Too Good To Go Platform is modular and comprises five modules that partners can customise to shape their surplus food management strategy Too Good To Go, a social impact company that operates the world’s biggest marketplace for surplus food, has launched the Too Good To Go Platform. This end-to-end surplus[Read More…]
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Philippines launches school-based milk feeding program
For the school-based feeding programs for FY 2024, the DepEd has doubled the budget to Php 11.7 billion Philippines Department of Agriculture-National Dairy Authority (DA-NDA) participated in the launch of the School Mental Health Program and the kick-off of the School-Based Milk Feeding Program (SBFP) for FY 2024 at Esteban[Read More…]
UAE Food Bank initiatives and programs benefit 18.6 Mn people worldwide
The UAE Food Bank received support from 800 donors in 2023, including local and international charities and food establishments The UAE Food Bank, which falls under the umbrella of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced its annual results for 2023, highlighting impactful programmes and initiatives that benefited[Read More…]
First KitKat using cocoa from Nestlé income accelerator launches in Europe
Nestlé’s income accelerator program has so far supported more than 10,000 families in Côte d’Ivoire and is expanding to Ghana this year to include a total of 30,000 families Nestlé has introduced the first KitKat made with cocoa mass from beans grown by farmer families engaged in the company’s income accelerator. This KitKat aims to[Read More…]
HEINEKEN and Siemens collaborate for decarbonisation
The program supports HEINEKEN’s Net Zero Production roadmap, which aims to reach net zero in Scope 1 and 2 by 2030 and across the full value chain by 2040 HEINEKEN – the world’s most international brewer, has selected Siemens as a global partner for a multi-phase decarbonisation program which aims[Read More…]
EU launches campaign in US to promote food products through storytelling
The product categories promoted in the campaign will include quality cheeses, olive oil, fruits and vegetables, chocolate and confectionery products, pasta and bakery products, wine, beer, and spirits The European Union (EU) launched its initiative to promote the excellence of European agri-food and beverage products in the US and calls[Read More…]
Alfa Laval’s juice mixing plant minimises environmental footprint for CO-RO
The solution will be delivered by Alfa Laval’s units in Søborg Kolding in Denmark and Parma in Italy Denmark’s beverage and home-freeze ice lolly producer CO-RO has chosen a complete juice mixing plant from Alfa Laval for its processing unit in Frederikssund, Denmark – and sustainability is one of the key enablers. With a rise in erratic climate[Read More…]
New global fisheries management body focuses on sustainable practices in fisheries
COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management is also set to discuss improvements in the methodology to assess the state and health of the world’s marine fisheries stocks A new global fisheries management body began its inaugural meeting with key items on the agenda including best practices and approaches for the effective[Read More…]
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics: Columbia University
A New Microscopic Technique Zeroes in on the poorly explored World of nanoplastics, which can pass into blood, cells and your brain A recent study conducted by scientists from Columbia University has found that a litre of bottled water contains an average of around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments. This is[Read More…]
Saudi’s KSrelief distributes 1,125 food baskets in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Sindh
The initiative is part of the third phase of the food security support project in Pakistan Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,125 food baskets in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, benefiting 7,875 needy people in flood-affected areas. The initiative[Read More…]
