Nestlé Brazil has launched an own-brand supermarket, Empório, at its new headquarters to give consumers a brand experience with tastings, new products and home delivery options.
The effectiveness of front-of-package warning labels relies largely on the design and consistency of nutritional information communicated to the consumer, observed researchers from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
'Margarita', a social project launched by Danone in 2010 to support and develop Mexico's network of small milk producers, has received US$1.3m in funding from a collaboration agreement with IDB Lab (Laboratorio de Innovación del Banco Interamericano...
Efforts to eradicate hunger and malnutrition across Latin America and the Caribbean have stagnated in recent years and need renewed political will to reignite progress, say FAO executives.
ACORBANEC – the Ecuadorian banana association – has signed an agreement with It’s Fresh to use the UK company’s technology to help increase green life of Ecuadorian bananas.
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies is requesting an evaluation of the nation’s nutrition labeling law to assess if the law is meeting its objectives and if dietary habits are changing.
Between 65 and 80% of packaged food and beverage products in Colombia would meet criteria to receive front-of-package warning labels, says a new study.
Ingredients distributor Univar Solutions has entered into an agreement to sell Seaweed & Co. ingredients in Europe. The ‘exciting new portfolio’ of ‘innovative seaweed ingredients’ will help meet consumer demands around health, taste and sustainability,...
Costa Rican food manufacturers are meeting national voluntary salt reduction targets for processed food, according to a survey carried for the Ministry of Health.
Latin America has increased its agricultural output in the past 20 years thanks to increased investment in research and development (R&D), according to a report by the FAO and OECD.
A Belgian start-up is analysing pollen samples to monitor bees’ environments, a Quebecois innovation is tapping AI tech to ‘give bees a voice’, and dairy farmers in the UK and Sweden are creating insect-friendly ecosystems to promote biodiversity.
Despite Venezuela's spiraling economic and political crisis, Givaudan says it remains committed to its tonka beans sourcing partnership with non-profit Conservation International.
Results from a study published yesterday on 13 healthy but overweight volunteers suggest that consumption of bilberries, lingonberries, and cinnamon for breakfast may offer heart health benefits.
Mexico’s sugar tax is hitting poor people, increasing inequality and failing to tackle obesity, says the country’s soft drink group ANPRAC – but a recent academic paper suggests even regressive sugar taxes are still “socially desirable”.
