Ex-education director takes DG SANTE top spot
Xavier Prats Monne is to become the new general director of the European Commission’s health and food safety unit, DG SANTE, a position he takes on after the resignation of Paola Testori Coggi.
Archives for June 23, 2015
Drinkable yogurt, dairy-based smoothies could help counter declining consumption of fluid milk
Individually packaged drinkable yogurt and dairy-based smoothies are increasingly popular as more convenient and modern alternatives to fluid milk, the consumption of which has declined in recent years, according to an executive with Arla Foods Ingredients.
Dispatches from CocoTea2015, Portugal
What do coffee and music have in common? Words of wisdom from the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea
Do emotions influence coffee drinking? What value could be found in spent coffee grounds? What parallels can be drawn between coffee and wine?
The rise of festivals: A route to reach the millennial generation
Festivals offer a growing opportunity for the beverage industry to engage millennials, with nearly 50% of 18-34 year olds in the US attending five or more wine, beer or food events in the past 12 months, according to researchers.
India
Hindu leader outraged by Amrut whisky’s ‘highly inappropriate’ name
Hindus have lashed out at the name of India’s first single malt whisky, according to one self-styled “statesman”, who branded Amrut—which, as amrta, is also the sacred nectar of immortality—“highly inappropriate”.
Milk price recovery 'unlikely to emerge' until late 2015: Rabobank
Supply continues to outweigh demand in the global milk market, although the imbalance looks set to be corrected in the second half of 2015, says Rabobank.