Food & Beverage News & Media
Mintel: Regular soda losing ground in beverage segment
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO — A recently report from industry research firm Mintel has found that today's adults rapidly switching from calorie-laden soft drinks to other, often…
read nowEverpure launches SMARTWORKS program to foodservice operators
March 25, 2009
CHICAGO — Commercial water-treatment products supplier Everpure has announced the launch of SMARTWORKS, a turnkey water analysis program that provides…
read nowMaryland looks to enforce soda fountain fee
March 24, 2009
ABC 2 News: The Maryland comptroller wants to enforce a nearly century-old law that established a $25 to $60 annual soda fountain license fee that many…
read nowStudy finds customers don't read nutrition info in stores
March 19, 2009
USA Today: A study by Yale University has observed that only 0.1 percent of customers in a sample group read the nutritional facts available on posters…
read nowNew Web site focuses search on top menu items
February 17, 2009
BOSTON -- An innovative technological twist is adding some new flavor to the online restaurant search engine market. FoodieBytes.com is a uniquely-niched…
read nowNPD reports restaurant industry stable for most of 2008
February 2, 2009
CHICAGO — The restaurant industry remained stable for most of 2008 with visits and dollars up over the previous year, but traffic dipped in the fourth quarter…
read nowReport highlights 2009 flavors, ingredients outlook
February 1, 2009
NEW YORK — The fifth annual "Food Flavors and Ingredients Outlook" report has been released by market research publisher Packaged Facts. The report…
read nowSurvey finds diners still spending, but less
January 20, 2009
Business First of Louisville: A survey by Norcross, Ga.-based hospitality research firm A Closer Look has found that Americans are still heading to restaurants…
read nowTechnomic: Diners' entree choices shaped by economy
January 19, 2009
CHICAGO -- Foodservice consultants Technomic has found that the weak economy hasn't just reduced restaurant traffic, it has influenced diners' choices in…
read nowStudy: 'Natural' claims ranked first on 2008 food, drink launches
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO — The latest review from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) shows in 2008, food and drink claims classified as "natural," including all…
read nowBacon topping products recalled
January 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that Patrick Cudahy, a Cudahy, Wisc.-based firm, is…
read nowAgency sees more regulations for foodservice ahead
December 16, 2008
Los Angeles Times: The Center for Science in the Public Interest predicts that more regulations for the food service industry may be ahead under the Obama…
read nowBeverage group decries New York obesity tax proposal
December 15, 2008
Advertising Age: The governor of New York has included a 15 percent tax on full-calorie, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, a so-called 'obesity tax,' in a list that…
read nowPizzeria Uno launches fast casual concept
November 24, 2008
BOSTON — Uno Chicago Grill is launching a new fast casual concept called Uno Due Go, with the first location slated to open at the Dallas/Ft. Worth…
read nowRecession affects consumer recall of 2008 product launches
November 19, 2008
CHICAGO — Advertisers and brand managers have new challenges to face as Americans are less aware of new product launches than ever before. That's the key…
read nowPepsi to cut thousands of jobs
October 14, 2008
Associated Press: PepsiCo Inc. will eliminate 3,300 positions globally as a result of lagging soft drink sales in the United States. The company plans to close…
read nowZagat survey reveals fewer New Yorkers dining out
October 6, 2008
NEW YORK -- Thirty-eight percent of New Yorkers say that one way they are responding to the economic crisis is by eating out less, according to Zagat Survey…
read nowSCA donates paper products for hurricane relief
September 23, 2008
NEENAH, Wis. — SCA Tissue North America, a manufacturer of away-from-home tissue products, is donating 34,560 rolls of paper towels to Feeding America to help…
read nowTechnomic: New Yorkers strongly support menu labeling
September 4, 2008
CHICAGO — Technomic Inc. has announced that 86 percent of New York City restaurant users consider the recently-enacted menu-labeling law there — requiring…
read nowSalmonella outbreak likely over
August 28, 2008
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. A joint…
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