Kids in the UK are so ignorant about the food they eat, one in 20 of them believe that potato chips grow on farms, according to a Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) survey of 1,000 children, reports NewKerala.com.

Although it is shocking, the survey also found that 6 percent do not know where milk comes from, and while 11 percent don’t believe potatoes are grown on farms, 7 percent think Chicken Kievs come from farms.

"It is clear from our findings that children still need to be educated where their food comes from," says Phil Gibson, DFB’s head of corporate affairs, an understatement to be sure ...

Men account for 48.6 percent of the adult population in the U.S. and number about 110 million. Despite the fact that women continue to gain ground on campuses and in the workplace, men still generate 62 percent of total personal income, and will earn an additional 19 percent of the aggregate adult income by 2012, reaching $6 trillion, according to The U.S. Men's Market, a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Although women remain in charge of many aspects of household spending, many men-especially those under the age of 35-are serious shoppers. Men between ages 18 and 34, ...

Packaged-food giants from Quaker to Kraft are discovering that calorie-conscious snackers, who turned 100-calorie packs into a $200 million annual gold mine, are getting bored with 100, reports USA Today. In fact, they seek new magic numbers – 90, 80, 70 or 60.

Some 82 single-serve products with less than 100 calories hit the market in 2007, vs. seven in 2003, according to Tom Vierhile, director of Datamonitor's Productscan Online.

Quaker, a unit of PepsiCo, is on the portion-control front with 11 single-serve products at 90 calories in 2007, and they are its fastest-growing line. Last month ...

More new products were added to supermarket shelves than almost ever before, but many are cannibalizing sales of old product lines rather than expanding the market.

In 2007, 6,472 food, beverage and personal care packaged products debuted, up from 3,825 in 2006 and 3,408 in 2005, according to Mintel global new products database. That computes to almost 70 percent more new products over the past year. But sales have risen just 4.7 percent over the same period.

Chris Meredith, Leading Edge consultancy, who has advised multinational conglomerates in the food, mobile phone and banking sectors, s ...

Predicting the winners of the 80th annual Academy Awards, to be held on Sunday, February 24 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, is particularly difficult this year. But one thing you can be sure of all the nominees and winners will dine in style at the Governor’s Ball after the presentation, courtesy of Chef Wolfgang Puck (Spago), who leads the culinary festivities for the 14th consecutive year.

Wolfgang Puck Catering will be serving the Academy’s 1,500 Ball guests, which will include Oscar winners, nominees, presenters and telecast participants. The menu created by Puck and chefs Lee Hefter a ...

Inspiring children to eat healthier foods is a challenge for all parents, but they are going to get some help this fall in Canada from marblemedia, producers of Taste Buds.

Described by the TV producers, as a “food adventure series,” Taste Buds was developed for seven to 10-year-olds, and the 30-minute program is being billed as "a hands-on television and interactive experience that invites kids to be part of the entire process of food preparation - shopping, cooking, eating and even cleaning up," reports Retailwire.

One of those ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ concepts, it not only broadens a ...

Over the weekend, the USDA ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., a California slaughterhouse that provided meat to school lunch programs, reports Associated Press. Federal officials suspended operations at Westland/Hallmark after an undercover Humane Society video surfaced showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts.

Officials said it was the largest beef recall in the U.S. surpassing a 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of ready-to-eat meats. No illnesses have been linked to the newly recalled meat, which was sent to ...

The word aphrodisiac comes from the name Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, and belief in the power of aphrodisiac foods dates back to ancient times. Foods purported to contain Aphrodisiac qualities include: artichokes, avocados, bananas, chocolate, garlic, ginger, honey, oysters, pine nuts and vanilla. Chocolate reigns supreme for Valentine’s Day.
U.S. consumers shower their sweethearts with chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day, with retail sales expected to top more than $323 million1 during the holiday week, according to The Nielsen Co. In fact, Valentine’s week ranks No. 1 for ...

Now here's a great idea. Green M&M makes her debut today, with a Valentine's Day tie-in for the product, appearing on some 25 national and local talk shows, interacting with and being interviewed by hosts in a unique marriage of technology and media, reports Creativity Online.

The technology, developed by M&Ms and BBDO's New York creative directors Tim Bayne and Lauren Connelly, uses a proprietary ...

Wasabi flavored sorbet, powdered peanut butter, beer with nicotine and hot dogs coated with yogurt were among 2007's worldwide build a better mousetrap innovations, as determined by Naples, N.Y.-based Datamonitor's Productscan Online database. Each launch offers new to the world product benefits with the potential to change or shape consumer packaged goods markets worldwide. Convenience was a key theme in 2007 as were new product innovations aimed at the kids market.

In the food and beverage area, 2007's search uncovered unique new entries like Bilk, which manages to combine beer and milk for ...