April 3, 2024 | Academic

SFU researchers to develop Canadian local blueberries for first time

The research is being done in partnership with B.C.-based agritech company BeriTech Inc. with $1 million in support from the Weston Family Foundation A team of Simon Fraser University (SFU)…

April 2, 2024 | Company News

Tiger Group offers unused packaging and labelling equipment

Tiger Group offers unused Formost Fuji flow wrappers and still-in-the-box Markem-Imaje high-performance transfer printers Tiger Group is offering for immediate purchase of unused packaging and labelling equipment from a shuttered pharmaceutical…

April 2, 2024 | Food

Maple Leaf Foods and Maple Leaf Centre commend Canada’s national school food program

Working with provinces and territories, this investment will broaden existing school food programs to reach an additional 400,000 children across Canada Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food…

March 29, 2024 | Ingredients

Research confirms genetic uniqueness of New Zealand Mānuka honey

Peer-reviewed testing of mānuka honey samples and mānuka trees (Leptospermum scoparium) found that New Zealand varieties have a distinct genetic makeup to plants and honey from other regions New scientific…

March 29, 2024 | Company News

SIG and DPA Brasil introduce spouted pouch packaging for yoghurt

The packaging solution, a pre-made spouted pouch including closure (SIG CloverCap 85RO), and filling equipment, the SIG Prime 120, delivers a light, robust, easy-to-handle pack that makes consumption very simple…

March 29, 2024 | Feature

Halal industry to boom in Southeast Asia

The global halal food market reached $2,221.3 billion in 2022 and is forecasted to grow at a rate of 11.1 per cent, reaching $4.1 trillion by 2028 Recently, the Thai…

March 28, 2024 | Africa

Nespresso to invest $20 million to support coffee farms in Congo  

This initiative is part of the unique Nespresso Reviving Origins program, founded 10 years ago, aiming to restore coffee agriculture in regions where it is under threat Nespresso aims to continue to support…

March 26, 2024 | Academic

Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish: research

The researchers found that consuming one-third of current food-grade wild-feed fish directly would be the most efficient way of maximising nutrients from the sea A recent study, published in Nature…

March 25, 2024 | Academic

Discovery in peanut defence mechanisms offers hope for disease resistance

This study offers insights that will be pivotal for breeding groundnut varieties that are fully resistant to Aspergillus infection in the future The discovery of a natural defence mechanism in…

March 25, 2024 | Africa

Nestlé collaborates with suppliers to address climate change impact on cocoa

The five-year projects will promote agroforestry, accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture and support the reforestation of degraded lands around cocoa farming communities As part of its commitment to reach…