1. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will supply small- and large-scale loans of up to $5m, for projects including more efficient irrigation, waste-to-energy plants and solar installations for Australian Agri-Business.
2. Family owned Perdue AgriBusiness has acquired the US business of Technology Crops International to expand its speciality crops business.
3. The packaging industry will see a 20-30% growth rate for bio plastic producers by 2020, driven by the likes of the Coca-Cola plant bottle, according to Innovia Films.
4. The UK government should seriously consider taxing unhealthy foods and drinks to reduce their consumption, a paper from the Food Research Collaboration (FRC) has urged.
5. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will affect every European food company – for better or worse – according to a trade law expert at DWF LLP.
6. Kellogg invested in impressive sustainability initiatives last year and communicated efforts well, helping it secure the top spot in the consumer reputation charts, says a research expert.
7. The FAO Global Food Price Index fell to its lowest value since 2009 on as projections for cereal harvests are upgraded causing prices to stall. The decline was driven by a 3.8% monthly drop in cereal price index, 2.9%fall in dairy price index and 1%drop in the meat price index.
8. Supplements of flaxseed may effectively management blood pressure, says a new meta-analysis of 15 clinical trials.
9. Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases (1900 affected, 10 dead) so far this year, a 17% increase over the same period last year. The country also detected 16,100 foot and mouth disease patients so far.
10. DuPont kicked off its partner event on Food Security in collaboration with the theme ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ at Expo Milano 2015, in Italy (June 10-11).
11. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Ukraine to provide financial support to its agri-food sector and help it benefit from the EU free trade area.
12. Coca-Cola Enterprises is positioning itself as ‘part of the solution to obesity,’ as it pledges to reduce calories by 10% per litre across its beverage portfolio in the next five years.
13. Nestle has moved to strengthen its Chinese ice cream business with investments totalling RMB100m (US$16m) at plants in Tianjin and Guangzhou.
14. Finnish food-agriculture giant Raisio has launched its cholesterol-lowering, plant stanol-based Benecol brand in China in a powder form via mostly medical channels in China’s big coastal cities.
15. Low-income families need to spend at least one third of their weekly income on food if they want to eat healthily, a Food Standards Agency survey has found.
2. Family owned Perdue AgriBusiness has acquired the US business of Technology Crops International to expand its speciality crops business.
3. The packaging industry will see a 20-30% growth rate for bio plastic producers by 2020, driven by the likes of the Coca-Cola plant bottle, according to Innovia Films.
4. The UK government should seriously consider taxing unhealthy foods and drinks to reduce their consumption, a paper from the Food Research Collaboration (FRC) has urged.
5. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will affect every European food company – for better or worse – according to a trade law expert at DWF LLP.
6. Kellogg invested in impressive sustainability initiatives last year and communicated efforts well, helping it secure the top spot in the consumer reputation charts, says a research expert.
7. The FAO Global Food Price Index fell to its lowest value since 2009 on as projections for cereal harvests are upgraded causing prices to stall. The decline was driven by a 3.8% monthly drop in cereal price index, 2.9%fall in dairy price index and 1%drop in the meat price index.
8. Supplements of flaxseed may effectively management blood pressure, says a new meta-analysis of 15 clinical trials.
9. Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases (1900 affected, 10 dead) so far this year, a 17% increase over the same period last year. The country also detected 16,100 foot and mouth disease patients so far.
10. DuPont kicked off its partner event on Food Security in collaboration with the theme ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ at Expo Milano 2015, in Italy (June 10-11).
11. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Ukraine to provide financial support to its agri-food sector and help it benefit from the EU free trade area.
12. Coca-Cola Enterprises is positioning itself as ‘part of the solution to obesity,’ as it pledges to reduce calories by 10% per litre across its beverage portfolio in the next five years.
13. Nestle has moved to strengthen its Chinese ice cream business with investments totalling RMB100m (US$16m) at plants in Tianjin and Guangzhou.
14. Finnish food-agriculture giant Raisio has launched its cholesterol-lowering, plant stanol-based Benecol brand in China in a powder form via mostly medical channels in China’s big coastal cities.
15. Low-income families need to spend at least one third of their weekly income on food if they want to eat healthily, a Food Standards Agency survey has found.
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