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ARDENT MILLS TO ACQUIRE FIREBIRD ARTISAN MILLS BY END OF 2021

30 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
Flour-milling and ingredients company Ardent Mills, is to acquire “substantially all” the business assets of Firebird Artisan Mills, a gluten-free, speciality grain and pulse milling company that is part of the holding Agspring. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.

UK RETAILERS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR UK FOOD INFORMATION AMENDMENT, AKA ‘NATASHA’S LAW’

30 Sep 2021  Read: 3 min.
From 1 October 2021, the UK Food Information Amendment – also known as Natasha’s Law – will require businesses to provide full ingredient lists and allergen labelling on all food that is prepackaged for direct sale (PPDS). In other words, food that is packaged on the same premises where it is offered or sold to customers.  

INSECT PROTEIN OFFERS GREATEST CARBON BENEFITS IF EATEN BY PEOPLE, STUDY FINDS

29 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
Insect protein offers the greatest benefits in terms of carbon emissions if it is consumed directly by people, a new study from researchers at two European universities has found.

SIAL SHANGHAI 2022 LOOKS FORWARD TO WELCOMING EXHIBITORS ONCE MORE

29 Sep 2021  Read: 3 min.
SIAL, one of the world's biggest food and beverage exhibitions, is looking forward to staging SIAL Shanghai 2022 next year May 18-20. The hosted press conference on 23rd September 2021 well ahead of the main event was a success. The exhibition will feature themed halls for leisure food, imported food, convenience food, high-end beverages, meat…

WRAP INITIATIVE SAVES 250,000 TONNES OF FOOD WASTE FROM LANDFILL

28 Sep 2021  Read: 4 min.
Food and drinks businesses in the UK have saved 250,000 tonnes of food, worth £365 million from going to landfill, according to the Annual Progress report for the UK’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap from the food waste reduction charity WRAP and the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).

RIPPLE FOODS RAISES $60 MILLION IN SERIES E FUNDING AS PLANT-BASED SALES SURGE

28 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
California-based Ripple Foods has raised $60 million in a Series E funding round led by Rage Capital, Ajax Strategies, and S2G Ventures, as well as a string of additional investors including OurCrowd, GV, Prelude Ventures, Euclidean, Fall Line Capital, and Tao Capital Partners.

GROWING NEW ZEALAND PET FOOD PRODUCER ZIWI IS BOUGHT FOR €900M

27 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
FountainVest Partners, a private equity firm based in China, has bought a New Zealand pet food producer, Ziwi, for a reported NZ$1.5 billion (€900 million).

US BUDGET BILL INCLUDES $28 BILLION TO BOOST AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION

27 Sep 2021  Read: 3 min.
House and Senate leaders in the US have included $28 billion in the 2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill specifically to tackle the backlog of farmers seeking US Department of Agriculture ‘conservation assistance’ for efforts to address the climate emergency.

EU AGRI-FOOD EXPORTS INCREASE TO €184 BILLION DESPITE THE PANDEMIC

24 Sep 2021  Read: 3 min.
The European Union’s agri-food exports and imports grew last year despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

NORWEGIAN SEAFOOD EXPORTS JUMP 32% TO BREAK AUGUST RECORDS

24 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
Norwegian seafood exports broke records last month as they surged to one-third more than August last year.

INDIA’S ONLINE GROCERY MARKET EXPECTED TO REACH €15.1 BILLION BY 2026

23 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
The Indian online grocery market size is witnessing robust growth, according to the latest report from the IMARC Group.

CARGILL PAYS FARMERS AS PART OF 2030 REGENERATIVE COMMITMENT

23 Sep 2021  Read: 2 min.
Food-to-agriculture giant Cargill is enrolling farmers into its RegenConnect programme that pays farmers for improved soil health and positive environmental outcomes, including payment per metric ton of carbon sequestered.

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