March 8, 2024 | Company News

Grupo Bimbo acquires Vel Pitar bakery in Romania

With the purchase of Vel Pitar, the Mexico-based company expands its global presence to include 34 countries on four continents Grupo Bimbo, the world’s leading and largest bakery company, announces…

March 8, 2024 | Food

SFA recalls Chewly cashew nut cookies from Malaysia

According to Singapore’s food regulations, food products containing ingredients that are known to cause hypersensitivity must be declared on food packaging labels to protect consumers with food allergies The Chewly…

March 7, 2024 | Australia

Inghams Group to acquire Bostock Brothers for NZ$35Mn

The deal includes the purchase of 100 per cent of Bostock Brothers Limited shares, the Bostock brand for poultry products, three farming properties, and a primary processing plant, with completion…

March 7, 2024 | Company News

Eat Just faces production issues with cultivated meat in Singapore

Eat Just has been operating its cell-based meat unit in Singapore since November 2020 US-based alternative protein manufacturer, Eat Just, has been facing production issues with its cultivated meat in…

March 7, 2024 | Europe

EU adds 20 algae species in Novel Food Status Catalogue

The addition of the new species to the Novel Food Status Catalogue is a game-changer for the algae industry in Europe More than 20 algae species have been added to…

March 6, 2024 | Company News

Backyard Farms launches large-format, greenhouse-grown Romaine lettuce

Mastronardi Produce is currently the only greenhouse grower to venture into the large-format Romaine segment and produce a high-quality product Mastronardi Produce, the fourth-generation family-owned company that pioneered commercial greenhouse…

March 6, 2024 | Africa

Ethiopia and Netherlands jointly build cooling centre for fresh produce exports

The project, known as Cool Port Addis, is designed to facilitate the export of horticultural crops from Ethiopia in a cooled state to the port of Rotterdam The Ethiopian government…

March 6, 2024 | Australia

Australia’s Norco dairy wins Champion award for lactose-free milk

Australia’s largest and oldest dairy co-operative is celebrating an utterly delightful win at the 2024 Australian Grand Dairy Awards for the sixth consecutive year Norco Lactose-Free Full Cream Milk awarded…

March 5, 2024 | Company News

Fonterra ingredients brand launches game-changing tool

Customers will also be able to request carbon footprint certificates for specific New Zealand NZMP products In an industry first, Fonterra’s ingredients and solutions brand, NZMP, has launched a tool to help…

March 5, 2024 | Company News

ABC Impact invests in Winnow for food waste solutions

Winnow develops Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that help large hospitality businesses operate more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half  Impact private equity fund ABC Impact announced…