Archives for April 13, 2021

Germany tightens rules on marketing food to children: ‘Advertising must not induce children to eat unhealthily’

Germany’s voluntary code governing marketing food to children has been updated. “Advertising must not induce children to eat unhealthily,” Federal Minister of Food Julia Klöckner stressed. What are the changes and do they go far enough?

Nactarome continues European expansion with TasteConnection acquisition: ‘We have the unique opportunity to leverage competencies through our regional reach’

Nactarome, an ingredient supplier majority-owned by private equity investor Ambienta, has completed its fourth bolt-on acquisition in three years with a deal to take control of the UK’s TasteConnection. FoodNavigator hears from Hans Udo Wenzel,...

Finland’s YSUB raising awareness of CBD in the Nordics: ‘We need a predictable path to compliance’

YSUB, a pioneer in the Nordic CBD beverage space, is working to raise awareness of the barriers to market CBD manufacturers face in the region with a new advertising push: ‘Not for sale’.

NPD Trend Tracker: From hemp tea to Pink Lady crisps

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Puratos joins EIT Food in FoodSparks to foster the next generation of agrifood innovators

FoodSparks – a seed fund tailored to support the most promising European early-stage enterprises – has been set up by EIT Food and capital fund manager PeakBridge, along with investors like Puratos, Givaudan and Stockholm-based investment firm Gullspång...

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Dutch authority publishes nutrition and health claims handbook

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has made available guidance on how food firms can best display nutrition and health claims on their products according to the latest advice.