Reductions in sodium levels in processed and restaurant foods from 2005-11 were inconsistent and slow based on samples used in a study that appeared on-line May 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine, formerly Archives of Internal Medicine.
New federal rules requiring large restaurant chains to post nutritional information may not be enough to lower the national obesity rate, according to researchers at Tufts University in a study supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The purchase of Attune Foods in December and some of Hearthside Food Solutions assets earlier this month are part of Post Holdings, Inc.’s “proactive acquisition” strategy, said Terry Block.
Monogram Food Solutions LLC will launch a new line of turkey meat snacks featuring turkey jerky, turkey bacon jerky, turkey nuggets and turkey snack sticks licensed under the Butterball brand.
After a week-long strike, where P.E.I. lobster fishermen refused to fish, but instead protested the low price for lobster, Island fishermen are now expected to return to the water.
Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF), the world's largest tuna company, sees little chance its bottom line will recover in the second quarter, citing high raw material costs and the strong baht.
The European Union has outlined sanctions against the Faroe Islands regarding herring, and is pursuing similar measures regarding mackerel for both Iceland and the Faroes.
