A group of increasingly influential consumers who want to impact the way food is raised, grown, packaged and sold are flying under the radar of most food product marketers, according to the results of the third global “Food 2020” survey by public...

13 December 2013, Food Navigator, Elaine Watson -- "Northwest Ohio checks every box, which might explain why 250 food and beverage firms - from Campbell Sou..."

10 December 2013, Beverage Daily -- "Ben Bouckley visits the legendary Perrier source and factory to meet site manager Bernard Rouger and discover why the heritage mineral water brand is still full of fizz as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. ..."

13 December 2013, Brownfield Ag News for America -- "The Attorney General of Missouri is suing the state of California challenging that state’s law prohibiting the sale of eggs from other states that are not produced under the strict production standards in California.

Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says they are pleased this action is being taken to help protect not only Missouri egg producers who sell their products to other states but also to prevent an unfair precedent ..."

The flavors of India and Central and South America will have a big impact in 2014, as will consumers’ growing fascination with chiles, according to McCormick & Co. Inc.’s 2014 Flavor Forecast.

21 November 2013, PRNewswire-iReach -- "New Online Publication Merges Content and Commerce to Connect More Readers To Wine.

Grape Collective a new subscription-free online wine magazine, revolutionizes how wine media is consumed by introducing a digital platform that bridges the gap between reading about a wine and drinking it. Loaded with content from the industry's top writers and editors, Grape Collective is the only editorial format with integrated e-commerce wherein readers can read a story or watch a video about a wine, then procure it directly through the website.

Inspired by a common frustration among wine consumers—the difficulty of sourcing the wines we read about—Grape Collective founder Christopher Barnes set out to create a more seamless shopping experience. "In the past, my experiences of reading about a wine and then trying to buy it were extremely frustrating," says Barnes, who was formerly president of the New York Observer Media Group and co-founder of amNewYork. "More often than not, I would find out that the wines that I had just read about in my favorite wine columns were unavailable."

At its core, Grape Collective is a portal for top-notch wine content. It features regular, exclusive content from industry veterans including Dorothy J. Gaiter, who co-wrote the Wall Street Journal's wine column, "Tastings", from 1998 to 2010, and Barbara Fairchild, who was the editor in chief of Bon Appétit magazine from 2000 to 2010, as well as a fleet of established and emerging writers. Grape Collective's collection of articles, video and multimedia features are geared to the casual-but-curious wine drinker, an audience that's often overlooked by traditional wine media, which heavily favors the collector and connoisseur. ..."

20 November 2013, Food Navigator, Elaine Watson -- "The percentage of new US food product launches featuring ancient grains or seeds has almost tripled since 2008, according to Datamonitor. But the bulk of activity is focused around just two ingredients: Chia and quinoa. ..."

13 December 2023, Beverage Daily, Ben Bouckley -- "Perrier site manager Bernard Rouger insists that there are no supply limitations as Nestle Waters’ iconic French sparkling water brand breaks the 1.1bn unit barrier in 2013. ..."

11 December 2013, Hank Schulz -- "Much of the growth of coconut food ingredients has been driven through the natural channel in years past. ..."

21 November 2013, PRNewswire for Hain Celestial -- ""Twenty years ago, I founded Hain Celestial as a start-up company on Long Island with a handful of employees and a focus on the natural health food market.  We had a market capitalization of $7.8 million, and we generated less than $200,000 in sales.  Today, we are a leading organic and natural products company in North America and  Europe  with a wellness platform of innovative, better-for-you products," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial.  "In our last fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, we generated nearly $2 billion in sales and earned $2.41 per diluted share.  Today, our market capitalization is approximately $4.0 billion, we employ 4,000 people in the United States, Canada and Europe with 24 manufacturing facilities and export our products worldwide." ..."

19 November 2013, IRRI -- "David Rockefeller, Jr., American sailor, philanthropist, and an active advocate in environmental issues; and spouse Susan Cohn Rockefeller, writer and filmmaker, visited the IRRI headquarters on Friday (15 November) for an overview of the Institute’s research and to, in turn, discuss the Rockefeller Foundation(RF)’s development agenda. Mr. Rockefeller is a leading fourth-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. In 2006, he was appointed to the RF board of trustees, thus becoming the sixth member of the family to have served on the board since its founding by John D. Rockefeller in 1913.

Meeting with DG Robert Zeigler and other members of IRRI management, Mr. Rockefeller remarked, “This visit to IRRI is hugely important and personal to me since so much of the Rockefeller family and the history of the Foundation is linked to the success of IRRI and the Green Revolution that was started here.” ..."

20 November 2013, The Telegraph, Steve Hawkes -- "New figures show the market share of each of Britain's 'Big Four' supermarkets has fallen at the same time, for the first time in a decade as customers seek out bargains.