Brazilian chicken exports increase
Brazilian chicken meat exports for the first six months of the year rose in volume and value terms compared to the same period in 2018.
Archives for August 9, 2019
Alliance Group invests in energy-saving technology
New Zealand co-operative Alliance Group has invested in initiatives to improve its environmental footprint including a heat pump to reduce diesel use.
Brazil’s ultimate free-from food company: ‘We include people by excluding ingredients’
Mandala Special Foods, whose products are guaranteed free from 20 major allergens, has been attracting the interest of major food companies such as M. Dias Branco, Danone and Unilever. We caught up with its founder to find out more.
New Age Beverages delays roll-out of CBD-infused beverages owing to regulatory uncertainty
The rollout of New Age Beverages’ CBD-infused beverages has been delayed owing to the regulatory uncertainty over CBD, which makes navigating the territory “as murky as the Strait of Hormuz,” CEO Brent Willis told analysts yesterday.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Tyson Foods to boost automation and robotics at 'next generation' food production plant
Tyson Foods has created a new, state-of-the-art facility in Springdale, Arkansas, where the company will develop new food manufacturing solutions leveraging automation and robotic technologies.
The Impossible Burger heads into 1,500 universities, healthcare, and corporate retail outlets
The Impossible Burger will be entering 1,500 university, healthcare, and corporate retail locations operated by food and facilities service provider Sodexo, and will be featured in several new Sodexo product launches in the coming months.
Chocs away! Sir Kensington’s cofounder Mark Ramadan joins Hu Products as CEO
Sir Kensington’s co-founder Mark Ramadan is joining upmarket vegan chocolate maker Hu Products (pronounced ‘hue’ as in ‘human’) as CEO following the departure of Rita Hudetz, who left a week ago to pursue other opportunities.
Colombia declares national emergency as TR4 banana disease confirmed
Colombia has declared a national emergency as TR4, considered the world’s greatest threat to banana production, is confirmed in La Guajira.
Irish beef protest situation escalates
Members of Irish farmer lobby group Beef Plan have pledged to keep protesting over margins for as long as it takes.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: How Tastewise helps CPGs, restaurants stay ahead of consumer whims
To beat of the competition or determine whether a new product idea will succeed, food and beverage companies need to stay ahead of consumers quickly changing whims – a task that has never been easy, but which is becoming more difficult as shoppers take...
2 Sisters Witham closure sees 400 jobs lost
Production has ceased at 2 Sisters Food Group’s factory in Witham, Essex, ahead of its permanent closure with the loss of 400 jobs
How artificial intelligence can improve NPD and supply chain efficiency
FuturMaster has developed artificial intelligence software that, it says, can predict demand levels, improve supply chain efficiency and even forecast whether innovation will be successful.
‘Great taste, texture, stretch, and melt-behaviour’: Avebe innovates for vegan cheese market
Dutch starch manufacturer Avebe has developed a 100% plant-based alternative to cheese with no ‘off-taste’ and a dairy-like melt.
How can food brands keep pace with the prospect of tighter advertising regulations?
Increasing regulation restricting junk food advertising leaves FMCG brands facing the question of how to balance building awareness in a restricted landscape while also being good corporate citizens.
IBM’s AI assisted e-tongue could fight food fraud
IBM is developing robotic flavour detection technology that, the company believes, could help combat food fraud.
Sustainability
Ferrero shares list of 2018 palm oil suppliers in transparency commitment
The Italian confectioner first published its sources in the second half of 2017 and believes it can – and will – do so twice a year in the future.
Asian ASF pig cull reaches five million
Almost five million pigs in Asia have died over the past year due to African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the latest Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data.
Brussels Bulletin: A round-up of news and views from the EU
In this edition of the Brussels Bulletin, the European Union agrees to accept 35,000 tonnes of non-hormone treated beef from the United States, EFSA questions the safety of a whipworm egg as a food supplement, and pesticide chlorphyrifos comes under the...
Tyson opens new technology development facility
US processor Tyson Foods has created a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
Tulip wins Chinese Pizza Hut pepperoni contract
Danish Crown’s Tulip Food Company has won a massive food service contract in China.
Japan Focus: Lawson convenience stores, Nestle Japan's new KITKAT, Kirin and more feature in our round-up
Lawson convenience stores, Nestle Japan's new KITKAT, Kirin and more feature in this edition of Japan Focus.