Category: Nutrition

  • “A bleak picture”: Most food sold by biggest companies Is unhealthy

    “A bleak picture”: Most food sold by biggest companies Is unhealthy

    Two-thirds of the products sold by the 30 biggest food companies in the world are unhealthy, according to a report published by the Access to Nutrition Foundation (ATNi) on Thursday. “If you go to your supermarket, on average, nearly 70 percent of products you’ll be looking at will be unhealthy, no matter what the labelling…

  • Mars shuffles leadership in Food and Nutrition unit

    Mars shuffles leadership in Food and Nutrition unit

    CHICAGO — Mars, Inc., has elevated Dave Dusangh from regional general manager for Mars Food and Nutrition Europe to regional president for Mars Food and Nutrition North America. The company also elevated Hans Bakker from vice president of global transformation to regional general manager for Mars Food and Nutrition Europe. As regional president of North America,…

  • California Expands Program to Double Nutrition Benefits for Low-Income Shoppers at Farmers’ Markets

    California Expands Program to Double Nutrition Benefits for Low-Income Shoppers at Farmers’ Markets

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  • Kerry to form pure-play taste and nutrition company

    Kerry to form pure-play taste and nutrition company

    Kerry Group plc has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Ltd. to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Ltd. to the Co-Op for a total expected consideration of 500 million euros. Kerry Dairy Ireland is fully owned by Kerry. Kerry Dairy Ireland consists of Dairy Consumer Products, with its range of brands across cheese,…

  • Mars Makes Strategic Leadership Moves at Food & Nutrition Business

    Mars Makes Strategic Leadership Moves at Food & Nutrition Business

    “I am honored to lead the Mars Food & Nutrition North American business and look forward to working with our talented associates as we move towards accelerated growth,” said Dusangh. “My focus will be on strengthening our position as a leader in the category and continuing to deliver delicious, convenient and nutritious meals to meet…

  • Mars Announces New Leadership for its Food & Nutrition Regional Businesses

    CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2024 /CNW/ — Today, Mars, Incorporated, makers of delicious and nutritious brands including BEN’S ORIGINAL™ and DOLMIO®, announced Dave Dusangh as Regional President for North America and Hans Bakker as Regional General Manager for its Food & Nutrition business in Europe. These appointments are intended to build on the company’s strong momentum and…

  • Science moves personalized nutrition forward

    Science moves personalized nutrition forward

    LAS VEGAS — All humans have DNA that are about 99.9% identical, said Kantha Shelke, PhD, founder of Corvus Blue, a food science and consumer packaged goods development firm. Yet vast differences are found among humans in the other 0.1% of their DNA, enough to create a need for personalized nutrition. Even with identical twins,…

  • Vertical Integration and the Fraud of the Nation’s Nutrition Guidelines

    Vertical Integration and the Fraud of the Nation’s Nutrition Guidelines

    No Transparency but Many Conflicts That’s unfortunate because the dietary guidelines committee has been riddled with conflicts of interest among its members. One study, led by a researcher from Trinity College in Dublin, “Conflicts of interest for members of the US 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee,” found that 95 percent of the committee members had…

  • Unlock insights from The Collagen Industry Survey

    Unlock insights from The Collagen Industry Survey

    Bioiberica’s first Collagen Symposium in 2023 highlighted a major market challenge: confusion about collagen. Now, to determine whether this uncertainty is prevalent across the broader health and nutrition space and further demystify the collagen market, Bioiberica interviewed 100+ professionals to uncover their perspectives and identify key obstacles to innovation. The company has wrapped up key…

  • Coaches Guide to Nutrition: Snack on a Smoothie | Michigan High School Athletic Association

    The above photo came to us two years ago this fall, from a now-retired athletic director, who was especially taken by these 10 runners from eight schools huddling together before their races during the 2022 Lower Peninsula Boys Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway. Representing Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Centreville, Coloma, Constantine, Parchment, Schoolcraft and Watervliet,…