Danone growth chief shares social listening insights: ‘What people mean by health is different coming out of the pandemic’

Danone has sponsored a report that uses âdeep social listeningâ tools to track conversations about food. The research charts attitudes to personal and planetary health, as well as growing demand for a âfairerâ food system coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. FoodNavigator hears from Danone Chief Growth Officer, Nigyar Makhmudova, to learn more.

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Plant-based ready meals the ‘fastest growing’ in category, survey finds

Plant-based ready meals are becoming more available and cheaper than meat SKUs in the UK, according to a survey.

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‘World’s first’ enzymatically recycled bottles developed for PepsiCo, Suntory and Nestlé

In an industry first, food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic have been developed for brands Perrier, Orangina, and Pepsi Max.

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Europe to phase out caged farming: ‘A sustainable food system cannot exist without high animal welfare standards’

Today (30 June), the European Commission agreed to ban cages for a number of farm animals under the Farm to Fork Strategy.

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Skipping breakfast leads to clear nutritional gaps among adults, study finds

Those who skip breakfast are more likely to miss out on several key nutrients considered to be âdietary components of public health concernâ by the USDAâs latest dietary guidelines compared to those who reported eating breakfast, according to an analysis of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data.

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Will the UK’s junk food marketing clampdown combat childhood obesity?

The UK Government announced plans to limit the advertising of unhealthy foods last week. The food and advertising industries expressed âdisappointmentâ at âdraconianâ measures, while health campaigners welcomed the news but voiced concern over possible future loopholes. With so many complex and interlinked issues driving childhood obesity rates, the most important question remains: Will it work?

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Mondelēz leverages emerging technology to track Triscuit wheat from fields to bakery

Mondelēz International has launched a food transparency programme in North America, which gives consumers insight into the journey of the white-winter wheat used in its Triscuit crackers from a coop of farmersâ fields in Michigan to where the crackers are produced.

Read more about it via https://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2021/06/29/Mondelez-leverages-emerging-technology-to-track-Triscuit-wheat-from-fields-to-bakery?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS