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A ‘sustainability science’ approach to reducing environmentally harmful practices such as overfishing and marine pollution is reaping new insights into these challenges in a newly formed industry-academia coalition.
Policy-makers must take Brexit as an opportunity to enhance the UK’s ability to produce British food, according to the president of the National Farmers Union (NFU).
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The UK and the Philippines have signed a beef export deal worth £34 million over the next five years.
Dutch food safety officials have begun spot-checks on meat-giving chickens, reared on farms housing egg-producing birds treated with the toxic insecticide fipronil, which has sparked a massive egg recall.
Research led by a university in Abu Dhabi has provided new insights into how traditional Emirati foods can affect blood sugar levels.
Difficulties for labs in detecting and quantifying allergens have been looked at by researchers using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem MS (UHPLC-MS/MS).
Amplify Snack Brands has said that it wants to become the “fastest-growing” premium snack brand in Europe as it battles to improve the profitability of its international division.
India’s food processing ministry has set out to woo businesses in the Gulf after the World Food India roadshow arrived in Dubai this week.
Mobile money transfers has been adopted as part of a cash-for-work programme aimed at rehabilitating agricultural infrastructure for the benefit of vulnerable rural families in Iraq.
Global ingredients group Ingredion has formed a strategic alliance with Sweden’s Lyckeby to bring the Swedish potato starch processor’s products to food makers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Australian beef exports are up year-on-year for the first time in 24 months, with more growth expected after Japan hit the US, Australia’s biggest competitor, with a hefty tax hike.
Dubai Municipality’s two-year-old campaign to encourage the emirate’s residents to grow their own food has been gaining momentum, with 1,600 individuals now signed up.
Barry Callebaut has joined global sugarcane platform Bonsucro to support its move to 100% sustainable ingredients.
Raisio, the Finnish food group, is forging ahead with its strategy to expand in new markets and categories despite operational challenges hitting first-half results, interim chief executive Jarmo Puputti tells FoodNavigator.
Food businesses have been suffering in Egypt, where rising interest rates and spiking inflation have caused a squeeze on consumer purchasing power.