Danone splits chairman and CEO functions, begins recruitment process for new CEO Danone s Board of Directors has confirmed a proposal from current chairman and CEO, Emmanuel Faber, to separate the functions of chairman and CEO in the near future, and has begun looking for a new CEO.
Danone said it has launched the recruitment process for a new CEO, and once complete, Faber will focus on his role as non-executive Chairman. In the meantime, Faber will continue as chairman and CEO of Danone.
The multi-billion dollar global CPG company, which has a strong presence in dairy and a growing portfolio of plant-based dairy alternatives, came under pressure after activist investor, Bluebell Capital Partners, criticized Danone for its
WATCH: Ajinomoto and AstaReal on amino acids and astaxanthin for preserving muscle mass in elderly This content item was originally published on www.nutraingredients-asia.com, a William Reed online publication. By Tingmin Koe In this month’s Nutrition Asia, we hear from Ajinomoto and AstaReal – two companies which have been researching and developing nutrition products for improving muscle health among older adults.
Recent scientific findings are showing how incidence of falls in elderly is not merely a case of weak bones, but also due to the reduction in muscle mass.
The focus of Ajinomoto for muscle health has been in amino acids, in particular, branched-chain amino acid leucine.
Featuring the strapline, ‘
Because how we eat today feeds tomorrow,” the Dear Alice slot features a young woman (Alice) hosting an outdoor feast (with strategically placed Chobani products) on farmland that borders a futuristic utopian cityscape with flying wind turbines and robots that pick oranges, and then cuts to the interior of her house where we see a letter from her grandmother passing on the baton (family farm?) and reminding her that ‘
A business is only as good as its people, so treat them well.’
‘We’re more than a Greek yogurt company’
The message Chobani wants viewers to come away with is that
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Dairy is making its debut in the mental wellness space with milk phospholipids
01-Mar-2021
Picture a room with a large table in the middle of it. Sitting around the table are all the wellness product categories that are geared toward mental wellbeing that you can think of. There’s CBD, melatonin and adaptogens along with holistic products and vitamin supplements, and they’ve all been sitting there for a long time. But now, dairy is pulling up a chair.
Industry insights from NIZO: The latest innovation maintaining protein functionality
By René Floris, NIZO Food Research Division Manager
25-Feb-2021 - Last updated on The need to preserve protein functionality is prompting food makers to explore ‘milder processing’ than traditional heat treatment. In his second monthly column, René Floris, NIZO Food Research Division Manager and member of the FoodNavigator expert advisory panel, explores the latest technological developments in this innovative field.
To delve into this subject, I spoke to Peter de Jong, NIZO’s Principal Scientist in food processing. In addition to his role at NIZO, Peter is professor of dairy process technology at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences and director of New Technology Development for Food at the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology.