Nestlé’s €9bn Pfizer buy may face anti-trust trouble
Nestlé’s $11.85bn (€9.02bn) acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition may run into anti-trust hurdles after it beat Danone to the drug giant’s global infant nutrition business, according to an analyst.
Archives for April 22, 2012
Jamie Oliver: ‘government inaction’ worsens obesity
The government is deepening the obesity crisis by allowing flagship academies to lower national nutritional standards, warns Jamie Oliver.
Oil quality assurance collaboration could boost production efficiency – Cargill
Collaborative research, conducted by food processor Cargill and the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS), has led to the refinement of methods to assure consistent oil quality in food products.
Dispatches from the IPA World Congress
Sports nutrition offers big opportunities for $775M US probiotic supplement market
Sports nutrition offers a great opportunity to expand the $2.7 bn global probiotic supplement market, with products like Gaspari’s Myofusion leading the field.
Soy protein may reduce symptoms of fatty liver disease: Study
Intake of soy proteins could significantly reduce the accumulation of fat and triglycerides in the livers of obese people, suggests new research in rats.
MusclePharm raises 2012 forecasts as Q1, 2012 sales surge
Colorado-based sports nutrition expert MusclePharm has posted an almost four-fold rise in net sales to $19m in the first quarter of 2012 - up from $4m in Q1, 2011 - while income from operations rose to around $1m versus a loss of $1m in Q1, 2011.
Increased vitamin D intakes may reduce Alzheimer’s risk
People with higher intakes of vitamin D may be at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but not other forms of dementia, suggests new data from France.
WEEKLY COMMENT
Heineken’s dog fight 'distress' shows the perils of viral marketing
Heineken has condemned images showing its branding displayed at a Mongolian dog-fighting event, but consumer disgust and the resultant media furore shows that viral web ‘branding’ is like a nuclear bomb, undeniably effective but with unpredictable and...
Oral supplements just one tool in armory vs sun damage, says new market entrant
While it would be irresponsible to suggest you can pop some pills and spend all day in intense sunlight without damaging your skin, there is a growing market for supplements that can protect skin from ‘incidental’ exposure to sunlight, says one new...