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19 Sep 2024
--- Nearly 60% of major companies in the North American food sector are making headway on reducing direct emissions, but slower progress in addressing supply chain emanations is preventing them from slashing total emissions,...
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17 Sep 2024
--- Nestlé agrees plans for its first food manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia with investment from the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon). The project aims in its initial stages to produce...
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11 Sep 2024
--- Animal protection groups welcome the conclusions of the European Commission’s (EC) Strategic Dialogue, which is set to inform the EU’s vision for agriculture and food in the first 100 days of Ursula von der...
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10 Sep 2024
--- ADM reinforces its commitment to integrated nutrition solutions across its ingredient portfolio and alternative protein innovation amid a slowdown in the plant-based space. The food leader maintains that nutrition solutions...
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09 Sep 2024
--- Ferrero has launched a plant-based Nutella spread on track to be sold in select European markets this autumn. According to Ferrero, Nutella Plant-Based delivers the “same unmistakable Nutella experience” but...
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06 Sep 2024
--- Unilever is selling its business and assets in Russia to the Arnest Group, an aerosols and metal packaging manufacturer. It joins a slew of companies that have curtailed operations and sold assets in the country amid...
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Beyond The Headlines: Samyang bolsters allulose production, Bühler’s sustainable protein advancement
06 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Samyang advanced allulose and prebiotic production with a new South Korean plant and Bühler snapped up German fermentation expert Esau & Hueber to enhance its sustainable protein...
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19 Aug 2024
--- Kerry is tapping AI, advanced analytical tools and predictive modeling to enhance its food safety and preservation practices in response to increasing consumer demands for minimally processed foods and a fresher appeal. This...
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16 Aug 2024
--- This week in industry news, Arla Foods forayed into the plant-based butter market in the UK and Denmark. Coca-Cola entered into an innovation partnership with Oreo. Meanwhile, Impossible Foods started its first in-person...
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15 Aug 2024
--- UK food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation remained steady at 1.5% in July, the same as the previous month and the joint lowest annual rate since October 2021, according to official figures. However, products like olive...
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14 Aug 2024
--- Global consumers increasingly demand more environmentally conscious F&B products amid growing climate change and biodiversity concerns. The upcycling of agricultural waste has become a crucial avenue for more sustainable...
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05 Aug 2024
--- US-based researchers developed a national database of foods’ glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) to offer consumers insights into the quality of carbohydrates consumed in the US and improve dietary awareness....
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05 Aug 2024
--- The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food is launching an alliance convened by Foundation Earth to develop internationally recognized standards to score the environmental impact of F&B products....
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05 Aug 2024
--- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed that the benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly unchanged in July for the second month in a row. Increases in international quotations for vegetable...
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29 Jul 2024
--- The EU has recorded a sharp increase in potential cases of olive oil fraud and mislabeling in the first quarter of this year, attributed to rising prices for key commodities worldwide. Extra virgin olive oil prices have...
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25 Jul 2024
--- Sugar reduction was a major theme at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US (July 15–17). Ingredient and technology companies showcased natural and novel solutions to help F&B manufacturers overcome a difficult challenge:...
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19 Jul 2024
--- Alianza Team USA, experts in developing tailor-made solutions for oils, lipids and fats, unveiled a suite of AI tools during IFT First 2024. They are designed to help brands deliver on well-being and sustainability...
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15 Jul 2024
--- Food packaging labels in India will soon require the display of the total salt, sugar and saturated fat content to be in bold letters with a larger font size, following the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
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12 Jul 2024
--- Solina has acquired Rich Sauces, a UK-based sauce manufacturer, as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen its presence in the European culinary solutions market. The acquisition adds Rich Sauces’ premium sauce...
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10 Jul 2024
--- Citing growing consumer concern over the presence of refined seed oils throughout global food supply chains, the Seed Oil Free Alliance, an independent certifying body, has launched a new “Seed Oil Free...
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