Kantar has reported that the UK fresh primary meat and poultry category continued to decline across both spend and volume through the 12 weeks ending July 11, 2021, with year-on-year drops of 9.7% and 9.5% respectively, driven by beef and pork.
The second part of the National Food Strategy (NFS), a UK government-commissioned independent review, was published in July. It is an important work that both food growers and manufacturers will need to digest as its influence is expected to be long-lasting. Organic farming and the concept of ‘working with nature’ through processes such as carbon…
X-Prize, which aims to promote alternative proteins to help feed the world’s growing population, has announced that eight alt-seafood producers that have reached its semi-finals.
Seattle-based Darigold, the marketing and processing subsidiary of Northwest Dairy Association (NDA), is building a premium protein and butter operation in the Port of Pasco in Washington state that will cut per-unit emissions by 25% compared to the company’s existing baseline.
Due to the pandemic, consumers have reduced their out-of-home purchases. In the tea beverage market, this behaviour change has impacted sub-categories differently: some faced challenges brought about by the restrictions on outdoor consumption, while others saw a surprising boost.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the global agribusiness player Cargill have launched a three-year pilot in Songyuan, in China’s Jilin province, designed to improve farmer’s livelihoods and risk management skills.
