Roberto Reniero, Head of Casa Buitoni, tells us about the R&D centre and how Nestlé combines Italian and Mediterranean food traditions with contemporary know-how in nutrition and well-being. What...

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the US unit of Tesco, this week launched Eatwell, a new line of more nutritious products. All eatwell products contain no more than 25% of the daily values (based...

With so many conflicting messages around about health, and what foods we should be eating these days, it’s hard to know what to believe.  It’s also hard for marketers and food producers to...

Many people believe that eating well, particularly eating more fruit and vegetables can reduce their risk of cancer, or even help to cure it.  A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

Various public health experts have called for the government to take drastic steps in limiting the advertising of junk food in an attempt to combat obesity. At the same time, calls have been made to remove...

The EU Council of Ministers has ruled that dairy manufacturers cannot use labels that claim that their products strengthen children’s teeth.Formally accepting a European Commission decision, ministers...

In an unprecedented call to action, Whole Foods Market, the leading natural and organic foods supermarket in the U.S., is launching a nationwide effort to trigger awareness and action to remedy the problems...

Advertising of high fat, sugar or salt foods on children’s television has “virtually ceased” in Australia following the success of the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC)...

Following a public consultation in the summer of 2009, the Food Standards Agency has today recommended that food manufacturers reduce saturated fat in foods such as biscuits, cakes, buns, chocolates and...

A preliminary study by New Zealand company Plant & Food Research shows that natural chemicals from blackcurrants may help breathing in some types of asthma. Researchers found a compound from a New...