Moët & Chandon is the most valuable wine & champagne brand, valued at $1.4 billion LVMH owns all of the top four most valuable wine and champagne brands in 2024, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. Moët & Chandon (brand value up 9 per cent[Read More…]
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Global Food Policy Report urges transformative action for healthy diets
The report highlights a slowdown in progress on reducing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in low- and middle-income countries while observing a rapid rise in overweight and obesity rates The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the 2024 Global Food Policy Report: Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition at a South[Read More…]
Famine conditions in parts of Sudan
FAO urges at-scale life-saving assistance to boost local food production In response to alarming new findings confirming famine conditions in parts of Darfur, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is urging an immediate cessation of hostilities, rapid scale-up of life-saving food, nutrition and cash assistance as well as[Read More…]
Australia’s winegrape crush up by 9%
Vintage 2024 follows a 23-year low crush in 2023 and, despite the growth, this year’s crush is still well below the 10-year average of 1.73 million tonnes The Australian winegrape crush increased year-on-year by 9 per cent in 2024 to an estimated 1.43 million tonnes according to the National Vintage Report[Read More…]
Report shows drop in proportion of students receiving free breakfast at schools
New Eos Foundation study finds that when breakfast is offered in the classroom, and after the start of the school day, participation rates often double Newly released data from the Eos Foundation revealed that only 48 per cent of students enrolled in the Commonwealth’s 813 high-poverty K-12 schools are receiving the[Read More…]
AI benefits alcohol industry: IWSR
The technology is mostly being used in two main areas: new product formulation, often linked to marketing activity; and driving increased efficiency across company operations Beverage alcohol brand owners are using artificial intelligence (AI) as a research tool and an aid to new product development – but the technology has[Read More…]
Cocoa beans exported from Cote d’Ivoire to EU originate from deforested land in Liberia
This was highlighted in the field investigation presented by the Initiatives for Community Development and Forest Conservation (IDEF) representative Bakary Traoré The authors of an investigation have revealed that companies that source cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire are responsible for the destruction of forests in Liberia. The traceability mechanisms used by[Read More…]
Food Frontier report urges Australian government action to food systems
It lists recommendations that federal state and territory governments can adopt to build resilience and prosperity in the food system In a report directed towards governments, Food Frontier outlines the economic, public health, and environmental justifications for overhauling our food production, distribution, and consumption systems. The Alternative Proteins and Australian Food[Read More…]
China’s tea report emphasises health and green ecology in tea production
Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 are a significant force in social consumption and a vital growth point for the future of tea consumption When developing a tea brand and tea production, it is crucial to prioritise health, environmental protection and green ecology. Nowadays, people are placing[Read More…]
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 rising costs have made it hard to continue purchasing them. Despite feeling the pinch, health and well-being still take centre[Read More…]
