February 2, 2024 | Policy and Regulatory

Red Sea shipping crisis to affect global food prices: UNCTAD

Disruptions in grain shipments from Europe, Russia, and Ukraine pose risks to global food security, affecting consumers and lowering prices paid to producers The United Nations Conference on Trade and…

February 2, 2024 | Food

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports reach record high up by 69% in 2023

According to the Plant Protection Department, in addition to the main vegetable and fruit products currently exported to China, including sweet potatoes, dragon fruit, lychee, longan, mango, jackfruit, watermelon, banana,…

January 30, 2024 | Company News

Novelis signs agreement with Ardagh Metal for aluminium beverage can sheet

This new contract is the third major one that Novelis has signed in less than seven months for the beverage packaging market in North America Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminium…

January 23, 2024 | Company News

SpartanNash implements new food traceability program

SpartanNash now enables the real-time exchange of food traceability data across its suppliers, distribution centres, company stores and independent grocery customers Food solutions company SpartanNash announced the launch of the ReposiTrak Traceability…

January 22, 2024 | Food

Korean kimchi exports hit record-high up by 7% in 2023

An agricultural ministry official stated that kimchi exports experienced a significant surge, primarily because of the increased popularity of K-content South Korea set a new record for kimchi exports in…

January 22, 2024 | Food

Vietnam’s rice exports reach a record 8.3 million tonnes in 2023

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…

January 19, 2024 | Company News

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…

January 16, 2024 | Company News

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…

January 15, 2024 | Australia

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…

January 11, 2024 | Company News

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…