April 8, 2024 | Food

FAO contributes to fighting malnutrition and starvation in Gaza

FAO is distributing 150 tonnes of fodder to 2 450 vulnerable livestock-holding families in the Gaza Strip to support food production The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…

April 5, 2024 | Beverages

Global Water Centre receives $500K from Coca-Cola Foundation

This grant will allow the Global Water Centre to more effectively share knowledge and resources with individuals, organisations, and governments which will strengthen their ability to deliver safe water The Global…

April 4, 2024 | Europe

Swedish startup Ironic Biotech raises €1Mn to address iron deficiency and anaemia

The team is now looking for partners in the food and food supplement industry to work with Swedish biotech startup Ironic Biotech has successfully closed a pre-seed funding round of…

April 3, 2024 | New Zealand

Value innovations address health concerns amid rising costs

The research surveys 2,500 respondents across China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States Four in 10 consumers worldwide find health and well-being nutritional products too expensive, with one-third of users saying that…

April 3, 2024 | Company News

Nagase Viita receives Platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis

Nagase Viita received a Gold rating in 2022 and a Silver rating in 2023 Nagase Viita Co., Ltd., a NAGASE Group member headquartered in Okayama, Japan, has received the highest Platinum…

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 | 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 | 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 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…