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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May HEADLINES National food strategy can eradicate hunger: UN expert May 17, 2012, Ottawa/Geneva – During a visit to Canada, Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur, advised Canada should be adopting a national right to food strategy. Bakery Showcase hits Toronto May 17, 2012, Toronto – Bakery Showcase is over, but attendees won’t soon forget the sights, smells, and creative displays of talent they experienced at the Baking Association of Canada’s (BAC) Toronto show. Qzina builds world's largest chocolate sculpture May 16, 2012, Irvine, Calif. – Qzina Specialty Foods has broken a Guinness World Record for building the largest chocolate sculpture. Commission gives green light for sugar industry takeover May 16, 2012, Europe – The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of the world’s largest sugar trader, ED&F MAN, by Europe’s largest sugar producer Südzucker, and said it would raise no competition concerns on one condition. | READ MORE U.S. in-store bakeries continuing ascent May 16, 2012 – The U.S. market for in-store bakeries is rising year-on-year with no decrease forecast, according to a report from the International Dairy, Deli and Bakery Association (IDDBA). | READ MORE Researchers explore taste and temperature relationship May 15, 2012, Canada – The temperature of food can affect the way in which we perceive the intensity and profile of certain flavour, according to new research. | READ MORE Kellogg’s revamps brand May 15, 2012 – Kellogg’s is investing in a significant revamp of its 106-year-old brand in a bid to resonate better with today’s tech savvy consumers, but analysts say it won’t be anything significant. | READ MORE Organic bakery finds ingredient for success May 14, 2012, Sackville, N.B. – A year after quitting her job as a baker at a natural foods store to care for her sick father, Marsha Lemos decided to put her love for the kitchen to use. She knew she would need to carve out a niche. Her choice: an organic bakery. | READ MORE Quarter of Australians avoiding grains, fearing weight gain May 14, 2012, Australia – Around a quarter of Australians are limiting grain foods such as bread in their diet to help lose weight, according the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council. | READ MORE Peanut protein may provide novel umami flavour May 11, 2012, China – Two novel peptides identified in peanut protein could produce strong umami flavor and umami flavor enhancing abilities, according to researchers. | READ MORE |



