Nestlé unveils blockchain initiative with Carrefour to improve transparency
Nestlé is embracing the farm to fork movement and will for the first time share product information with consumers via a blockchain platform.
Archives for April 16, 2019
Nestlé’s withdrawal of Garden Gourmet shows intense competition in UK plant-based
Nestlé has confirmed it will pull its plant-based Garden Gourmet brand from shelves in the UK. What does this tell us about category trends in the market?
Fermentation sector eyes move into mainstream
A host of consumer trends is driving interest in fermented food, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Ingredients Show. However, an education gap needs addressing if fermentation is to move from fashionable buzzword to become a sustainable...
ADM's micronized powders: ‘This makes colours more intense to the eye’
Ingredients supplier Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is expanding its line of WILD colour solutions with the addition of new micronized colour powders that, it says, deliver a more “intense” finish.
IFA demands Brexit compensation
Irish beef farmers have called for compensation from the Government and the EU over losses suffered, estimated to be more than €100m, due to the Brexit process.
EU audit criticises Polish beef meat production control mechanisms
The European Commission has released a report on the audit of Poland’s beef production control mechanisms following the country’s sick cow slaughter scandal, and the subsequent investigations of numerous member states into the beef meat’s distribution in...