FORT COLLINS, COLO. — MenuTrinfo, a food safety training and auditing company, has developed an allergen-free certification process and seal to aid the more than 33 million consumers with life-threatening food allergies in the United States. The company’s program, trademarked as Certified Free From (CFF), serves as a third-party evaluation for manufacturers to verify products do not contain any or …
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DENVER — The plant-based meat alternative market will need to expand, diversify and solidify its target audience in order to steady itself, according to a new report from the financial service provider CoBank. Following a peak in 2020, CoBank found plant-based meat sales have continued to decline since 2021, citing recent data from Circana that showed a nearly 21% decrease …
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LONDON — Nestle SA has extended its reign as the world’s most valuable food brand, securing the top spot in Brand Finance’s recently published “Food & Drink 2023” report. Analyzing factors like brand strength, revenue and royalty rates to determine brand value, Brand Finance’s annual report has consistently ranked the Vevey, Switzerland-based company No. 1 since it was first published …
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Consumer concerns have evolved over the past five years, going from mainly wanting to know what’s in a product to taking a more holistic view, additionally wanting to know how the product affects the planet, animals and consumers’ health, according to surveys from HealthFocus International, St. Petersburg, Fla. Julie Johnson, president of HealthFocus International, called it …
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