Nutrition label readers are a special bunch. Although they eat pretty much the same amount of food as non-nutrition label readers, they choose better, higher quality foods. [ + ]

Some food and drink businesses could double their profits by reducing their fraud losses, according to some UK researchers. [ + ]

Here are some key findings from Euromonitor International's 2017 edition of Consumer Foodservice. [ + ]

The AIFST has released the program for its 50th Anniversary Convention, which will be co-located with foodpro at the new International Convention Centre Sydney on 17–18 July 2017. [ + ]

Ready meals are thought by many to be the highest source of salt in UK diets — but they aren't. [ + ]

Pillsy has devised a smart cap that can let you know when to take your drugs, stop you double dipping and even send alerts to relatives if you are being recalcitrant. [ + ]

Frontmatec, the supplier of customised equipment, solutions and software for the red meat industry, has entered into an agreement to secure Accles and Shelvoke, manufacturer of captive bolt stunning tools. [ + ]

Illnesses and hospitalisations are forecast to rise as consumption of unpasteurised dairy products increases. If such consumption doubles, the mean number of outbreak-related illnesses that occur annually will increase by 96%. [ + ]

Interactive labels that communicate and display changing information through printed circuitry are now feasible. [ + ]

Anticipated to impact around 360 employees, Murray Goulburn has announced its intention to close its plants at Edith Creek, Rochester and Kiewa. [ + ]

The US Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative has resulted in around 4800 public schools around the country installing salad bars — but not all the students are rushing to eat the salads.        [ + ]

Can the measured quality in one part of a pig predict quality in the rest of it? What is the true variability in pork quality out there and what's causing it? [ + ]

The ProPak Asia exhibition will showcase industries worldwide and focus on business solutions and new technology. [ + ]

We've known for a while that the combination of nutrients and the microbiome impact health — but now new research has taken this concept further, suggesting that microbes might also be able to control behaviour. [ + ]

Consumers are so convinced that healthy food is more expensive than cheap food that they simply do not believe that food is healthy unless it costs more. [ + ]