Food & Beverage

Packaged Foods

University of Washington researcher says there is 'compelling evidence' that low-carb diets help prevent tooth decay, making fluoride --which has no tangible health benefits other than preventing cavities-- largely unnecessary
Health & Medicine Business Daily (11/18)

Mounet Group to recall its Labneh soft unripened cheese in vegetable oil because of possibility of botulism poisoning following inspection by Canadian Food Inspection Agency; product has been sold in Quebec
Food Safety News (11/18)

Fresh Produce

Mpact recognized at IPSA Gold Pack awards for 100% PCR lidless monolayer fruit punnet that reduces cooling time by 43% and material usage by 7.5%, 100% rPET bottle for Charlotte Rhys, bottle for Sta-Sof-Fro hair care brand, honey bottle made with rPET
Mpact Ltd. (11/18)

Meat & Poultry

US faces turkey shortage ahead of Thanksgiving due to high costs for feed and fuel, continued labor shortages, avian flu affecting flocks across the country; Biden Administration, USDA have taken steps to ease bottleneck, though results remain to be seen
Manufacturing Industry Advisor (11/18)

Milk/Milk Alternatives

A2 Milk chairman David Hearn to resign next November after almost a decade in the role
The Australian (11/18)

Peruvian regulators fine Gloria, Nestle for incorrectly using the term 'milk' to market their products 'Bonle familiar' and 'Ideal Amanecer,' respectively
CE Noticias Financieras (11/18)

Dairy Products/ Dairy Alternatives

Polyoak Packaging’s sustainability milestones include pioneering the use of recycled plastic in bottles, reducing weight of its PET bottles by 30%, launching Africa’s lightest dairy closure and first milk bottle made from 30% plant-based plastic
South African Food Review (11/18)

Pet Food

Royal Canin partners with New Zealand-based pet retailer Animates to launch country's first recycling program for pet food packaging in a major retailer; 52 Animates stores, clinics have installed stations to recycle all brands of pet food packaging
Horowhenua Chronicle (11/18)

Pet Care

Mars Petcare appoints Alanna McDonald as regional president of its Mars Pet Nutrition division in North America, effective on November 21; McDonald most recently served as president of Maybelline New York, Garnier and essie at L'Oreal
PR Newswire (11/18)

Beer

Qatar bans beer sales at World Cup stadiums two days before opening game, dealing blow to beer sponsor Budweiser; non-alcoholic beer will still be sold, while champagne, wine, whiskey, other alcohol will be served in luxury hospitality areas of the arenas
Naharnet (11/18)

Wine

Autonomous robots developed by Cornell University to be deployed to four grape breeding programs across US on a mission to help modernize grape and wine industry
Targeted News Service (11/18)

Whiskey/Bourbon

Packaging Design Wrap-Up: Johnnie Walker packaging uses ink made from air pollution; ASUS laptop box can be repurposed as a computer accessory; Miller Light celebrates the holiday season with Christmas Tree Keg Stand
Industry Intelligence Inc. (11/18)

Retail Beverage Packaging

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announces Ardagh Metal Packaging has been certified against Performance Standard (V2) 2017 for its centralized functions in Bonn, Germany, and for the manufacture of beverage can bodies at its facility in La Ciotat, France
U.S. Regulated Equity Markets (Alternative Disclosure) via PUBT (11/18)

Foodservice Packaging

Food delivery firm Just Eat scaling its partnership with CLUBZERO to provide a returnable packaging system for corporate offices; expansion will see over 80 restaurants, cafes in London, surrounding areas provided with reusable takeaway cups, containers
Packaging Europe (11/18)

European Commission must change course on reusable packaging demands, says European Paper Packaging Alliance, citing life cycle analysis that shows recyclable, paper-based foodservice packaging offers significant environmental advantages over reusables
Business Wire (11/18)

Packaging Design

South Africa-based Mpact Plastics designs packaging that optimizes innovation, environmental benefit, performance and product-material ratio; company uses CAD and model-building technology along with a lifecycle approach
Bizcommunity (South Africa) (11/18)

Food & Beverage Labeling

Nestle to make nutritional value of its global portfolio transparent in yearly reporting, starting with 2022 Annual Report; in 2023, Nestle will also start reporting on local portfolios in 14 countries using their respective front-of-pack labeling systems
ENP Newswire (11/18)

Regenerative Agriculture

Kellogg, NewEdge executives urge agri-food industry to embrace 'agricultural revolution,' find new ways to innovate the food system; task 'can't simply be delegated to a sustainability department,' will require pre-competitive collaboration
PR Newswire (11/18)

Fruit Farming

Agricultural Marketing Service issues proposed rule on decreasing assessment rate for Texas oranges and grapefruit; it would implement a Texas Valley Citrus Committee recommendation to decrease assessment rate for 2022-23 and subsequent fiscal periods
U.S. Fed News (11/18)

Convenience Store

Hunt Brothers introduces limited-time cheeseburger pizza at participating locations nationwide as 12-inch whole pizza or Hunk A Pizza slice; pizza features dill pickle-cheddar sauce, shredded cheddar/mozzarella cheese mix, hamburger, white onions
Chew Boom (11/18)

Omnichannel

Mintel's 2023 beauty trends are consumer refocus on themselves, move away from traditional beauty, ritualistic self-care, sustainability linked with localism; brands must adapt to mixed physical and digital service, new model with consumers as co-creators
CosmeticsDesign.com (11/18)

Latest: Nov, 18 2022