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…]
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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…]
China Hainan’s tropical fruits exports reach $5.15Mn
The tropical fruits have been exported to the United States, the European Union, and Japan South China’s Hainan Province exported tropical fruits worth 36.77 million yuan ($5.15 million), a 2.4-fold increase year-on-year, according to the Xinhua news agency. According to Haikou Customs, the tropical fruits have been exported to the[Read More…]
Tetra Pak unveils action-oriented approach towards food systems transformation
Comprehensive plan released following COP28’s first Food, Agriculture and Water Day Tetra Pak is launching an integrated approach to drive the transition to more secure, sustainable and resilient food systems, harnessing the company’s leading role in the food processing and packaging industry to effect urgent change. This builds further on the[Read More…]
South Korea launches World’s first online agri products wholesale market
The Online Wholesale Market, functioning as a nationwide platform allowing unrestricted 24/7 transactions, stands as a pivotal endeavour aligned with the Yoon Seok Yeol administration’s national agenda South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs have held the opening ceremony for the Online Agricultural Wholesale Market. This market constitutes[Read More…]
Dubai Municipality signs MoU with Union Coop to strengthen food supply chains
The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation in the field of food supply chain and seeks to enhance its resilience, supporting the objectives of the Dubai food security strategy Dubai Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Coop to ensure sustainable provision of strategic food commodities in Dubai’s local[Read More…]
