A new study reports that over half the meat on US grocery shelves have high levels of bacteria and these bacteria are drug resistant. Seen with the news that the World Health Organization's 2011 theme is combating "Antimicrobial Resistance and its global spread," there are interesting food supply chain issues that are different in theContinue reading “Antibiotic resistance across the food supply chain differs between developed and developing countries”
Category Archives: Food industry
20% oil price fuelled by oil futures speculation
For straight five weeks in a row Americans have bought less gas than last year. And 20% of the current US price of $110/barrel is ascribed to oil speculation. Driving less does not mean that everyone is ordering online and calling in the pizza. Instead, folks are cutting back on driving to lunch and that'sContinue reading “20% oil price fuelled by oil futures speculation”
Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets
Pringles potato chips in a can ("once you pop you can't stop") moves from P&G in Ohio to Diamond Foods in California primarily for strategic synergy reasons.P&G wants to focus on its core detergents,beauty and hygiene products like Tide,Oil of Olay,Crest toothpaste business. For Diamond Foods it makes sense as they are a snack foodContinue reading “Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets”
Food color and link with ADHD
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Seed companies look down the fresh produce distribution channel to innovate
If you are on a diet then you look at the fresh vegetable aisle in the grocery store and wonder whether the baby carrots are too sweet. You might also note differences in the rates of water spraying between grocery retailers. The same lettuce when sprayed,drained and in a well lit shelf looks great andContinue reading “Seed companies look down the fresh produce distribution channel to innovate”