ne’ma drives policy change and initiates projects to address the root causes of food waste ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with ne’ma, the UAE’s National Food Loss and Waste Initiative. Launched in 2022 in the presence of Sheikh Mohamed[Read More…]
Sustainability
Australia invests $41Mn to develop new fruit and nut varieties
The main goals of the program include creating smaller, high-density orchards to increase yield and implementing automation to alleviate the pressures caused by labour shortages Growers and plant scientists in Australia are collaborating on a new $41 million tree crop program. The program aims to expedite the development of new[Read More…]
Starbucks Philippines opens 2nd community store
This new store adds to the global network of over 200 Starbucks community stores and over 50 Asian Pacific stores Starbucks Philippines continues its commitment to youth education by opening its second community store in the market in Maysilo Circle, Mandaluyong City. This new store adds to the global network[Read More…]
BLACK SKULL wins Food Ingredients South America award
WHEY GRASS FED is the first post-workout supplement that contains 19g of protein and 1g of colostrum and also has Halal and Kosher certification. The first post-workout supplement from Latin America with 19g of high biological value protein and 1g of Bovine Colostrum, BLACK SKULL’s WHEY GRASSFED was the winner at Food Ingredients South America (FiSA) in[Read More…]
UK‘s Pip & Nut joins Tony’s Open Chain to end exploitation of cocoa
The move by Pip & Nut comes as the brand looks to deepen and strengthen its existing commitments to ethical and sustainable sourcing, starting with its nut-butter cups and continuing with any new chocolate product it makes UK’s fastest-growing, all-natural, nut-based butter and snack brand, Pip & Nut has announced[Read More…]
Kuwaiti allocates $591Mn to food support
Additionally, 6.927 million dinars have been earmarked for milk and baby food, representing 3.8 per cent of the support The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has allocated a significant amount of 181 million ($591 million) Kuwaiti dinars to support essential food. This support is divided into key categories, including 67[Read More…]
MyFitnessPal partners with Medmate to Offer Australians health support on GLP-1 medications
The strategic partnership prioritises behaviour change through food and nutrition tracking in conjunction with the usage of GLP-1 medications to encourage sustainable weight loss outcomes MyFitnessPal, a global food and nutrition tracking app, announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership in Australia with Medmate, a virtual care platform, to further support Australians on their journey[Read More…]
New strawberry variety Stella debuts in Australia
Stella-ASBP’s strengths include its resistance to red leaf disorder, ensuring healthier and more robust plants A high-yielding, disease-resistant and delicious new strawberry variety has been unveiled at the Ekka, on top of the famous Ekka strawberry sundae. The new subtropical strawberry variety, Stella-ASBP, developed by the Department of Agriculture and[Read More…]
Fonterra and Superbrewed Food collaborate to advance protein technology
The collaboration builds upon Superbrewed’s commercial launch of their patented biomass protein, called Postbiotic Cultured Protein Global dairy co-operative Fonterra and natural ingredient manufacturer Superbrewed Food have teamed up to boost sustainable food production. The partnership combines Superbrewed’s biomass protein platform with Fonterra’s dairy processing, ingredients, and application expertise to develop additional nutrient-rich, functional[Read More…]
ASC introduces improver programme for Bangladesh
The Improver Programme supports farms that are not ready or eligible for ASC certification but are committed to improving their farming practices Roy van Daatselaar, Head of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Improver Programme, attended the first-ever Bangladesh International Aquaculture & Seafood Show (BIASS) in July. Along with LENK Frozen[Read More…]
