fruit & vegetables
28 Nov 2023
--- FoodChain ID has joined forces with ReSeed to enhance transparency in the measurement and verification of sustainable practices within the agri-food supply chain, focusing on incentivizing and verifying carbon sequestration...
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Beyond The Headlines: Azelis and Beneo strike distribution deal, ADM boosts regenerative agriculture
24 Nov 2023
--- In this week’s industry news, Azelis announced a new distribution agreement with Beneo, while ADM expanded its global regenerative agriculture efforts with the launch of a Brazil to promote sustainable agricultural...
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23 Nov 2023
--- The European Parliament has rejected the Commission’s proposal to reduce the sustainable use of plant protection products around Europe. This comes a week after the use of the contentious chemical pesticide glyphosate...
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21 Nov 2023
--- Nature-based ingredient solutions specialist CP Kelco is gearing up for Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) in Frankfurt, Germany (Nov 28–30), where it will showcase prototypes illustrating the “indulge with no...
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20 Nov 2023
--- A digital transformation is taking root in Asia’s agriculture sector, marked by the growing adoption of artificial intelligence to manage labor-intensive, high-tech farming tasks. This shift is changing the way...
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17 Nov 2023
--- The European Commission (EC) failed to secure the votes of a qualified majority from member states during yesterday’s Appeal Committee on the reauthorization of glyphosate use in the bloc. The inconclusive vote means...
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17 Nov 2023
--- In industry news this week, Tate & Lyle research highlights young people are driving growth in the bakery across Europe. Meatable opened a facility to further scale up cultivated pork development. Meanwhile, the Cerrado...
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15 Nov 2023
--- Polish food tech firm Fresh Inset has expanded the application of its Vidre+ technology stickers, which acts as a shelf life extender, to the packaging of Champignon mushrooms.
13 Nov 2023
--- Israel’s renowned agri-tech sector is encountering business disruptions, labor shortages and investment uncertainty amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war. As the Israeli Defense Forces move deeper into Gaza in an...
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10 Nov 2023
--- The degradative environmental and economic impacts of the growing global appetite for cashews are revealed in a report co-authored by Mighty Earth, Regroupement des Acteurs Ivoiriens des Droits Humains and Green Forest...
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10 Nov 2023
--- In industry news this week, Cargill released its 2023 ESG Report, in which it outlined that it has reduced emissions from its operations by 10.97%, achieving its 2025 goal. Also, ADM highlighted the growth potential of...
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09 Nov 2023
--- Tipa has launched a fully compostable and recyclable tray made from the waste product of rice. The trays, designed to prevent air pollution from burning agricultural waste, offer an eco-conscious alternative to traditional...
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07 Nov 2023
--- The 2023 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report has revealed that the most significant hidden costs on our health, environment and society (over 70%) are driven by unhealthy diets and lifestyle habits,...
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07 Nov 2023
--- Canvas8, a UK-based insights agency, recently announced its participation in Givaudan’s Flavour Vision trends report. The companies have jointly presented five trends that they predict will impact the F&B world in...
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06 Nov 2023
--- UK-based Notpla, which produces plastic alternative F&B, household and cosmetics packaging from seaweed, has been recognized by the Dutch government as the first and only completely plastic-free packaging in the...
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06 Nov 2023
--- Major chemical companies and grassroots agriculture groups are locked in a dispute over the use of next-generation genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in farming, as lawmakers debate the European Commission’s...
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03 Nov 2023
--- World food commodity prices inched down in October, down by 0.5% from September, with the index for dairy products the only one to rise, according to the latest FAO data.
03 Nov 2023
--- In industry news this week, Nestlé announced the launch of a range of plant-based alternatives to white fish. Ahold Delhaize agreed to acquire 100% of Romanian grocery retailer Profi Rom Food from MidEuropa, and...
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01 Nov 2023
--- Substituting beef with chicken or cow milk with plant-based milk could reduce the carbon footprint from food of the average US citizen by 35% and boost the quality of diets, according to a new study by scientists at the...
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01 Nov 2023
--- Demand for colors derived from natural sources is growing globally. This comes at a time when consumers want to see ingredients on product labels that they deem as being “closer to nature.” Demand for naturality...
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