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Blagden seal UK distribution deal with Taiyo

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A new distribution deal will see Blagden become the exclusive distribution rights for Taiyo’s range of health-focused ingredients in the UK and Ireland.

Why are adoption rates for sustainability training so low? Scientists weigh in. ©GettyImages/RomoloTavani

Scientists weigh in

Modern times: What’s holding back tech advances in cocoa?

By Oliver Nieburg

Chocolate companies should rethink cocoa sustainability programs to reverse low adoption rates for training and technology, says The Scientific Committee of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research.

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Food firms worry about arrival of Gulf VAT

By RJ Whitehead

A Gulf-wide goods and services tax that will come into effect next year has been one of the main talking points among companies exhibiting at Gulfood Manufacturing this year, with its ripple effect likely to impact business in the food industry.

Premium soft drinks is a particularly attractive opportunity, says Britvic Pic:getty/romanlsaykov

Christmas soft drink demand is set to soar, predicts Britvic

By Rachel Arthur

As people aim to reduce their alcohol consumption, almost half of UK consumers are planning to buy more soft drinks this Christmas, according to Britvic, which is advising operators to prepare for a boom in soft drinks.

ZM Henryk Kania thinks women-only meat snacks could be a high growth, albeit niche, market

Women-only meat snack lands in Poland

By Oscar Rousseau

Feeling guilty about that extra piece of cake? Don’t. A polish meat processor has launched a “no remorse” meat snack targeted exclusively at women.

Tetra Pak sees reasons for optimism in the Middle East.

Dubai launches hint at Middle East’s growing clout for Tetra Pak

By RJ Whitehead

It is no coincidence that Tetra Pak has chosen the Middle East as its launch site for a trio of new products. Doing so reflects the relative importance of this previously unsophisticated market, which the company now brands as “dynamic” and sees as having...

Momentum-building Chinese trade could be complimented by a big 'breakthrough' in Saudi Arabia

China to slash tax on Australian cattle

By Oscar Rousseau

Australia’s multi-million dollar livestock trade with China has been boosted by the Asian giant’s decision to axe a tax on slaughter cattle and sheep by 1 January 2019.

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Europe’s glyphosate stalemate continues

By Niamh Michail

The deadlock over glyphosate continues as EU policy-makers today failed to gather support for the Commission’s proposal to renew the herbicide for another five years.

Reducing on-farm antibiotic use could 'jeopardise' animal health, the NPPC claim

WHO call to ban antibiotics ‘wrong’

By Oscar Rousseau

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) call to stop farmers and the food industry from using powerful antibiotics preventatively is “wrong” and “ill-advised”, a US trade body has said.

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