Industry insiders are concerned about the impact of the current credit crisis on their companies and the food/beverage industry as a whole. While some believe the credit crisis will have
September 16/Sparta, Mich./Prepared Foods magazine -- Old Orchard Brands hired Mike Summers as regional business manager for the Midwest. Summers brings nearly 25 years of food manufacturing and grocery supply
September 24/Arlington, VA./Prepared Foods magazine -– Karen H. Brown, senior vice president of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and corporate secretary to the FMI board of directors, announced her retirement
October 8/Washington/USDA -- Findings from a new study suggest vitamin C may be protective against bone loss in older men. Researchers funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) reported the
October 13/Sky News -- Jam and jelly could help stop the spread of cancer, according to new research. Researchers found that a gelling agent used in jelly has anti-cancer properties.
October 13/St. Louis and Copenhagen, Denmark/MarketWire -- Solae and Novozymes announced their partnership to develop and market new soy proteins with distinctive functional and nutritional benefits. The collaboration combines each
October 10/New York/Reuters -- PepsiCo Inc. is making a major multi-year investment in its soft drink business to restore growth in a business that has declined as U.S. consumers seek
September 16/Avignon, France/Prepared Foods magazine –– Naturex is opening its own corporate foundation. The Naturex Foundation is an independent entity with its own resources, which supports in particular education, medicine
September 30/Los Angeles/Prepared Foods magazine -– The American Palm Oil Council (APOC) announced that a Malaysian palm oil plantation has been certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),
October 19/Emmerthal, Germany/Prepared Foods magazine -- Dr. Paul Lohman opened its new FEA (research, development and application) laboratory at its Emmerthal site in Germany. The FEA labs are dedicated to