What this means is, if pet food consumers don't tell the FDA how they feel... guess who's comments they will be listening to??
Not exact matches
As U.S. fast -
food workers continue to strike over wages, concerns build about what a wage hike might
do to franchise owners and
consumers.
Those
food labels — especially ones like vegetarian — can also end up alienating
consumers, who don't want to identify with the corresponding lifestyle.
«Applied
Food Sciences knew or should have known that this botched study didn't prove anything,» said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of
Consumer Protection.
An important thing for Taco Bell is to make these products stick, and make sure
consumers don't consider it a one - time gimmick like the limited - time offerings fast
food chains constantly churn out.
And as Kowitt pointed out throughout her questions, sometimes
consumers say one thing and
do another — meaning they say they want to eat more fresh produce and incorporate healthier
foods in their diets, but still spend billions on snacks and beverages they know aren't good for them nutritionally.
Fast casual chains sell
food that
consumers perceive as having higher quality than fast -
food restaurants and are also priced a few dollars above those bargain - focused chains, but doesn't require table service like Olive Garden, Applebee's and other casual - dining chains.
Instead, she believes the government — along with advocacy groups — needs to
do a better job helping
consumers understand that most marketing claims, particularly those used on packaged, processed
food, mean very little.
«Healthy» treats:
Consumers tell pollsters they want healthy fast
food — then they don't buy it.
The company was able to pass much of the costs on to
consumers, but
doing so simply created yet another incentive for shoppers to look for alternatives, especially at a time many are turning away from the kinds of processed
foods Kraft produces.
Rajesh Jain is the sort of entrepreneur who didn't invent a new market by devising an innovative product; rather, he had the resolve and the international contacts to jump onto a roaring global
food revolution that's being driven by newly middle class
consumers in China, India and elsewhere in Asia.
A simple «GMO» or «non-GMO» label actually doesn't tell
consumers anything important about that
food and how it compares to organic or conventionally farmed
foods.
The facts are not right here, energy is cheap that means the cost of manufacturing and transporting of goods is low,
food and
consumers staples already more affordable, so what if a few American oil companies going out of business.the cost of producing oil in middle east is less than $ 10 / bl and we were paying more than $ 140 / bl for it, with that huge profit margin the big oil companies and oil producing nations became richer and the rest of us left behind, with the oil price this low the oil giants don't want to reduce the price at pump even a penny, because they are so greedy.worst case scenario is some CEOs bonuses might drop from $ 20 million to $ 15 millions I am sure they will survive.in terms of the stock market it always bounces back, after all it's just a casino like game.
«What is perhaps different now is that the message that they're trying to create is not one just of low cost but that we are innovating, being creative, trying to meet
consumer needs with new products but
doing it in a value - oriented way,» says David Henkes, senior principal at Technomic, a restaurant and
food industry consulting firm.
If the weather
does indeed become unstable during the next several years,
consumers could be facing a dramatic surge in
food prices (very similar to the late 1970s and early 1980s).
The Metzger Law Group is concerned that this carcinogen is in so many
foods that we eat and is seriously undertaking efforts to require
food companies to reduce the acrylamide content of their
food products or, if they can not
do so, to warn California
consumers that this carcinogen is present in the
foods that they sell.
The well - funded dairy lobby spends a great deal of money (an estimated $ 80 to $ 100 million each year — ironically paid for by the higher prices
consumers pay), persuading federal and provincial politicians that supply management «protects the family farm,» «ensures
food security» and that, because these farmers are so numerous,
doing anything to upset them would be political suicide.
«We think of it as meat made a better way... Meat today basically is made using pre-historic technology, using animals to turn plants into this very special category of
food... But to your typical
consumer... the value proposition of meat has nothing to
do with its coming from an animal.»
He says, «If we didn't have that, then maybe we could really shop for healthcare the way we shop for TVs, the way we shop for
food, the way we shop for furniture, and the system would meet our needs as
consumers, and that would be great.
The executive pointed out that Ritual
does hold some competitive advantages over traditional
food delivery models, where delivery charges can be onerous for
consumers.
The report follows the recent
consumer price index release whose «core» number was in - line with expectations; the «core» number, while excluding
food and energy,
did not exclude the steep discounts given in the automotive industry.
His session, How SmartLabel Gives Private Label Brands a Competitive Edge, focused on the importance of transparency and what the
food industry is
doing to offer
consumers more information.
«The key is that
consumers don't have to be experts in
food prep to enjoy our products, and we will be launching more of those types of products moving forward,» Reckord adds.
«Several years ago we
did some research among various parts of the industry and we learned there is a general consensus that at one point during the year, the
food and
consumer product industry needs to come together to learn together, meet together, talk about what's going on in the business and enhance their business together,» President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin says.
As
consumers become better educated about what they feed themselves and their families, they also become more aware of what certain types of
food do to their bodies.
Very rarely within this business, Gallo says,
do the ingredients offer potential cost savings to both the
food manufacturer and a «greener» solution while simultaneously filling several of the qualifications for a more healthy product, including being «natural» and «clinically proven» to be better for
consumers.
These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers aren't just a delicious option for snack, party, or anytime
food, they also feature a mission - driven brand that I think is
doing admirable work to bring a delicious, sustainable, and humane product to discerning
consumers.
Technology, transportation, and modern agricultural methods have given
consumers year - round access to
food, even when it doesn't make sense geographically and climatically.
Evolving our global
food production system so that it supports the economic well - being of farmers, as well as long - term ecological stability, is not only the right thing to
do — it is in the best interest for every single player in the supply chain, from farmers in the most remote regions of the world to
consumers in every major metropolis.
Consumers are looking for cues signaling «clean» and «natural», but they don't necessarily expect to see those words on
food labels, and may even be suspicious of brands that use them on pack, says Hartman Group.
But
consumers didn't like the idea of consuming milk, one of the the most wholesome
foods, with GMO hormones.
Consumers have repeatedly stated they
do not want GMOs in their
foods.
A wholesale
food business sells products to other businesses, it
does not sell products directly to the
consumer.
«At GPI, like many businesses,
consumer needs are at the forefront of what we
do and it's always very insightful to look at innovation excellence from the
food manufacturer and retailer perspective.
Consumers frequently follow trends in
food types and styles, but not every company
does.
However, it
does extract the concentrated juice and oils that other companies use to make not only lemonade, but several
food, beverage and industrial products for the everyday
consumer.
Chief among these is the rising cost of
food, which has
consumers buying less than they
did in years past.
In recent years, however, some smaller players in the natural or organic
food market have been snatched up by larger CPG companies, many of which don't share their values or at least are not thought of by
consumers as trustworthy sources for natural products.
Yet even as they're ticking all these boxes,
consumers don't want to give up a great
food experience, nor
do they want to settle for poorer taste.
By careful assessment and sourcing of new ingredients and techniques, and skillful navigation of a market that, while crowded, is also packed with eager and knowledgeable
consumers, processors will have everything they need to create great - tasting, health - enriching
foods and beverages and to
do so with success.
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General Mills» decision was made in direct response to research conducted by the company indicating that half of all
consumers don't want artificial ingredients in their
food.
We didn't want
consumers with
food intolerances or IBS to miss out so we carefully selected ingredients that comply with the LowFod map diet and are gentle on the stomach.
The June Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that cutting grocery prices is a zero sum game —
consumers do not necessarily buy more packaged
food and groceries when prices fall and growth in volumes barely offsets lower prices.
«The business will continue to work on capturing demand and margins in the second half of the year, just as it
did in the first half, by focusing on our
consumer and
food service volumes and those of speciality ingredients.»
«I think there is a lot of misinformation out there about genetically engineered
foods and ingredients and there are a lot of
consumers out there that don't know a lot about them,» Jaffe said.
«I'm not convinced that
consumers don't have trust in our
food supply, nor am I convinced that there are lots of
consumers out there that want to avoid genetically engineered
foods and ingredients,» Jaffe said.
Don't misunderstand this as confirmation that your average
consumer doesn't care about clean label
food and beverage products — they just don't call it that.
What
do you think is missing in the gluten - free community, and who
do you think should provide it (doctors,
food manufacturers, cookbook authors,
consumers?)?
The
consumer watchdog is preparing to act on some brands of cheap imported honey, which the bee industry claims
do not meet local
food standards and could be deceptively labelled.