FSA: Reducing saturated fat and sugar in sweet foods
London / UK. (fsa) Following a public consultation in the summer of 2009, the British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recommended that food manufacturers reduce saturated fat in foods such as biscuits, cakes, buns, chocolates and added sugar in soft drinks.
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ARS: Cutting fat and calories from cakes and frostings
Peoria / IL. (ars) Delicious new cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and fewer calories, thanks to work by scientists such as Mukti Singh. She is based at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Illinois (USA).
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Brochure: What to expect from Iso 9001 in supply chains
Geneva / CH. (iso) Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company´s Iso 9001 certification as an argument in favour of their products or services? Iso provides answers to this and related questions in an updated online brochure.
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Research: Junk food addiction may be real
Jupiter / FL. (sri) Scientists from the US-American Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that the same molecular mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing people into obesity.
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RBC: Supermarket bakeries «just loaf tanning salons»?
London / UK. (rbc) An investigation by the British Real Bread Campaign has found the in-store bakeries of only one major supermarket chain producing any Real Bread. The Campaign aims to challenge giant industrial baking companies who dominate the modern bread market.
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Sankaty Advisors: Harvest Time Bread expanding in NC
Mount Airy / NC. (gov / div) US-Governor Beverly Perdue announced that Harvest Time Bread, a U.S. American baker for the grocery and food service industries, will expand its operations in North Carolina. The company plans to invest 4,5 million USD and create 38 jobs.
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U.S.: Restaurants add more breakfast items
Chicago / IL. (mi) The most important meal of the day has become the hottest area of competition for the foodservice industry. Mintel reports that restaurants added more than 460 new breakfast items to their menus in 2009, more than in 2007 or 2008, respectively.
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Study: Do Americans pay more green to get more green?
Chicago / IL. (mi) According to Mintel´s latest report on green living, the environment remains a concern for the majority of Americans. More than one-third (35 percent) of survey respondents say they would pay more for «environmentally friendly» products.
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Fazer Group: strengthened its positions and reformed
Helsinki / FI. (fg) Fazer Group´s turnover 2009 amounted to 1'441,1 million EUR in 2009 compared with 1'159,7 million EUR in 2008. The Group´s operating profit stood at 44,5 million EUR compared with 135 million EUR in 2008.
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Yum! Brands: opens first Taco Bell in India
Louisville / KY. (bw) Yum! Brands Inc. announces the grand opening of the first Taco Bell in India by its international division, Yum! Restaurants International (YRI). Yum! is the leading restaurant company in India with its KFC and Pizza Hut brands.
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