The UK Food Standards Agency warns that one in five UK traditional Christmas dinner lovers will risk food poisoning this year by eating old turkey leftovers. A FSA survey looked into the eating habits...

Alcohol is an important part of the culinary arts and experience, and new research from America’s National Restaurant Association reveals which alcohol trends will be the hottest on restaurant menus...

A survey of more than 1,600 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – has revealed that nutrition and philosophy-driven food choices will be the hottest trends...

Every third child of school age prefers soft drinks which are not sweet. Children and young people love fish and do not think of themselves as being fussy eaters. Girls have a better sense of taste than...

Britain’s leading supermarkets have agreed to a 50 per cent reduction in the number of carrier bags given out by spring next year. The government agreement with the British Retail Consortium (BRC)...

Leading global manufacturers Kraft Foods, Nestlé and The Procter & Gamble Company, along with German-based retailer Metro Group, announced today they have extended the use of the Global Data Synchronization...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), America’s food safety regulators, have reportedly given the all clear for the use of rebaudioside A (rebiana) – the sweetest part of the stevia plant. Cargill,...

Consumer packed goods (CPG) retailers and manufacturers that view the baby boomer group as a single target market do so at their own peril, according to a new report from an American market research firm. The...

An anticipated US$13.7 billion deficit for New York in 2009/10 has potentially paved the way for a tax on non-diet soft drinks in the region. New York Governor David Paterson has announced that he intends...

Revised forecasts predict volume growth of between 1 and 2% for the global carbonates category despite the worsening economic climate. The deterioration in financial conditions has inevitably prompted...