Coca-Cola, the world’s most valuable brand, is losing its fizz as low-cost rivals and retailers’ private-label brands increase their share of soft drink sales.
The Missouri House has advanced liquor legislation that has been the topic of intense lobbying and several lawsuits recently, by tying the proposal to a homebrewed beer bill that has drawn relatively little attention this session.
Botham’s of Whitby is recalling its Finest Quality Plum Bread in the UK because the product contains milk, which is not mentioned on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
ABC Research Laboratories has announced the development of a ‘quality assurance software platform’, which can increase the ability to investigate product recalls and improve QA efficiency in the supply chain.
Brazilian meat producer JBS has agreed to acquire Unidade Industrial Ana Rech hog processing facility, 491,000 hogs and poultry farm assets from BRF Brasil Foods, in a deal worth BRL200m ($100m).
UK-based packaging supplier Planglow has unveiled a new compostable Natural Pot, which is suitable for food products such as ice cream or frozen yogurt as well as porridge, pasta and soup.