1. Australian sheep meat and cereals-focused investment manager Growth Farms has held a first close of its first fund on A$35 million.
This includes a commitment from a UK insurer, represented by real estate investment manager CBRE Global Investors.
2. Large food and beverage companies are starting to fight back with mixed success against the smaller, more nimble companies that continue to steal market share, according to market analysts.
3. Rising health concerns, commodity costs and competition are restraining sales of chocolate in the U.S. that until 2014 were growing strongly, according to market research from Mintel.
4. New data has revealed an alarming rate of food shortages among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
5. A phenolic compound known as oleocanthal can selectively kill cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact, say researchers, who suggest their novel findings may explain why olive oil is linked to decreased cancer risk.
6. China’s food authorities received over half a million complaints in 2014—double the number that was lodged the previous year.
This includes a commitment from a UK insurer, represented by real estate investment manager CBRE Global Investors.
2. Large food and beverage companies are starting to fight back with mixed success against the smaller, more nimble companies that continue to steal market share, according to market analysts.
3. Rising health concerns, commodity costs and competition are restraining sales of chocolate in the U.S. that until 2014 were growing strongly, according to market research from Mintel.
4. New data has revealed an alarming rate of food shortages among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
5. A phenolic compound known as oleocanthal can selectively kill cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact, say researchers, who suggest their novel findings may explain why olive oil is linked to decreased cancer risk.
6. China’s food authorities received over half a million complaints in 2014—double the number that was lodged the previous year.
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