Sponsor of the month(Learn more)
January 28, 2010
ADM Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has made considerable progress in the areas of supply-chain integrity, environmental stewardship, social investing and safety since the Company convened its Sustainability Steering Committee in 2007. Those a...
January 19, 2010
Las papas fritas de los restaurantes de comida rápida de EE UU se cocinan con aceite de maíz
La mayoría de las patatas fritas de los restaurantes de comida rápida se cocinan con aceite de maíz, según un estudio elaborado por la Universidad de Hawai en Manoa (Estados Unidos) que se publica en la edición digital de la revista «Proceedings of the...
January 13, 2010
Nueva York ordena reducir un 25% la sal de los alimentos
El alcalde de Nueva York, Michael Bloomberg, sigue con su cruzada por la vida sana. Primero, prohibió fumar en bares y restaurantes de la ciudad. Después, obligó a retirar las grasas trans y a especificar las calorías en los menús. Y ahora lanza una ca...
January 11, 2010
Ecolab introduces Exelerate ZTF, a new cleaning Solution for Food Processing Plants using Zero Trans Fat Oils
Ecolab Inc. today announced it has developed Exelerate(R) ZTF, a breakthrough cleaning program to help food manufacturers address the growing problem with cleaning zero trans fat food oil residue from processing equipment and environmental surfaces. Th...January 11, 2010
New York City Health Department Announces Targets for Voluntary Salt Reduction in Packaged & Restaurant Foods
The National Salt Reduction Initiative, a New York City-led partnership of cities, states and national health organizations, today unveiled its proposed targets to guide a voluntary reduction of salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods.Americans co...
January 08, 2010
Penford Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX), a global leader in renewable, natural-based ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported that consolidated sales for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 were $67.1 million compared with $59... Sponsored Content
Sponsored Content
Sponsored Content
January 06, 2010
Kettle Brand potato chips launches new flavor: fully loaded baked potato
Inspired by fans’ love for the classic baked potato bar, Kettle Foods Chief Flavor Architect Carolyn Richards is piling on the flavor with the newest Kettle Brand® Potato Chip: Fully Loaded Baked Potato.Hitting store shelves in January for football par...
January 06, 2010
Popcorn: Diacetyl substitutes might be harmful for workers as well
Two years ago, Orville Redenbacher soared from the graveyard and announced in weeks of TV ads that his popcorn was now free of diacetyl. That's the chemical in artificial butter flavoring that has been blamed for sickening hundreds of workers, killing ...January 02, 2010
A partir de enero, cero trans en California
Hoy sí, a partir del 1 de enero los restaurantes y comederos del estado no podrán utilizar las grasas saturadas o trans, un componente culinario asociado a las enfermedades cardiovasculares, en la preparación de alimentos. La ley que así lo dispone f...December 28, 2009
California Restaurants can't cook in trans fat after January 1
California will bar restaurants from cooking with trans fat beginning New Year's Day, becoming the first state to crack down on the substance tied to clogged arteries, strokes and coronary heart disease. The ban is hailed by supporters as a way to pr...
November 17, 2009
Sweet potato among six flavour trends for 2010 as identified by Mintel
Mintel has identified six key flavors trends that will be recognizable in 2010 in the US market. Mintel’s flavor predictions for 2010 Cardamom - Known to be intensely aromatic with a strong, unique taste, cardamom will find a home in more than ju...November 11, 2009
Sodium lawsuit against Denny's dismissed
A New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Denny's Corp. of perpetrating fraud by not disclosing the amount of sodium in its food. The lawsuit, the first sodium-related case against a restaurant company, was filed this summe... Sponsored Content 
October 22, 2009
Queens restaurant turns 'Regular' Fry into culinary hot potato
In this era of the updated hamburger, it’s surprising that such short shrift has been given its sidekick, the French fry. But at last a thrilling new fry has revealed itself — in the Chinatown neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, of all places. Xiao La Ji...
October 15, 2009
ConAgra Foods to Reduce Sodium in Products by 20 Percent by 2015
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, today announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds o...
September 18, 2009
Acrylamide: Why french fries shouldn't be overheated
A natural byproduct of cooking high-carbohydrate foods at high temperatures, acrylamide turns up in a wide variety of roasted and baked foods, including potato chips, french fries, breakfast cereal, baby food, bread and crackers.Research has shown tha...
August 25, 2009
Tate & Lyle Finds that Food & Drink Labels are Prime Real Estate for Manufacturers
Consumers’ secrets are out: When shopping for themselves and their loved ones, they are swayed by what’s prominently displayed on food labels. As U.S. consumers actively embrace healthier lifestyles, Tate &Lyle found that 55 percent of them displa...
July 23, 2009
Sodium Levels at Denny’s Prompt CSPI supported Class Action Lawsuit
Most Denny's meals are dangerously high in sodium, putting the restaurant chain's customers at greater risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke, according to a class action lawsuit filed today by a New Jersey man with the support of the Ce...