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IGD BRINGS INDUSTRY TOGETHER TO TACKLE FOOD SURPLUS IN UK

26 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

With 16% of adults (one in six people) across England, Wales and Northern Ireland experiencing food insecurity, the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) has launched a new guide to help manufacturers increase their redistribution of surplus food.

AMERICAS SEA FOOD

GATHERED FOODS DEBUTS PLANT-BASED SEAFOODS

26 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Meat alternative seafoods are set for a “surge”, the head of Gathered Foods has said after the company launched a new plant-based breaded range.

ASIA MEAT NEWS OCEANIA

DECLINE IN BRAZILIAN CATTLE PROCESSING COULD BOOST NEW ZEALAND BEEF EXPORTS

25 May 2021 Read: 1 min.

An analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the farmer-owned organisation representing the country’s sheep and beef farmers, suggests that a global shortage of beef could be a trigger for lifting New Zealand beef prices. According to the group’s senior agricultural analyst Rachel Agnew, China’s demand for beef soared during 2020 and 40% of it…

NEWS TOPICS

SPAR INTERNATIONAL ENJOYS GROWTH OF 7.4% IN 2020

25 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

Global supermarket chain Spar International grew by 7.4% to €39.8 billion in 2020 according to its latest sales figures.

AMERICAS ASIA BEVERAGES EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA NEWS OCEANIA

ONLINE ALCOHOL: WHERE THE TOP 10 MARKETS ARE HEADING

24 May 2021 Read: 3 min.

The Covid-19 pandemic is well documented to have accelerated a major shift to e-commerce and online sales, as the OECD has outlined in its latest report.

EUROPE FROZEN PRODUCTS TOPICS

WICKED KITCHEN AND BEYOND MEAT LAUNCH FROZEN READY MEAL RANGE

24 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Tesco’s vegan brand, Wicked Kitchen, has teamed up with Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat alternative producer, to launch a range of frozen ready meals.

GROCERY OCEANIA

ARNOTT’S SNAPS UP KIWI CRACKER BRAND 180 DEGREES

21 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Arnott’s, Australia’s largest biscuit manufacturer, has acquired 180 degrees, the New Zealand cracker firm, in the latest of a series of purchases.

BEVERAGES MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

HEINEKEN EYES PURCHASE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S DISTELL

21 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

Heineken, the Dutch brewing giant, is in talks to buy a majority share of Distell Group, the South African wine and spirits company.

BEVERAGES EUROPE GROCERY NEWS

TESCO SCRAPS UNNECESSARY PLASTIC AND SHRINK WRAP FROM BEER PACKAGING

20 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Tesco claims to be the UK’s first big grocery retailer to scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap from beer and cider packs in its stores in partnership with some leading drinks makers. The UK’s biggest supermarket chain says it will stop receiving beers and ciders that are held together by soft plastic rings and/or…

AMERICAS MEAT TOPICS

ARGENTINE MEAT PRODUCERS SET TO STRIKE OVER EXPORT BAN

20 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

Meat producers in Argentina have announced plans to halt the trading of beef and veal for one week in response to a month-long government suspension on exports due to rising prices.

AMERICAS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

CANADA’S FARMER DIRECT ORGANIC IS BOUGHT BY ABOVE FOOD

19 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Farmer Direct Organic, which supplies legumes, seeds and grains to 2,000 retailers in North America, has been bought by Above Food.

AMERICAS FOOD PROCESSING GROCERY NEWS

DION HERBS & SPICES TAKEN INTO PRIVATE EQUITY HANDS

18 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Quebec-based Dion Herbs & Spices has been acquired by a group of investors led by Montreal-based private equity firm Champlain Financial Corporation for an undisclosed sum. Dion, a leading herbs and spices seller in Quebec, Canada, is also distributed into more than 1,000 retailers in Canada and the United States. The company was founded by…

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