European shopper trends: health, organic, vegetarian
A “large proportion” of European shoppers are buying “healthy”, organic, vegetarian and free-from foods, new research from IRI reveals.
Archives for October 5, 2017
Vegetarian Butcher slams Dutch food authority for double standards over 'misleading' meat name ban
Should The Vegetarian Butcher company be forced to change all its product names after one consumer complaint while other companies continue to use similar 'meaty' terms?
Verigo unveils shelf-life management platform for fresh produce
Verigo has released an Internet of Things (IoT) quality management system for improving freshness and reducing shrink of fresh produce in transit.
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Markes sees growth in Chinese environmental monitoring market
Markes International has opened a Chinese subsidiary to support partners in the country.
Dissecting Cargill's 2030 pledge on sustainable cocoa
Cargill has committed to sourcing fully traceable farm-to-factory cocoa from its own sustainability program by 2030.
Temperature abuse played ‘important role’ in histamine outbreak - EFSA
A histamine outbreak that sickened hundreds linked to tuna was caused by potentially recurring inadequate temperature and poor hygiene conditions, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
How PepsiCo’s ‘tech company’ is delivering in e-commerce
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has created a unit that is “more like a tech company” than a CPG business as it works to grow its online sales, CEO Indra Nooyi explains.
DuPont: Knowing about food security challenges drives our innovation
For the first time in four years, global food security has fallen in both developing and developed countries, according to the DuPont-backed Global Food Security Index (GFSI).
Grass-fed beef will not save the planet, claims report
Rearing cows on grass is no better for the planet than commercial feed, and continued farming risks “devastating effects” to climate change if methane emissions are not urgently cut, new figures have suggested.
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Decision to step out of food business ‘not easy‘ - TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland has sold its food analytics testing business to the Tentamus Group for an undisclosed amount.