Kuwait fish boycott drives prices down
Kuwaiti consumers boycotting fish in protest at unprecedentedly high prices have forced market rates down, and drawn support from government officials.
Archives for September 7, 2015
FAO plans water usage database to improve productivity
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is developing an open-access database to measure water usage in the Middle East and North Africa, to improve water productivity and reduce scarcity issues.
How can companies clear up confusion over the healthiness of free-from foods?
One fifth of Brits believes free-from foods are healthier than normal foods while the same number believes they are higher in fat, salt and sugar. But why is this and what should companies do?
EBRD invests in Jordanian poultry sector
Al Jazeera Agricultural Company PSC has been given a €19m loan to increase the supply of safer and more hygienic products.
European Parliament votes for comprehensive cloning ban
The European Parliament has banned the use of products from all cloned farm animals and their descendants, including imports and use of food from the descendants of cloned livestock.
FDF boss urges food industry unity ahead of attacks
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) boss Ian Wright has appealed for food industry unity, ahead of what he predicted will be “lies” told about the sector.
Salalah Mills to be Oman’s biggest with $19m plant
Oman’s Salalah Mills will build a new US$19.5m flour mill to produce 600 tonnes of flour per day by 2017, as agro terminal and dairy plant projects also get underway in the Sultanate.
Food recalls stable in Q2 - Stericycle
European food recalls and notifications increased slightly in the second quarter of 2015, according to Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS.
British pie maker eyes a slice of Middle East market
British firm Lewis Pies will start exporting a range of frozen pies to the Middle East after signing a new sales and distribution agreement with the Yearsley Group.
Tate & Lyle raise price of corn-based ingredients by up to 20%
Tate & Lyle will raise the price of corn-based food ingredients by up to 20% following a European heatwave which has lowered yields.
Qatar aims to produce 70% of veg domestically by 2023
Hassad subsidiary Zulal Oasis plans to supply up to 70% of Qatar’s vegetable demand with home-grown produce by 2023, through the use of patented greenhouse technology.
Egypt bags cheap Russian wheat, signs new silo deals
Egypt will buy more wheat from Russia this year, taking advantage of historically low prices, while it continues with a major grain silo programme to improve domestic storage capacity.
Middle Eastern wars hit Moldovan lamb export sales
Moldovan lamb exports have suffered as a result of armed conflicts in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, according to a report from the association of sheep and goat breeders in the country.
Cutting out sugary drinks linked to improved levels of ‘good cholesterol’ in children
Lowering the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) by at least one serving per week could help to improve markers of cholesterol, according to new research in school children.
E.coli sickens 40 people with link to salad
E.coli linked to prepacked salads has sickened 40 people in the UK, according to Public Health England (PHE).
European Commission clears ADM seed oil acquisition of AOR
The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of Belgian firms AOR NV and AOR Plastics NV by Archer-Daniels-Midland UK, under the EU Merger Regulation.
Disappointment at lack of EC support for beef
Farming group Copa-Cogeca has expressed disappointment at the European Commission’s (EC's) failure to adequately support beef farmers in the €500 million aid package it outlined yesterday (September 7, 2015).
Factory Focus - Part I
From sourcing flour for Blue Riband, creating a KitKat flavour and launching Rowntree's Randoms – Nestlé confectioner reveals her tricks of the trade
Nestlé UK and Ireland has partnered with the National Centre for Food Manufacturing at the University of Lincoln to find the chocolate makers of the future.