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McDonald’s unveils daring vegetable fries to French market

24 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

The fast food chain is offering a colourful addition to its menu in France – McDonald's fries or chips made from vegetables. Available for just a limited time, the fries are made from carrots, beetroots and turnips, huge quantities of which are being delivered to the company’s outlets.Images released by McDonald’s show the new fries…

AMERICAS EUROPE GROCERY NEWS

How tech can boost grocery delivery with robots doing the hard work

24 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

The grocery delivery sector has been faced with the need for change and consolidation, but there is still room for success With a large number of grocery delivery firms now covering multiple global markets, analysts say some mergers and closures are inevitable. But this does not point to an overall contraction in the sector.There have…

AMERICAS BEVERAGES NEWS

BRITAIN’S MERMAID GIN OPENS UP US MARKET PRICED AT $34.99

23 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

Mermaid Gin, made by the Isle of Wight Distillery just off the UK mainland, has launched three gin expressions in the US market through Total Wine & More in-store and online, along with Park Street and Union Beer, part of the Sheehan Group, which supplies customers in New York and Long Island.

NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

Organic Food Market to exceed $500bn by 2027 powered by the health conscious

23 Mar 2023 Read: 3 min.

Increasingly health-conscious consumers are expected to propel the international organic food market into the hundreds of billions by 2027, according to a new report by The Business Research Company. The Organic Food Global Market Report 2023 found that the increase in the awareness of fitness among people and the growing number of health-conscious consumers are…

AMERICAS NEWS SEA FOOD

Bumper harvest of sockeye salmon means great deals for US consumers

22 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

With an unusually large harvest of sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay last year, Alaska has led to prices dropping 7% since early 2022 according to a new report from the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA). The bumper haul of 60 million fish, from what is the source of more than half the world's…

FROZEN PRODUCTS NEWS

Birds Eye spices up its fish finger range with new chip shop curry flavour

22 Mar 2023 Read: < 1 min.

Frozen food giant Birds Eye has announced the expansion of its Chunky Fish Finger range with the launch of a Chip Shop Curry edition. The product is set be rolled out in Asda stores from the end of May and will be available in Iceland shops later in the year. It features curry-flavoured panko breadcrumbs…

AMERICAS BEVERAGES NEWS

Bodega Dos Hemisferios: Ecuador’s ‘impossible’ vineyard

22 Mar 2023 Read: 3 min.

Discover Bodega Dos Hemisferios, the paradox of high quality wines, cultivated in the middle of the world. Bodega Dos Hemisferios began more than 10 years ago when its founders discovered the paradox of wine made in Ecuador. The company co-founders showcased their latest wines at ITB Berlin 2023 where they appeared alongside Ecuador's tourism association."It was a journey of…

MEAT NEWS OCEANIA

NEW ZEALAND’S RED MEAT EXPORTS FELL BY 7% TO $858 MILLION IN JANUARY

21 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

Exports of red meat from New Zealand had a slow start to the year with total export values down by 7% compared to January 2022, according to an analysis by the country’s Meat Industry Association (MIA).

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Salad bar concept Picadeli expands across USA with 22 new locations

21 Mar 2023 Read: 3 min.

Picadeli, a food technology company that has risen to fame through its “smart salad bar” experiences, has partnered with grocery retailer Schnucks Markets Inc. The story so far... Picadeli is a self-described “Swedish salad pioneer,” making healthy fast food via handpicked salads. The company has apparently invested in forward-thinking food technology, with salad bars featuring…

FROZEN PRODUCTS NEWS

Cook vending machine meals to launch in UK

20 Mar 2023 Read: 2 min.

Premium frozen ready meal brand Cook has announced a partnership with vending machine operator Mother, which will see it launch 15 machines stocked with its products. Cook says it plans to roll out the machines across offices, residential schemes, hospitals, travel hubs and educational institutions, which will "help to fuel a better-fed and better-performing workforce”.The…

BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS

PROTIUM AND BUDWEISER HYDROGEN PROJECT TO SAVE 11,000 TONNES OF CO2 ANNUALLY

20 Mar 2023 Read: 3 min.

A brewery in the UK, operated by Budweiser Brewing Group is partnering with Protium, a developer of renewables and green hydrogen infrastructure, to cut carbon emissions at the site using hydrogen production.

EUROPE NEWS

Tetra Pak highlights importance of making packaging more sustainable

17 Mar 2023 Read: 3 min.

Greater efforts should be made to encourage the use of circular materials in the food packaging industry, the carton producer said. Tetra Pak has released its latest report "food positive: driving change to decarbonise the UK food system" which identifies a need for specific recycling targets for all packaging materials. The Swedish-Swiss packaging company also…

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