The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

As part of National Food Safety Month, Hans Weding, Extension registered dietitian and certified ServSafe instructor who has led numerous food safety training courses for professionals in the food and ...

Added-sugar warning labels reduced the likelihood that consumers would order items containing high amounts of added sugar in an online experiment led by University of California, Davis, researchers.

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? “Pasture-raised”? Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the ...

A little more information on restaurant menus could encourage people to choose meals with a lower climate footprint, according to a new study, which found that adding climate impact labels to foods ...

As consumers feel the pinch of inflation, they’re turning more toward private label food products, reversing a pandemic-era trend for brand names – a move that could have M&A implications, according ...

There’s a reshaping of consumer purchasing habits playing out in food grocery to the advantage of private label, leaving branded manufacturers with a tough nut to crack to recapture shopper loyalty.

W hen it comes to the struggle for market share between food brands and private label, there are things we can say with some certainty. We can say that private-label’s market share has increased in ...