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SSI Names Southeast Sales Broker

Savoury Systems International appointed Dale Braddy to Southeastern USA sales broker.
May 23, 2013
Braddy has worked for the past 13 years in the food industry, has over 25 years of sales management experience and is a long-time member of the Research Chefs Association and Institute of Food Technologists.
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Snacking in America

The typical American eats over one thousand snack-oriented convenience foods throughout the year.
May 21, 2013
About eight of every 10 in-home snack food eatings are considered to be a snack-oriented convenience food versus other foods, regardless of time of day.
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Waistline Impact of Dining Out

A Canadian study reviewed 685 meals from popular restaurant chains that post nutritional information publically.
May 21, 2013
When researchers analyzed the nutritional information of food ordered at 19 sit-down restaurant chains, they discovered the average meal contained a whopping 1,128 calories.
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Impact of a Protein-rich Breakfast

Eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces daily hunger, increases daily fullness, improves morning blood sugar control, and, perhaps most importantly, leads to less, latter-day snacking thus reducing calories from fat and sugar.
May 21, 2013
These new findings in teen breakfast skippers is consistent with past research in adult men that demonstrated the benefits of including lean pork in three daily meals.
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Fish Oil on Cognition

A research review suggests fish oil could help mitigate the mental damage caused by fatty foods.
May 20, 2013
Researchers found that the omega-3s found in fish oil could prevent fats from interrupting neurogenesis, a process that generates new nerve cells.
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Lead in Rice Study Questioned

A review of lead levels in rice met with severe criticism before being retracted.
May 20, 2013
Consumers may be unaware of the flawed nature of the study, however.
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Overweight Impact

There are more overweight and obese people in the world than the entire population of China, leading experts on cancer and obesity have warned.
May 20, 2013
The latest analysis from IASO estimates there are 1 billion overweight adults in the world and a further 475 million that are obese.
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Food and Parkinson's

Eating food containing even a little nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, U.S. researchers say.
May 17, 2013
As consumption of edible Solanaceae -- a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine -- increased, the risk of Parkinson’s decreased.
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Herr Names Marketing VP

Herr Foods Inc. has announced that Bob Clark joined the company as vice president of marketing.
May 17, 2013
Clark has 27 years of experience in marketing of food and household consumer products.
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Up in Smoke

Americans are eating a lot more smoked seafood than they used to.
May 17, 2013
The federal government does not track smoked seafood consumption, but sales at 18,000 supermarkets, mass merchandisers and club chains jumped 17% last year.
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