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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The deal value of the second tertial (May-August 2021) reached an estimated £3.9bn, marking the largest total recorded since 2010. GettyImages/Richard Drury]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in September 2021. ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Retailers and food companies have a number of tools available to help prompt a switch from less healthy and less sustainable products in-store. GettyImages/Andersen Ross]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The food categories that grew premium share the most were mostly oriented to quick home meal prep, says Dr James Richardson. Image credit: GettyImages-nd3000]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Asia’s aquaculture industry will need to focus on accelerating urbanisation and efficiency to continue to thrive. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[NIZO's Robyn Eijlander discusses how to ensure and control microbial quality when adding novel ingredients or probiotics, or adapting processes. GettyImages/nicolas_]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A holistic approach to sustainable innovation is needed - but this shouldn't come at the expense of action / Pic: GettyImages-ipopba ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The increase of online ‘junk food’ marketing to children since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a long term-health risk and has become a major public health concern, claim experts. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/09/27/Global-kiwifruit-king-Demand-in-China-rising-rapidly-due-to-premiumisation-and-health-trends/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China is experiencing a boom in kiwifruit demand on the back of its premium and healthy connotations. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/09/24/Sales-growth-of-natural-organic-products-slows-but-still-on-track-to-surpass-300bn-by-2023/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/09/23/Big-food-still-hooked-on-junk-ShareAction-vows-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-unhealthy-food-makers/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Expect increased investor pressure to report on the healthiness of your portfolio, ShareAction warns / Pic: GettyImages-Simonapilolia ]]></image:caption>
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