|
|
|
Survey: Local trumps price, say grocery shoppers
Edmonton Journal
A new poll by the Vancouver-based market research organization, NRG Research, shows that consumers favour local products, even if they are more expensive. The online survey of 1,000 people found that 42 per cent of those polled said if they could pick their unprocessed food based on only one factor, local would win. Second on the list of priorities was price (at 38 per cent). Researcher Leslie Duncan of NRG says while no information on the socio-economic background of the study participants was available, the responses differed among age groups.
Will supermarket mirrors help you make healthier choices?
Brampton Guardian
The New York Times recently reported efforts by social scientists to subtly encourage Americans to make healthier decisions at the supermarket. Many of their approaches seem harmless or clever: putting arrows on the floor pointing toward the produce department, displaying signs that tell shoppers how much produce their peers are buying on average, designating a special area in each cart for fruits and vegetables. But one type of "nudge marketing" currently on trial in El Paso, TX, is downright disturbing: putting a mirror inside each shopping cart so people can see their reflections as they shop.
Perceptions hinder drinks pouch growth
Beverage Daily
Consumer perceptions of the beverage pouch as a 'kid's format' is restricting the growth of flexible packaging in the sector, market research firm Mintel claims. Mintel global packaging insights director, Benjamin Punchard, said that the strong association between beverage pouches and children's brands such as Capri Sun and Minute Maid Coolers is limiting adult interest in the format.
Meatballs spice up Canadian menus
Technomic
As a new school year gets into gear and temperatures outside slowly start to drop, consumer cravings for heartier comfort foods begin to ramp up. And few items suggest classic comfort fare more so than meatballs do, as Canadian restaurant operators are realizing. The incidence of meatballs on Canadian chain restaurant menus in Technomic's MenuMonitor database rose nearly 12 per cent from the second quarter of 2012 to the same period this year.
PepsiCo examines potential of unripe bananas, plantains
Bakery and Snacks
PepsiCo has been experimenting with ingredients from unpeeled heat-treated green bananas and plantains to serve as everything from a gluten substitute to a sugar replacer in products from oatmeal to smoothies, crackers, bars and cookies, a recent patent application reveals. PepsiCo says unripe, unpeeled green bananas contain more starch — especially resistant starch — and less reducing sugar than ripe, yellow ones.
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
 |
|
The uses of mustard in the food industry go far beyond flavour. Mustard is one of the most versatile food ingredients in the world and is being increasingly used for its many unique and natural properties such as an emulsifier, antioxidant, stabilizer, a preservative, and a binder the natural way.
|
|
Food price increases less than expected
Guelph Mercury
Food inflation right now in Canada is practically at 0 per cent. This summer, prices rose barely 0.8 per cent from last year. That is much below expectations. The main factor contributing to this low seems to be food sales in big-box stores where prices rose just 0.5 per cent. Recent acquisitions by Sobeys of Safeway grocery stores and Loblaws of Shoppers Drug Mart are signs that the industry is positioning itself against looming threats from Walmart and Target.
New AMI Foundation video shows proper thermometer use
Progressive Grocer
Since research by the International Food Information Council Foundation found that only 36 per cent of Americans regularly use a thermometer to ensure that meat and poultry is cooked to proper internal temperatures, the American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) has released a new video to coincide with September's National Food Safety Education Month. The video features tips for thermometer usage in a variety of meat and poultry products, among them beef and turkey burgers, pork chops, steaks, chicken breasts and roasts.
McDonald's Dollar Menu could soon cost more than $1
CBC News
McDonald's says it's exploring changes to its Dollar Menu to include items that cost more than a buck. The world's biggest hamburger chain says it's testing a version of its famous value menu that's called "Dollar Menu & More." The company noted in a statement that no official changes have yet been made to its current Dollar Menu, which was introduced more than a decade ago.
Drinking wine may lower depression
Food Product Design
Drinking two to seven glasses of wine a week may lower depression, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Medicine. "The results of the study suggest that only moderate amounts of alcohol, consumed preferably in the form of wine, you can get protective effects against depression similar to similar to that observed for primary cardiovascular disease: coronary heart disease," said Miguel A. Martinez-Gonzales, director of the multicentre study.
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
 |
|
Cintech agroalimentaire offers a range of services for the agri-food enterprises, a «360°» for product development from the idea to the consumers. We facilitate the access to new markets and optimise the chances of commercial success, by the R&D and the consumer research, and we provide solutions for waste valorization.
|
|
Calgary aldermen believe food trucks, restaurants can co-exist
Metro News
Aldermen set to dive into the rules and regulations of a new bylaw governing Calgary food trucks say there's room for both the curbside eateries and traditional restaurants to flourish in a city filled with grumbling tummies. This comes as the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association says nearly half of its members have concerns the popular trucks with eat into the bottom line of nearby restaurants.
|
| TRENDING ARTICLE
|
FEATURED ARTICLE
|
MOST POPULAR ARTICLE
|
Reselling retail: U.S. grocery giant Trader Joe's suing Vancouver 'pirate'
CTV News
Michael Hallatt has never worked harder for what he says is less money, re-selling someone else's products. For a year and a half, Hallatt has made frequent trips across the border, spending almost $350,000 stocking up on goods at U.S. grocery giant Trader Joe's, and then re-selling them at his Vancouver store, Pirate Joe's.
|
|
Survey: Local trumps price, say grocery shoppers
Edmonton Journal
A new poll by the Vancouver-based market research organization, NRG Research, shows that consumers favour local products, even if they are more expensive. The online survey of 1,000 people found that 42 per cent of those polled said if they could pick their unprocessed food based on only one factor, local would win. Second on the list of priorities was price (at 38 per cent). Researcher Leslie Duncan of NRG says while no information on the socio-economic background of the study participants was available, the responses differed among age groups.
|
|
Ready-to-cook dinner kits that cost less than takeout
680 News
Sarah Michaelson no longer wonders what she'll be having for dinner. Her meals are delivered to her door. She signed up with Blue Apron, a company that ships ready-to-cook dinner kits last fall. Michaelson and her husband, Phil, pay $59.94 a week to have six uncooked meals sent to their home every week. Blue Apron's kits are filled with everything needed to whip up a meal, from the raw meat and fish to spices and vegetables. Recipes, with step-by-step instructions and pictures, are included.
|
|
Are confident millennials your best brand ambassadors?
Canadian Grocer
I am sure you have heard through the grapevine, or comments about how difficult it is for a brand to gain the loyalty of a millennial. I have heard them described as a "schizophrenic" consumer. Quite the contrary. They are very well informed consumers who make calculated decisions. Gaining their trust could be the best thing for your brand. So the question is, how do you do it?
Study: 'Overeating' infant formula linked to higher risk of obesity
Food Navigator
Infants that are encouraged to consume high levels of formula and foods form a young age may be at a much higher risk of obesity in later childhood and adulthood, warn researchers. The findings, published in Pediatric Obesity, suggest infants who are fed high amounts of formula may form habits of over-consumption that lead to an increased risk of obesity throughout life. When a child is fill, and pushes away their bottle, they should not be encouraged to finish the rest of the bottle.
Antibiotic resistant strains of Salmonella tracked through food chain
Food Quality News
Antibiotic resistant strains of Salmonella can be identified and tracked through the food chain as they evolve and spread, according to U.S. researchers. Tracing the transmission of individual strains from agricultural environments to humans through the food system is difficult because of the evolution of the bacteria's resistance patterns, said the team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Organic invasion looming?
Winnipeg Free Press
Is Whole Foods Market preparing to enter Winnipeg's grocery wars? The Texas-based retailer, the largest natural and organic supermarket chain in the U.S., is considering some aggressive expansion north of the border — its co-chief executive John Mackey said this summer it could open more than 40 stores across the country — but Winnipeg isn't on its radar screen. Yet. Company spokesman Keith Stewart said it doesn't have any firm plans outside of Toronto and Vancouver but it is "definitely" looking at other cities across Canada.
Kellogg: Belgian R&D facility to strengthen EU ties
Food Navigator
Kellogg's says its new food science research and development facility in the Leuven Bio-Incubator in the Belgium will drive the company forward in terms of innovation and strengthen its existing ties with the European market. Twenty Kellogg researchers will focus on innovation of food concepts and products, primarily within the snack sector, alongside experts at Leuven University.
Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.
|
|
|
|
|
50 Minthorn Blvd., Suite 800, Thornhill, ON, L3T 7X8
|
Mobile version
