ASEAN and China remain the two largest markets for Vietnamese rice According to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the national rice production in 2023 reached 43.5 million tonnes, a 1.9 per cent increase. This was attributed to a 10,600-hectare expansion (0.1 per cent increase) and a[Read More…]
Supply chain
Mullen Group to acquire ContainerWorld Forwarding Services
Through a network of customs and sufferance bonded warehouses, ContainerWorld provides inventory management, freight forwarding, warehousing, and distribution services to international and domestic customers in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario Mullen Group Ltd. announced that it has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Richmond, British Columbia-based ContainerWorld Forwarding Services Inc.[Read More…]
Tetra Pak and Absolicon launch module for renewable thermal supply
This collaboration can have an impactful role to play in Tetra Pak’s ongoing drive towards net zero in our Scope 3 emissions by 2050 Tetra Pak has announced a collaboration with Absolicon, a Swedish solar thermal company, to offer a standardised solution for industrial equipment powered by renewable thermal energy[Read More…]
Australia opens consultation on operation of dairy industry code
The Dairy Industry Code provides a fairer process for negotiating contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and dairy processors Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has opened a consultation on the operation of the Dairy Industry Code. The Dairy Industry Code provides a fairer process for negotiating contractual arrangements[Read More…]
Sainsbury’s achieves plastic reduction with introduction of mushroom punnets
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to move from plastic packaging to cardboard for all its own-brand mushrooms, saving over 775 tonnes of plastic a year Sainsbury’s is switching its own-brand mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard in a move which will save over 775 tonnes of plastic, equivalent to[Read More…]
Korea’s Gyeonggi Trade Corporation ready to export agri products
The Trade Corporation completed the Rural Development Administration research and development project The Gyeonggi Government Trade Corporation completed the Rural Development Administration research and development project, Technology Development and Demonstration of Premiumization of Exported Agricultural Products from 2021 to 2023. This project aimed to establish a premium image for Korean agricultural products by exporting[Read More…]
Dachser acquires Swedish food logistics provider Frigoscandia
Frigoscandia is primarily located in its core market, Sweden, as well as in Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands DACHSER has acquired the leading full-service provider in temperature-controlled and frozen food logistics in the Nordic region, Frigoscandia AB, headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden. The acquisition is subject to approval by the[Read More…]
Life3 Urban Sustainability Hub (LUSH) breaks ground in Singapore
LUSH will be the world’s first low-carbon facility that integrates the ‘farm to factory to consumer’ concept Life3 Biotech (Life3), a Singaporean food-tech startup transforming the global food production system through innovative food-biotechnology solutions and Union Solar, a solar energy system developer, announced today the official groundbreaking of Life3 Urban[Read More…]
The 21st Middle East Organic and Natural Products Expo concludes with great impact on organic and natural products industry
The international forum convened expertise from Food & Beverages, Health & Wellness, Beauty & Cosmetics, Agriculture & Environment, and Sustainable Living sectors Middle East’s largest trade event for all things sustainable, natural, healthy, and clean which took place last week attracted over 12,000 trade visitors from 59 countries. The 21st[Read More…]
Valio invests in Suonenjoki plant
The new automated preprocessing facility will become operational in 2025 Food company Valio is having a new preprocessing facility constructed at the Suonenjoki production plant’s old freezer storage. The more than €10 million investment will enhance the preprocessing of the frozen berries, fruit, vegetables and herbs processed in the plant[Read More…]
