1. The Hungarian and Kazakhstan governments have created a $40 million development fund to promote investment into agriculture and food processing companies in Kazakhstan
2. Indian venture capital firm Omnivore has invested $1m into Ecozen Solutions, a campus start-up from a tech institute, which is working on using solar power in the Agri supply chain.
3. Egg whites in plastic can be used as alternative for petroleum-based food packaging, according to researchers at the University of Georgia, in the US.
4. A sharp drop in sugar prices is the main factor behind a fall in overall global food prices, says the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
5. Machu Picchu Foods (MPF), a Peruvian cocoa processor/exporter and chocolate manufacturer, recently expanded its product portfolio with ice cream wafer cones following the purchase of wafer company Montecorvino from Callao.
6. CSB-System is offering bespoke software to help optimize efficiency and traceability in bakery production amid market pressure for speed, quality and reliability.
7. The impending marriage of Heinz and Kraft Foods Group will create a $29bn consumer packaged goods powerhouse.
8. Ready-to-eat popcorn sales surged 60% to $750m between 2012 and 2014, while microwave popcorn sales dropped 8% to $830m.
9. New Zealand’s antitrust watchdog has authorised members of the Infant Nutrition Council to continue to follow a code of practice that restricts the advertising and marketing of infant formula for children under six months of age.
10. Almost 10% of breast milk samples bought online by a team of US researchers contained bovine DNA.
11. Eating four eggs a week could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men, a study has claimed.
12. Mondelēz could pump a further £80M into its Banbury instant coffee production facility, creating up to 160 new jobs, if an existing £40M investment in two Tassimo lines yields good results.
13. The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has seen a 9% rise in plastic packaging recycling in 2013 compared to 2012, collecting over 311 million kg of post-consumer packaging.
14. Cargill’s drones to begin testing in Malaysian oil palm plantations.
15. An Australian study has found evidence that women can help their babies develop strong post-natal immunity by taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy.
2. Indian venture capital firm Omnivore has invested $1m into Ecozen Solutions, a campus start-up from a tech institute, which is working on using solar power in the Agri supply chain.
3. Egg whites in plastic can be used as alternative for petroleum-based food packaging, according to researchers at the University of Georgia, in the US.
4. A sharp drop in sugar prices is the main factor behind a fall in overall global food prices, says the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
5. Machu Picchu Foods (MPF), a Peruvian cocoa processor/exporter and chocolate manufacturer, recently expanded its product portfolio with ice cream wafer cones following the purchase of wafer company Montecorvino from Callao.
6. CSB-System is offering bespoke software to help optimize efficiency and traceability in bakery production amid market pressure for speed, quality and reliability.
7. The impending marriage of Heinz and Kraft Foods Group will create a $29bn consumer packaged goods powerhouse.
8. Ready-to-eat popcorn sales surged 60% to $750m between 2012 and 2014, while microwave popcorn sales dropped 8% to $830m.
9. New Zealand’s antitrust watchdog has authorised members of the Infant Nutrition Council to continue to follow a code of practice that restricts the advertising and marketing of infant formula for children under six months of age.
10. Almost 10% of breast milk samples bought online by a team of US researchers contained bovine DNA.
11. Eating four eggs a week could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men, a study has claimed.
12. Mondelēz could pump a further £80M into its Banbury instant coffee production facility, creating up to 160 new jobs, if an existing £40M investment in two Tassimo lines yields good results.
13. The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has seen a 9% rise in plastic packaging recycling in 2013 compared to 2012, collecting over 311 million kg of post-consumer packaging.
14. Cargill’s drones to begin testing in Malaysian oil palm plantations.
15. An Australian study has found evidence that women can help their babies develop strong post-natal immunity by taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy.
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