Queensland health chief calls for a parental ban on fruit juice
An Australian state’s health chief has advised parents to ban their children from soft drinks and fruit juices in an attempt to reverse an alarming rise in childhood obesity.
Archives for November 15, 2012
Vitamin K2: Study unlocks which forms have higher bioavailability
Consuming vitamin K2 in its MK-7 form is better for raising levels of the vitamin in serum than K2 in the MK-4 form, says a new study from Japan and the Netherlands.
GrainCorp rejects ADM’s takeover bid as full-year profits soar
Australian commodity giant GrainCorp rejected ADM’s $2.8bn takeover bid stating it ‘materially undervalues’ the business.
$5bn PepsiCo-Tingyi ‘behemoth’ = harder Chinese beverage market: Rabobank
PepsiCo’s tie-up with top Chinese beverage player Tingyi, given the green light in March, will significantly reduce growth opportunities for smaller market rivals, according to Martin Wu from Rabobank.
Nestlé invests big in R&D centre for India
Understanding India’s consumer food trends is never an easy job, and with this in mind, Nestlé has opened its first research and development centre in the country. It will use the new facility to generate a better knowledge of the market, tastes and...
Drinks industry unites against proposed container deposit scheme
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has backed Australian beverage producers by releasing a submission on the proposed National Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).