Farmers will have to see a veterinarian first before giving any type of antibiotic to their animals. Antibiotics have been used by farmers to help grow bigger animals but people who eat these animals over a long period of time have become resistant to antibiotic treatments when sick due to a bacteria buildup. The inability to treat people with antibiotics has caused 99,000 deaths each year.
80 percent of antibiotics in America are currently used in animals
FDA wants prescribed antibiotics to be used in livestock
April 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Food enterprises are slowly catching on to Instagram’s photo-sharing capabilities
April 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As Daniel Barrett, Restaurant/Service Manager at Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar, puts it– “A picture really is worth a thousand words…”. Barrett claims that sales went through the roof after posting a picture to Instagram one day of their vegan-friendly pizza. Now places like Pinkberry and Mama Fu’s are optimizing brand recognition while syncing with other social media platforms depending on their audience.
See how these operations are using Instagram in their marketing campaigns. Things might pick up steam after notice of the $1 billion dollar sale to Facebook for the free app
Food nutrition apps like Fooducate and Don’t Eat That are gaining interest among smartphone users
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to a recent ComScore survey, 44% of smartphone users utilize a health-related app on a regular basis while 17 million people have accessed food nutrition information on their phone in late 2011– up 125% from 2010.
Since the release of Fooducate on iPhone in January 2011, it is reported that as much as 500,000 people use the app or website per week. How do you think marketing in the food industry will change with this information?
Vanilla prices are projected to rise due to low production
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
India and Mexico are experiencing lower production this season of the highly exported spice with Mexico seeing as much as a 90 percent decline. Exports of vanilla have increased in other places like Madagascar after the news hit the market.
Let’s hope vanilla ice cream prices stay steady this summer!
BPA Update: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to ban BPA in food packaging
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The petition that was started by the Natural Resources Defense Council after research conducted by environmental groups show that BPA can harm brain and sexual development.
The FDA rejected the ban because government researchers concluded that it is highly unlikely for BPA to cause any health risks to consumers
A Coffee Lover’s Perfect Gift: Handpresso, the portable espresso machine
March 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Although only 5% percent of New Yorkers claim to drink a straight shot of espresso, the Handpresso is a great idea for any coffee aficionado. The French manufactured device easily plugs into the cigarette lighter socket in your car with the help of a coffee pod.
Check out the viral video for this new product
Food Trucks and hotels become a team
March 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
59% percent of diners say that they would support a food truck spin-off from their favorite restaurant– a 47% jump from the previous year. Now, hotels like The Ritz-Carlton (Washington, D.C.), The SLS Hotel (South Beach, Miami), and The Setai Hotel (South Beach, Miami), are planning
to add a little “street” as an alternative to the fine dining experience.
What are your thoughts of food trucks in hotels?
McDonald’s gets into international urban farming
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Plans for Ireland and England to get funding from McDonald’s Farm Forward project which will educate the young population on the environment and improve living conditions for animals.
McDonald’s will also test a carbon calculator with more than 200 farmers
Ferran Adrià, of elBulli, setting up to launch La Bullipedia– a Wikipedia to culinary information and modern cooking
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The free access site will provide an online resource to culinary professionals and home chefs alike. There is no official launch date set for La Bullipedia yet.
Read about other plans that Ferran Adrià wants to start
Food Products Recall Manual 4th Edition (2012) is now available
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From minor to major, The Food Institute has just released their annual food recall listing which also provides operators with the tools they need to be proactive and streamline procedures.
The 2012 edition is available in PDF or print format
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