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Nine California jurisdictions, Baltimore and Louisville have already passed healthy kids’ meal policies. Pic:getty/alfirapoyarkova

California passes statewide healthy kids’ meal bill

By Beth Newhart

Just two months after California lawmakers passed a 12-year ban on soda taxes, the state has passed the nation’s first 'healthy kids' meal bill': with water and milk set to become the default drink choice with kids' meals.

Fonterra: Asia behind global foodservice growth

Fonterra: Asia behind global foodservice growth

By RJ Whitehead

The world’s biggest dairy company, Fonterra, believes that global foodservice growth is being driven by the emerging Asian markets, where it estimates the category will increase at around 13% per year until at least 2016.