It's Crunch Time! Danone boosts US yogurt offering through YoCrunch deal
Danone has moved to further “strengthen" its US yogurt offering through the acquisition of ‘yogurt with toppers’ market leader, YoCrunch.
Archives for August 11, 2013
It’s official: Promoted and organic tweets drive offline sales, says Twitter, and we can prove it
Is your brand getting some decent bang for the bucks you spend on paid-for (‘promoted’) tweets? The answer, according to a new trial with 35 big names in consumer packaged goods (CPG) including Mondelez, is YES.
FAO confirms food price fall for third month in a row
A third consecutive fall in global food prices during the month of July was largely driven by lower international prices for grains, soy and palm oil, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
NZ launches probe into Fonterra WPC Clostridium botulinum crisis
The New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has launched a "compliance investigation" into Fonterra’s recent whey protein concentrate (WPC) Clostridium botulinum contamination scare.
Fonterra slams Sri Lankan DCD testing after milk powder recall
Fonterra has challenged the accuracy of Sri Lankan tests for agricultural chemical, dicyandiamide (DCD), after it was ordered to pull two batches of apparently contaminated milk powder from shelves in the country.