Healthy profit for PepsiCo 3Q
The maker of Tropicana orange juice, the Gatorade energy drink, and Quaker Oats said sales for the 2002 third quarter climbed 4 per cent on the same period last year to $6.38 billion (€6.5bn).
Archives for October 8, 2002
Industry urged to 'restore consumer confidence in supplements'
Speaking at the annual CRN conference yesterday, president John Cordaro called upon the dietary supplement industry to promote growth "by restoring consumer confidence in using dietary supplements."
Children's nutrition - experts debate DHA role
Following the release of results which show the positive benefits of DHA supplements on children's concentration levels, experts are meeting in London today to discuss the issue further.
Hain Celestial innovates at Expo East
US natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group introduced a range of new products and line extensions at the Natural Foods Expo East show in Washington, DC last weekend.
Further damning evidence on growing obesity rates
Obesity continued to increase dramatically during the late 1990s forAmericans of all ages, with nearly one-third of all adults now classified asobese, according to new data from the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey published...
Eating curry may protect skin from radiation burns
Cancer researchers at the University of Rochester have found that curcumin, a substance in curry long believed to have health benefits, seems to protect skin during radiation therapy.