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Could the coronavirus pandemic exacerbate obesity?

Could school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic worsen obesity rates? Or is such thinking ‘extremely simplistic’? FoodNavigator investigates.

What is driving unsustainability in the food system?

A study analysing global food systems suggests that population growth and urbanisation are negatively affecting sustainability. So what can the food industry do?

Weathering coronavirus: SMEs launch direct-to-consumer channel Mighty Small

Young Foodies, a community for small and medium-sized food brands, is launching a new direct-to-consumer sales channel, Mighty Small. It is hoped the innovation will help smaller brands who have seen their shelf space squeezed during the COVID-19 crisis.

‘White flour is the healthiest its been in 200 years’, scientists find

A study comparing historic and modern wheat varieties has shown an increase in dietary fibre and other features beneficial to human health.

Coronavirus: Consumer demand for staple foods ‘high but stabilising’

Market research data illustrates how consumer behaviour has rapidly changed over the course of the pandemic.

DuPont launches YO-MIX PRIME

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has launched its DuPont YO-MIX PRIME cultures series globally.

Coronavirus: Your one-stop blog for food industry updates

Bringing together trusted global food industry coverage from across our universe of B2B titles to provide rolling updates and breaking news on the implications of COVID-19 for the food sector.

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Nestlé on COVID-19: ‘We need to focus our efforts on securing supplies, manufacturing and logistics’

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Obesity body demands ‘nutritionally adequate food be made available for all’ amid coronavirus

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ADM unveils new climate change targets: ‘The health of people is inextricably linked to the health of the planet’

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‘We are working to ensure packaging doesn’t become waste’: Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever hit back after damning plastics report

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Nestlé, Unilever respond to coronavirus pandemic

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WFP supply chain chief on COVID-19 challenges: ‘Every country we’re operating in is affected by the virus’

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