PerkinElmer partners with TeakOrigin to develop food transparency tech
PerkinElmer and TeakOrigin have teamed up to use molecular spectroscopy and analytical chemistry to boost food transparency.
Archives for December 11, 2017
Four dead in Listeria outbreak ongoing since 2015
Four people have died in a multi-country Listeria outbreak, according to the ECDC.
News in Brief
RPC creates multi-layer yogurt pot for Le Petit Basque
RPC Bebo Bouxwiller has partnered with French dairy company Le Petit Basque to create a multi-layer pot.
POIG publishes charter for sustainable palm oil processors
The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) has launched a charter for traders and processors of sustainable palm oil that will "break the link between palm oil production and the destruction of forests and peatlands".
Exclusive Interview
Brexit could derail thriving black pudding producer
Clonakilty Food Company’s CEO Colette Twomey fears her ambitious job creation, export and new product development plans could be wrecked by Brexit.
Bacon prices skyrocket in Ukraine as pig supply nosedives
The prices for bacon, the most popular national dish in Ukraine, have jumped 68% since January 2017 to UAH100 (US$3.70), as the population of pigs in the country's backyard farms keeps falling, according to the State Statistical Service.
Russia’s Eurodon to invest $350m in lamb production
Eurodon, one of Russia’s largest turkey producers, is planning to diversify its business by investing up to RUB20 billion (US$338 million) in building lamb production units within the country.
Nestlé launches UK food waste partnership
Nestlé is developing an “innovative approach” to cutting food waste in the UK in cooperation with Company Shop, a surplus food redistributor.
Growing Halal food industry fend off myths to become big business
Demand from Muslim millennials has fuelled the growth of a Halal food market in Europe keen to address negative perceptions and tap into affluent communities eager to spend the “Muslim pound”.
Child malnutrition in southern Syria at all-time high due to siege
Child malnutrition in East Ghouta, Syria, is at an all-time high as violence, the lack of humanitarian access and sky-rocketing food prices have put young children at the greatest risk.