbell and improve its growth trajectory by strengthening its core business and expanding into faster-growing spaces. This includes Campbell’s plans to change many of its recipes, to build stronger connections with consumers and to increase the company’s focus on faster-growing categories, such as health and well-being and developing markets.
Study to be presented at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting Provides Insights for Reducing Salmonella enterica in the marketplace
July 22, 2015
Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced the results of a study demonstrating a limits-based testing application to accurately detect 1 colony forming unit per gram (CFU/g) contamination levels of Salmonella in 375-g ground turkey samples within one working shift.
Manufacturer of value-added meats expands frozen appetizer business
July 21, 2015
Monogram Foods, a manufacturer and marketer of beef jerky, corn dogs, pre-cooked bacon and other value-added meat products, announces today the completion of its acquisition of Golden County Foods in Plover, WI. Golden County Foods is a frozen appetizer business with approximately $100 million annual sales, 550 employees, and two production facilities.
After dialogue with investors, General Mills updates pollinator policies
July 16, 2015
Following engagement with investors and advocates, General Mills a major packaged foods company to improve policies to protect bees and other pollinators from the impacts of pesticides.
Almond Board of California announces $2.5 Million investment in environmental research
July 15, 2015
The Almond Board of California (ABC) announced a $2.5 million dollar commitment to independent, third-party research into next-generation farming practices.
Winners include Aseptia Technologies, Corbion, Ecolab, and Parabel
July 15, 2015
At a special presentation on Sunday morning at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation, IFT President-Elect Colin Dennis announced and presented four companies with the 2015 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award. The winners are Aseptia Technologies, Corbion, Ecolab, and Parabel.
Roughly 79% of all adults have eaten a sandwich in the past seven days
July 10, 2015
Few foods are as essential to the American diet as the versatile and ubiquitous sandwich. Research indicates the sandwich is a staple food across the full spectrum of U.S. adults regardless of gender, age, household income, race, or geographic location. Roughly 79% of all adults have eaten a sandwich in the past seven days, according to data published in the all-new Packaged Facts report, Sandwiches: Market Trends and Opportunities.