Report: Powerful lobbies thwarting antipodean efforts to curb obesity
Powerful and influential food industry lobbies in Australia and New Zealand have set the two countries to fail in stemming their obesity epidemics, a new study has suggested.
Archives for September 17, 2013
Soapbox
Everyone’s a food expert—even when they get the facts so badly wrong
“Thought leadership” is the new fashion for some corporates. It has been described by some as providing ideas that intrigue, challenge and inspire, but for others the phrase can sound more than a little bit Orwellian.
Capital Foods denies talks with Nissin as noodle brand eyes up India
The majority owner of Indian processed food manufacturer Capital Foods has vigorously scotched suggestions that is company is poised to be sold to Japanese giant Nissin Foods.
Two studies hail resveratrol type 2 diabetes potential
Supplemental resveratrol should be considered as an adjunct to standard anti-diabetic agents in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, according to two studies conducted at the University of Medical Sciences in Iran and JSS University in India.
THE BIG INTERVIEW: KELLOGG ASIA PACIFIC PRESIDENT – PART I
Kellogg APAC president: We're in a position to create the breakfast category in Asia
Kellogg is in a position to drive, shape and ultimately create a cereal category in Asia Pacific, and that’s exactly what it plans on doing, its regional president says.
South Asian success for Australian red meat
Australia has seen an uplift in red meat exports to countries in South Asia outside China, driven by strong demand for sheepmeat in the region.