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When it comes to Coca-Cola products, people tend to be die-hard fans. While Diet Coke has been a leading sugar-free soft drink since it was first released in 1982, it came to light that young adult males shied away from this beverage -- identifying it...
A short burst of low voltage alternating current can effectively eradicate E coli bacteria growing on the surface of even heavily contaminated beef, according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. The technique offers an inexpensive and...
For many consumers, the label “fair trade” promotes the inaccurate assumption that a chocolate bar is lower in calories than its competitors, two new US studies have found. ...
Fad diets are nothing new – people have been following them for two millennia. They are also little better than useless, so why do we keep following them? A new book looks back on 20 centuries of bingeing, purging, snake oil and strange...
In a strategic move that offers significant growth opportunities for both parties, Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing has been wholly acquired by CJP Chemicals, effective from 11 November 2011. Both leading companies in their markets, Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing is a distributor of speciality ingredients to...
In a strategic move that offers significant growth opportunities for both parties, Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing has been wholly acquired by CJP Chemicals, effective from 11 November 2011. Both leading companies in their markets, Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing is a distributor of speciality ingredients to...
Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Could it be that scientists have discovered a sixth basic taste that the human tongue can detect – fat?
McDonald's will briefly become the UK's biggest retailer of children's books with a month-long promotion to replace the usual plastic toy in its Happy Meals with a book....
In Britain, fast food, for the first time ever, now makes up more than half of all the meals eaten outside of the home, reports The Telegraph. The recession, and the subsequent squeeze on disposable income, has encouraged millions of families to...
A diabetic man with a penchant for sugary drinks who lost his legs to amputation is the latest posterboy in New York's health department's hard-hitting anti-obesity campaign.
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McCain Foods has launched Ready Baked Jackets, a microwaveable jacket potato that cooks in five minutes, in the UK....
Kraft Foods in the UK has unveiled the launch of the "innovative" Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly, an aerated chocolate bar. A launch that will draw comparisons with Nestle's Aero bar, Bubbly is made with "an innovative new mould made out of bubbles", Kraft said. It...
A link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer has been suggested by researchers in Sweden. They said eating an extra 50g of processed meat, approximately one sausage, every day would increase a person's risk by 19%. But the chance...
Celebrity endorsements by TV chefs such as Jamie Oliver plus consumers’ perception of high-value and low-waste helped the UK frozen food sector grow by 5.2% to reach sales of £5.36bn last year, according to the British Frozen Foods Federation (BFFF). ...
Dietary supplements occupy the broad, poorly regulated space between two more-defined kinds of consumables: foods and drugs. Because they can and sometimes do provide both nutrition without eating and wellness without medicine, supplements have acquired a new name in recent years: nutraceuticals. Time journalist, John...
When it comes to weight gain, it’s all about the calories. That might seem obvious, but popular diets continue to suggest that lowering or increasing certain dietary components — carbs or protein, say — is the key to weight loss. A clever new American study ...
Yes! is a new carbonated soft drink, launched in December 2011 in the Western Cape, on a marketing platform of being "a new youth product talking directly to the South African youth market and allowing them a different experience and vision", according to...
The need for better sleep and a growing appetite for liquid energy shots and health-related smartphone apps are among the top consumer health trends expected to make headlines in 2012, according to a leading national research group studying health-related attitudes and behaviour in America.
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A thirst for milk, bred largely by the expanding middle classes in the developing world, has sent demand rocketing and prices soaring, according to a report in The New York Times. Along with zippy cars and flat-panel TVs, milk is the mark of new...
Liqui-Fruit, South Africa’s favourite fruit juice brand*, has introduced Liqui-Fruit Sparkling, a new range of carbonated 100% fruit juice dual flavour blends, with no added sugar or preservatives and a 12 month shelf life. ...