Senior changes at Multivac
The CEO of packaging solutions provider Multivac Group is to step down after 18 years in charge.
Archives for July 29, 2019
Honduran palm oil sector commits to deforestation-free supply chain
The Honduran palm oil industry and government have committed to a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain that NGO Solidaridad has called "very positive".
Danish researchers harness ‘natural enemies of bacteria’ for pathogen control
Danish scientists have developed an approach to pathogen control that harnesses the ‘natural enemies’ of bacteria: bacteriophages.
Availability of substitutes offers stiff competition in modified starch market
The health kick among consumers presents both threats and opportunities to Europe’s modified starch market, a report predicts.
‘The opportunity is big, really big’: Nestlé CEO on potential in Starbucks and plant-based innovation
Nestlé accelerated its organic sales growth in the second-quarter of this year. Delivering the result, CEO Mark Schneider updates the market on two ‘big’ opportunities for the group moving forward: Starbucks and plant-based.
Ireland’s food board aims to ‘sex up the spud’ to attract younger consumers
Bord Bia launches makeover ‘to re-position potatoes in the minds of millennials’, while UK groups are countering a decrease in consumption and ‘demomising’ of the humble spud.
Cranswick in £43.5m swoop for Katsouris Brothers
Meat processor Cranswick has acquired London-based Mediterranean food producer Katsouris Brothers in a deal worth £43.5m.
NPD trend tacker: From veggie kids' ready meals to palm oil-free bread
From vegetarian children's ready meals to eco-friendly dairy, palm oil-free bakery and botanical brews, FoodNavigator brings you a weekly round-up of hot products to hit the shelves in Europe.