MHP sets out 2020 goals to improve efficiencies
Ukrainian processor MHP has set out ambitious goals for the next year, including a business transformation plan that will “improve the efficiency of all business processes”.
Archives for April 15, 2020
COVID-19 and protectionism in the food chain: An à-la-carte approach to EU rules?
Emmanuel Macron, France’s bastion of liberal globalisation and defender of the EU Single Market, has said that French agriculture needs to become more ‘independent’ in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Could this signal a more protectionist approach...
Watchdog bans ad campaign for Unilever-made Rebel Whopper
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertising campaign for Burger King’s Rebel Whopper – which uses a patty made by Unilever-owned The Vegetarian Butcher – for implying it is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Food insecurity: How COVID-19 is exacerbating a crisis already on a ‘knife-edge’
Are those already on the verge of food insecurity now more likely to experience hunger and malnutrition? FoodNavigator investigates.
Gender equality survey deadline approaching fast
The deadline for a survey on gender equality in the international meat industry is just over a week away.
Greenhouse looks to sewage farms for future of sustainable food production
Heat from sewage systems holds the key to growing more locally-grown produce and protecting food systems from the structural weaknesses exposed by coronavirus, it has been claimed.
Microalgae start-up grows ‘super crop’ for baby food and sports nutrition
Israeli start-up Yemoja has developed a ‘super intensive’ growing platform for microalgae, which CEO Eyal Shalmon says he hopes will bring the ‘super crop’ into the mainstream.
Fermentation to fill the omega-3 gap: ‘Every metric tonne used saves many metric tonnes of wild fish’
Dutch food and biochemicals company Corbion is leveraging fermentation technology to help make aquaculture more sustainable, reducing the industry’s reliance on wild caught fish for fishmeal.
Burger King ad slammed for false vegan claims
Online ads for Burger King’s Rebel Whopper have been pulled for making misleading vegan- and vegetarian-friendly claims, according to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).
Coronavirus: Your one-stop blog for feed, meat and dairy industry updates
We bring you a rollling round-up of stories from FeedNavigator and our sister sites on COVID-19 related developments.