Nestlé, Unilever among FMCGs backing flexible packaging fund in UK
Food majors Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Mondelēz, and Mars are among the companies supporting a soft plastic recycling fund to help combat plastic pollution.
Archives for May 27, 2021
The future of organic in Europe: Changes coming to processing and labelling rules
New rules on organic farming and production in the EU are set to come into effect at the beginning of 2022. In the second in a series of articles examining the update, legal experts Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at international law firm Keller and...
Unilever partners with mycoprotein supplier ENOUGH on ‘game changing’ protein innovation
Unilever has partnered with food tech company ENOUGH, which will supply it with mycoprotein to fuel innovation behind its plant-based brands, starting with The Vegetarian Butcher.
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‘Diet’ is no longer about preparing for swimsuit season, it is ‘a tool for well-being … to achieve broader goals of feeling healthy and high-functioning’
As consumers adopt a more flexible and holistic approach to ‘dieting,’ brands have more room to innovate at the ingredient-level through “mindful omissions and swaps” to create products that appeal to shoppers’ lifestyles, according to new research from...
Ulrick & Short launches protein suitable for beverages and yogurt alternatives
In 2020 in the UK, the plant-based sector experienced its most active year.
Saputo acquires ingredients company and Sheese cheese alternative maker
Canadian dairy company Saputo Inc. has announced two acquisitions, one in the dairy alternatives space and the other in value-added ingredients, at a cost of around C$187m (US$154m).
Sustainability
Mondelēz and Fairtrade Foundation offer financial support to female cocoa farmers
The new ‘Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund’ designed to protect cocoa farmer livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic is providing grants that will empower thousands of women farmers to start small businesses and earn a decent living.