A supplier of bulk tropical fruit juice purees and concentrates, iTi Tropicals has opened a new Innovation Center to support customer product development efforts.

General Mills’ Progresso Soup brand continues to bring flavorful options to the table.

The study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that between 2007 and 2012, the estimated the total cut in food product calories to be about 6.4 trillion.

Chobani Simply 100 Greek Yogurt is made with milk, real fruit, and live and active cultures.

Those counts did not seem to have any impact on what consumers ordered and how often they frequented the restaurant.

For part 2 of the study, researchers stocked the beverages based on their calorie counts and added signage listing the calorie range. The result was an 11% sales decline for higher-calorie beverages.

Children in low income and urban schools have been found to have higher body mass index (BMI) than those students who attend schools in a more affluent area.

Parents and teens underestimate fast-food meal calories, researchers say.

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.

Coca-Cola said it already has taken a number of steps, including product and packaging innovations such as smaller portion sizes through the expansion of mini-cans in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Korea and Thailand.