Tesco banishes sweets from all checkouts
Major UK supermarket Tesco has committed to removing sweets and chocolates from all of its checkouts by the end of the year.
Archives for May 21, 2014
2014 sweets and snacks
Candy sales are dandy at $33.6bn in the US
Candy industry experts report confectionery sales are faring better than figures in other retail food markets, with US shoppers snapping up nearly $34bn worth of sweet treats annually.
Cocoa shown to have role in colorectal cancer reduction: Review
Cocoa polyphenols can suppress oxidative stress that provokes the proliferation of cancerous cells in the colon, according to a study published in the book Cancer: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants.
DSM and Isobionics team up on fermented orange and grapefruit ingredient
DSM Nutritional Products has entered in to an exclusive worldwide partnership with Dutch firm Isobionics for the distribution of its valencene and nootkatone ingredients.