The need for healthier products on the marketplace is a trend that is here to stay, and more companies are looking for ways to reduce fat and cholesterol in their
By Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, The National Provisioner Citing extensive data gathered by her organization, Maryellen Molyneaux, president and managing partner of the Natural Marketing Institute, told seminar attendees Wednesday morning
The Taiwan health department’s decision to allow shipments of U.S. bone-in beef and intestines has led to many health groups and opposing political parties to protest the decision, claiming that
McDonald's Corp., Burger King Holdings Inc. and Friendly Ice Cream Corp. are being sued in state court in Hartford, Conn., by Washington-based and PETA-backed Cancer Project. The restaurant chains have
The furloughs that began in June for about 400 Premium Protein Products workers will be extended for at least two more weeks. The company's plants in Hastings and Lincoln, Neb.,
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota
The USDA announced that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories will conduct confirmatory testing on swine samples collected at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair between August 26 and September 1. The
ConAgra Foods Inc. announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2
JBS SA said on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the company's takeover of Pilgrim's pride. The company had announced in September that it intended to buy