Digital disruptors: How new marketplace concepts are challenging linear supply chains
Digital platforms are reinventing the linear supply chain and redefining how consumers, farmers, suppliers and food processors interact.
Archives for May 23, 2018
Experts try to simplify identification of risky STEC strains
A group of experts have developed criteria for categorising potential risk of illness severity from Shiga toxin/verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (STEC/VTEC).
Nestlé top for tackling nutrition issues - but all global firms need to improve
Nestlé is top for addressing the double burden of obesity and malnutrition, and while many firms have stepped up efforts, a "disappointing" number have too many unhealthy products in their portfolios, according to the Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI)
Focus on fun, convenience and nutrition to market 3D printed food
Focus on fun, convenience and the possibility for personalised nutrition in order to win over consumers to 3D printing, say researchers.
EU free trade agreement talks begin with Australia and New Zealand
The opening of negotiations for free trade agreements (FTAs) between Europe, Australia and New Zealand has been welcomed by the domestic meat industries.
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DNV GL buys stake in blockchain service provider VeChain
DNV GL has bought a minority stake in blockchain service provider VeChain to use the technology as part of a focus on transparency.
Russian meat giants drive up halal exports
Russia exported 50,000 tonnes (t) of halal meat in 2017, up almost twofold compared to 2016, as major agricultural holdings Cherkizovo, Miratorg and GAP Resource have shown increasing interest in this segment, according to the International Center for...
UK sets sugar reduction targets for juice and milk-based drinks
Juice and milk-based drinks are currently exempt from the UK’s sugar tax: but Public Health England has set out targets for sugar reduction in these categories – and says that progress will be taken into account when it reviews the milk-based drinks...