Cefusa awarded new Spanish animal welfare accolade
Spanish agricultural business Cefusa has become the first livestock company to be awarded the domestic meat industry’ welfare seal.
Archives for November 5, 2019
‘An essential piece of the puzzle’: Food giants join forces with palm oil producers to map and track deforestation
The likes of Mondelēz, Nestlé and Unilever have joined a new scheme aiming to improve deforestation transparency. Just as well, as palm oil may be next to witness ‘the Attenborough effect’.
‘Everybody accepts the cultured meat trend is happening’: Biotech Foods
FoodNavigator caught up with the confident Spanish cell-based animal protein start up.
Kellogg launches plant-based meal delivery service with Deliveroo: ‘It is important we are bold’
Cereal giant Kellogg is launching a new plant-based meal delivery service with Deliveroo in a bid to extend its brands outside of the breakfast occasion and explore new channels.
Acacia gum: How food additive E414 is tapping into the sustainability agenda
Acacia gum, or E414, is not just a food additive for the food and beverage industry. The exudate’s production is playing a key role in environmental sustainability, according to supplier Alland & Robert.
Corbion’s ‘bold pledge’ on carbon emissions: ‘Climate change will get more and more attention’
Concerns over climate change have jumped up the agenda and sustainability experts at Corbion believe the topic will continue to gain momentum. The bio-based ingredient supplier recently announced an ‘ambitious carbon footprint reduction target’ in response.
General Mills seizes Nutrition Facts Label update as an opportunity to ‘optimize’ cereal fortification
While many manufacturers continue to grouse about updating their Nutrition Facts Panels to comply with Nutrition Label Reform, General Mills not only has rolled out the changes for its “Big G Cereals” ahead of the upcoming deadline, it also took the...
EFSA identifies African Swine Fever risk
A report into the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe has identified the countries most at risk from the disease hitting its borders.
Ilapak: Meat industry is ready for ‘zero contact’ vacuum flow wrapping line
The fresh meat industry is on the verge of phasing out pre-made shrink bags in favour of an on-machine vacuum flow wrapping process that eliminates any product contact, claims Ilapak.
Butcher’s Shop of the Year 2019 crowned
The best butchery business in the UK was unveiled at the 2019 Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards.
GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in October 2019
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in October 2019, including AI for NPD, raw milk, plant-based updates, PepsiCo, Mondelez and much more.
‘Shared responsibility’: RSPO proposes 15% annual increase of mandatory sustainable palm oil purchases
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has laid out the first draft of its rules covering Shared Responsibility, and one of the major proposals is to make it mandatory for its members to increase their purchase of sustainable oil by 15% each year.