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ADM AND VLAND TIE UP TO TAP $1 BILLION CHINESE MARKET FOR PROBIOTICS

21 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

New York listed nutrition solutions provider ADM and enzymes and probiotics maker Qingdao Vland Biotech Group have agreed to form a joint venture to serve growing Chinese demand for human probiotics. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to launch in the first half of 2022.

GROCERY

TESCO OPENS FIRST CHECKOUT-FREE STORE, ‘GETGO’

21 Oct 2021 Read: 3 min.

Tesco has opened its first checkout-free store in central London, giving customers the opportunity to shop and pay without scanning a product or using a checkout. This new store trial, GetGo, offers customers the same Tesco products with a seamless shopping experience. The rollout of this technology to Tesco Express High Holborn follows a successful…

EUROPE GROCERY

FRANCE TO BAN PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR MANY FRUITS AND VEG BY JANUARY 2022

20 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

The French government has announced that it is to ban the use of plastic packaging for many fruits and vegetables from January 2022, in a bid to reduce plastic waste, and part of a plan to eliminate it by 2040.

FROZEN PRODUCTS

DELOITTE REPORT FINDS PRICE IS DRIVING STRONG FROZEN FOOD SALES

20 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

More consumers are being driven to buy frozen food because they perceive it to be cheaper, new research by Deloitte has found.

ASIA BEVERAGES NEWS

SINGAPORE RESTRICTS DINING IN OVER 1,000 COFFEE SHOPS TO THE FULLY VACCINATED

19 Oct 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Singapore’s Food Agency has instigated new rules directed at coffee shops and hawker centres that mean only fully vaccinated consumers are allowed to dine in at coffee shops and canteens.

BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

BREWERY COALITION TAKES CLIMATE CRISIS STAND AHEAD OF COP26

18 Oct 2021 Read: 3 min.

Led by Toast Ale, 25 brewery players across the UK and Ireland – including Guinness and Adnams – have signed an open letter calling on world leaders meeting at COP26 to work together to combat the climate and nature emergency.

AMERICAS FOOD PROCESSING OCEANIA

BETTER WAYS TO PROCESS PLANT-BASED FOODS UNDER FOCUS IN 3-YEAR PROJECT

18 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

New food processing methods to help make plant-based foods more like meat could be developed through a University of Queensland research project.

NEWS SIAL NEWS TRADE TALK

SIAL PARIS 2022 – THE COUNTDOWN STARTS NOW!

15 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

It is now almost exactly one year until SIAL PARIS 2022 begins and we can once again welcome visitors to the French capital for the world's largest food industry trade fair, which is taking place from Saturday 15 to Wednesday 19 October 2022.

GROCERY MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

BOLT DEBUTS FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES IN AFRICA AS SECTOR CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH

15 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

Bolt, the ride-sharing platform based in Europe, has launched food delivery services in several African countries as part of its continuing global expansion.

AMERICAS EUROPE GROCERY

JOW SECURES $20M FUNDING AS IT ROLLS OUT RECIPE-BASED SERVICE TO UNITED STATES

15 Oct 2021 Read: 3 min.

Jow, the French grocery shopping app, has announced that it has raised $20 million in its latest round of funding – and is now aiming to conquer the US market.

AMERICAS BEVERAGES NEWS

MOLSON COORS AND COCA-COLA TO LAUNCH THIRD HARD SELTZER INTO CANADA IN SUMMER 2022

14 Oct 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Following the initial sales success of the hard seltzer Topo Chico in the US market, beer company Molson Coors and soft drinks maker Coca-Cola will debut the brand in Canada from summer 2022.

EUROPE NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

ACM STUDY SAYS ACTION IS NEEDED NOW IF NETHERLANDS IS TO REACH 25% ORGANIC FARMING BY 2030

14 Oct 2021 Read: 2 min.

A study by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has found that the biggest obstacle to sustainable, organic agricultural practices is Dutch consumer’s unwillingness to pay a premium for organically grown, sustainable produce, while cheaper alternatives remain available.

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