Australian retailer Woolworths will phase out its 15-cent plastic shopping bags in Western Australia (WA) over the next 30 days to become the first major supermarket to do so ahead of new state legislation banning a variety of plastic shopping bags from July.
The Farm to Fork strategy, which aims to improve the sustainability of food production in the European Union, may have to be rethought because of opposition from politicians and industry in major EU nations, according to reports.
Sales of chocolate and sweets reached an all time high in 2021 with consumers focusing more on seasonal celebrations, emotional wellbeing, sharing and gifting.
The pilot brewery will give Leinenkugel’s the capability to showcase and sample new beers to its most important focus group: the 125,000 customers who file through its visitor space, Leinie Lodge, each year. There, a tasting room and retail store are perched opposite the main brewery.
The concept of buying organic produce online and through box schemes for easier meal preparation took off in the UK at the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020, triggered by surging interest in healthier food. But even in 2021, as the pandemic has abated, the sector has remained resilient, seeing double-digit growth of UK organic products.
The Kerry Group, an Irish food and drink company, has opened an upgraded coatings and breadcrumbs plant in Rome, Georgia, US, after a €125 million investment.
After a two year break because of the pandemic, SIAL Canada is ready for business next month and will feature about 800 exhibitors across 220,000 square feet of exhibition space.
United Arab Emirates dairy and juice producer, Al Rawabi, will open a dairy production facility in Abu Dhabi’s KIZAD free trade zone near Khalifa Port, designed to meet growing consumer demand.
Changing lifestyles and product innovation are set to cause the Indian frozen food sector to grow by 8% annually over the coming years, a report has forecast.
