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CALLS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IN AUSTRALIA

05 Jul 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Co-ordinated national policies on food supply are needed in Australia to ensure the country can cope with future upheaval like that caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, academics have said.

BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

FARMERS AND BREWERS JOIN FORCES TO FIND HOPS FOR SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED BEER

05 Jul 2021 Read: 3 min.

UK farmers and brewers are teaming up with researchers to begin a three-year trial to identify disease-resistant hop varieties to cater to the rising demand for low environmental impact beer. Interest in environmentally-friendly beer and the move towards locally-sourced ingredients and away from processed foods has been growing, but it accelerated during the pandemic according…

EUROPE MEAT TOPICS

EU DECISION TO BAN FARM ANIMAL CAGES WELCOMED BY CAMPAIGNERS

02 Jul 2021 Read: 3 min.

Campaigners have welcomed a decision by the European Commission to ban the use of cages for farm animals in the 27-member bloc.

EUROPE SEA FOOD

GRIEG SEAFOOD SELLS SHETLAND OPERATIONS

02 Jul 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Grieg Seafood has sold its Shetland operations for £164 million (€191 million) as it looks to concentrate on its facilities in Norway and Canada. The sale sees 21 salmon farms in the Shetland and Skye areas of northern Scotland, along with a processing plant and other facilities, transferred to Scottish Sea Farms.Just over 200 Grieg…

EUROPE GROCERY TOPICS

NEW FIGURES FROM KANTAR SHOW UK GROCERY MARKET HEADING BACK TO NORMALITY

01 Jul 2021 Read: 4 min.

The latest take-home grocery figures from Kantar suggest that Brits are returning to more typical spending patterns, following the pandemic.

AMERICAS FOOD PROCESSING NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

COOKS VENTURE CARBON SEQUESTRATION EFFORT PUTS CHICKENS IN HAZELNUT HEAVEN

01 Jul 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Agriculture firm Cooks Venture, is planting a large silvopasture of over 20,000 hazelnut and fruit trees across its poultry farms as it steps up its commitment to regenerative agriculture.

MIDDLE EAST AFRICA NEWS REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

NEW MINTEL RESEARCH SAYS OVER 75% OF INDIANS SNACK TO RELIEVE STRESS AND BOREDOM

30 Jun 2021 Read: 3 min.

Emotions are a powerful driver of snacking, according to the latest research from Mintel, which found that the majority of Indian consumers agree that they snack to relieve boredom (77%) and stress (76%).

EUROPE FROZEN PRODUCTS

FROZENLY REBORN AS MIGHTY PLANTS

30 Jun 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Frozenly, a website that focuses on frozen vegan foods, has secured investment from venture capitalists and undergone a rebranding.

AMERICAS ASIA MEAT NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

LIVEKINDLY TARGETS CHINA WITH 2 NEW MEAT-FREE BRANDS

29 Jun 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Happy Chicken and Giggling Pig are the cute names New York-based Livekindly Collective has chosen for its flagship meat-free lines in China.

EUROPE GROCERY REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

SPAR INTERNATIONAL INVESTS IN NEW STORES IN SWITZERLAND AND ITALY

29 Jun 2021 Read: 3 min.

Spar Switzerland has opened its first EUROSPAR flagship supermarket recently in the municipality of Schänis, marking the start of a new phase for the Spar operator.

BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS

UK SEES RISE IN INDIE BARS AND RESTAURANTS LAUNCHING OWN DRINKS BRANDS

28 Jun 2021 Read: 4 min.

As UK consumers increasingly look for unique or tailored experiences – when they travel or when they shop – more eateries and bars are taking up the challenge by developing and/or selling their own lines of beverages.

DAIRY PRODUCTS FOOD PROCESSING MIDDLE EAST AFRICA NEWS

TUNISIA EXPANDS USE OF SEAWEED IN FOOD PRODUCTION

28 Jun 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Tunisia is expanding its harvesting of seaweed to use in a wide variety of foods ranging from confectionery to dairy products, according to reports.

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