Almonds are the nut of choice

Health and wellness continues to drive consumer purchasing behavior with the “antioxidant” category leading the way. Based on findings of a new study published in...

What's in Store eyes trends in new products, obesity, economizing

  ...Food Products, Bakery, Beverages, Dairy, Dressings Sauces, Frozen Refrigerated, Grains Cereals, Meat Poultry Seafood Soy, Packaging, Ingredients Formulation,...

Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Material

Interest in biodegradable disposable plastic items has steadily grown over the last decade. Disposable packaging materials used to ship and protect purchased items...

Standards of Care: Animal Welfare, Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship

The Horizon Organic "Standards of Care" encompass every aspect of life on a Horizon Organic dairy farm—from calf-raising to health care to pasture management....

IFIC Foundation's 2006 Food & Health Survey

The IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey explores two key issues: 1) How American consumers think and feel about health, diet (including overall diet and principal...

Evidence-based public health: More than a platitude

Americans have entrusted the development, implementation, and oversight of public health to government agencies. However, this trust is jolted each time the media...

Vitamin E and All-Cause Mortality

A prominent nutrition researcher reviews a key study connecting vitamin E with mortality and finds there is a questionable basis for the conclusions being made.

The effect of standardized information on firm survival and marketing strategies

This study by researchers at Duke University found that the standardization of food product label information mandated by the NLEA actually hurt competition -- and...

Functional Foods: Opportunities and Challenges

  ...Foods: Opportunities and Challenges Download Now Print page Overview: File Size: 425 KB Find more white papers on Ingredients Formulation, New Food...

Produce for Better Health Examines Low-Carb Diet Issues