Iranian consumers are eager for foreign food products, but international firms need to have a long-term mentality to succeed in Iran, according to food trade promotion firm PSDC.
Brazilian food producers have closed more than US$9m in new export deals to the Middle East in the last two months, as Brazil’s trade body plans to exhibit at more Arab trade shows.
Egypt has made a U-turn on importing poultry after a backlash from domestic producers, as the government says cuts to the wheat production subsidy will not reduce production.
Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings has sold a mothballed cheese company and the Sudanese division of its sweets producer in deals totalling almost US$10m, the group announced this month.
Saudi Arabia will see US$8bn in new aquaculture investment according to the Ministry of Agriculture, while Kuwait’s fish market troubles continue as shrimp prices rise.
Revised guidelines to help poultry processors control Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw food products have been published by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
Starlinger has won a US$5m contract to provide bag-making machinery to Salalah Mills’ new packaging project, as the miller aims to become Oman’s largest packaging producer.
Insects, ancient grains and algae. There is no such thing as a perfect protein and we must bust this myth of the ultimate ‘superfood’ protein, says researcher.
Farmers in Europe are suffering from a loss of confidence as real-term wages across Europe’s agriculture sector have fallen by 4.3% compared to 2014, with Germany registering the largest fall of any EU state.
The meat industry has been warned to lobby to protect its interests among governments charged with implementing the international climate change treaty agreed in Paris last weekend.
Genes have a large part to play in sensitivity to the sweet taste, with research revealing the variation in response to the ‘sweet signal’ among children.
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The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has defended the industry’s “competitive salaries” with clear career progression against claims low wages could deter new recruits.
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Protein via nutrition bars and other delivery modes has driven much of the recent M&A activity in the dietary supplement and functional foods space, experts say.
Danish bioscience company Chr. Hansen has won a staggering €75m fund from the European Investment Bank to kick-start a deep-dive research project into the development of innovative bacterial solutions for the food industry, including meat products.
The UK government is ‘unleashing’ 1000 farming datasets in a bid to boost the productivity of its farmers and food industry – and help business and consumer decision-making.
Polish poultry meat processor Konspol is planning to invest up to PLN200 million (€46m) with the aim of significantly increasing its meat processing capacity and financing acquisitions of competitors in Poland and other European countries, according to...
Smart phone apps could play a role in tackling the obesity crisis, although there needs to be more clarity around the way values and results are calculated, says a nutrition academic.
Improvements in surveillance systems are being undermined by developments in disease diagnosis and inconsistent reporting by state public health departments, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
A coalition of international labour rights and environmental groups has questioned whether audits carried out by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) were robust enough to root out members that used slave labour.
Food should taste and smell good but what else should and can it do when ‘visually stimulated’ consumers like millennials engage in eating occasions? Touch, sight and sound are increasingly in the mix and driving multi-sensory NPD as FoodNavigator discovered...
Gwyn Jones,the newly-elected chairman of animal health for Copa and Cogeca, has used his new position to call on EU politicians to be sensible and realistic in their review on antibiotic legislation.
Rebaudioside M is safe and can be added to the list of EU-approved steviol glycosides (E960), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded. The agency said this was the case provided 95% of its components were converted to steviol.
An afternoon in the company of a provincial Korean mayor clothed in silky blue national dress isn’t the standard recipe for a Tuesday. But he is insistent, and it’s time well spent when you consider the importance to the local economy of what Iksan’s...
A definition of ‘artisan’ products is urgent, says one food law expert, as an Italian court cracks down on two crisps manufacturers falsely claiming to be artisanal.
Algae, lab-grown meat and insects rolled into balls could be used to replace the traditional meatball in the not-too distant future, according to Ikea’s research lab.
Tesco is to roll out sugar reduction targets to its own-label suppliers in new categories of food and drink in the New Year, following the success it has achieved in healthier reformulation of children’s soft drinks, its group quality director Tim Smith...
Brands are blowing a major opportunity to communicate their sustainability initiatives to millions of consumers with social media updates that are “inane, safe and saccharinely artificial in their bonhomie”, says a report.
Evolva will begin producing valencene orange flavour through fermentation allowing for large scale production at a fraction of the cost of traditional extraction methods, it says.
How can companies tighten their global supply chains, future-proof profits against climate change and boost their sustainable credentials for consumers in one go? Information-sharing platform WeFarm promises to do just that.
Brazilian food producer BRF has revealed a “strategic plan of globalisation” as its $496m acquisition of three companies across Asia, Europe and South America nears completion.
The European Commission’s standing committee meets today to discuss whether or not to renew approval for glyphosate. Chances are the controversial herbicide will get the green light. Should the food industry step in and apply its own ban?
Russia’s beef industry is going through the perfect storm, as it faces simultaneous reductions in production, imports and consumption, as well as unresolved problems concerning the low profitability of cattle-breeding businesses.
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