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Shoppers and Sensibilities

American food shoppers are very mindful about what they place into their shopping carts.

March 27, 2014

Some 81% indicate they would like to see more food options that protect the environment.

Ecolabels on Food Purchase

Ecolabels rarely influence food purchases, according to a study.

February 24, 2014

Sustainability had no meaningful impact on food choice, across all product categories.

Hoogwater Joins FrieslandCampina

Willem Hoogwater has joined FrieslandCampina DMV.

February 21, 2014

Hoogwater will serve as commercial director and member of the management team.

Kellogg said it will require all global palm oil suppliers to trace palm oil to independently verified plantations, and comply with the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by the end of 2015.

February 17, 2014

Kellogg, which describes itself as "a very small user of palm oil", began responsibly sourcing palm oil in 2009.

Gluten- and Dairy-free Chocolate

Endangered Species Chocolate has added a dairy- and gluten-free filled bar line to its natural bar line.

February 4, 2014

The new line features six fillings: almond butter creme, sea salt and lime creme, coconut creme, blueberry vanilla creme, raspberry orange creme and lavender mint creme.

Sustainability in Restaurants

Sustainability and social responsibility are taking on greater importance within the foodservice industry.

February 4, 2014

Among consumers, 63% say they are more likely to visit a foodservice operation they view as socially conscious.

Hershey Surpasses Certification Benchmark

The Hershey Company announced that 18% of all the cocoa the company sourced globally in 2013 was certified.

January 30, 2014

The company’s next certification milestone is to reach between 40-50% of all cocoa purchased globally by 2016.

Certified Seafood Flavors

Firmenich seafood flavors meet the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Chain of Custody certification standard.

January 29, 2014

Global flavor and fragrance leader Firmenich, Geneva, Switzerland, says its seafood flavors meet the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Chain of Custody certification standard.

Hershey's 2014 Sustainability Aims

The Hershey Company will work with its suppliers to achieve 100% traceable and sustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014.

December 18, 2013

The move is addition to achieving the company's commitment to source 100% mass balanced RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified palm oil more than a year ahead of its original 2015 commitment.

Firmenich Rethinking Approach

Firmenich is "radically shifting" its Flavors Division.

November 21, 2013

The name of this new innovation group is i5 (I to the power of 5); in which the five "I"s stand for ideate, invent, invest, inspire, ignite. To lead i5, Firmenich has appointed Gary Smith.