Health & wellness
Spain dairy group Calidad Pascual forms VC unit
Calidad Pascual, the Spain-based dairy business, has joined the ranks of major food manufacturers that have set up an in-house…
WHO issues new global benchmarks for salt in food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set its sights on reducing salt in food products around the globe through new…
Nestle buys brands from vitamins firm The Bountiful Company
Nestlé is to acquire "core" brands of US-based vitamins and supplements maker The Bountiful Company for US$5.75bn after revealing earlier…
Unilever snaps up US supplements firm Onnit
Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire US supplements business Onnit for an undisclosed sum. Texas-based Onnit, described by Unilever as…
Nestle confirms talks to buy vitamins firm The Bountiful Company
Nestlé has confirmed media reports this morning (26 April) that it is in talks to acquire The Bountiful Company, a US-based manufacturer…
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Nestle joins Magnit-led Russia initiative to promote healthy food
Nestlé has joined an initiative in Russia led by retailer Magnit to promote healthier lifestyles and eating, with a key…
Covid-19 sweetens China’s interest in functional candy
The growing interest in healthy-eating among China's consumers is not a new concept for the regular readers of this column.…
Germany tightens up rules around advertising ‘junk food’ to children
Germany's government has received buy-in from the country's advertising association for its plan to further restrict the marketing of food…
Irish nutrition body questions alt-meat products’ protein content
A quarter of processed vegetarian meat-substitutes are not a source of protein, a study in Ireland has claimed. Research by Irish…
UK ‘to drop plans for online junk-food ad ban’
The UK government is reportedly set to tear up plans to ban online adverts promoting food high in fat, sugar and salt.…