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Unilever: €1 billion sales target for plant-based alternatives
Unilever’s €1 billion-heft has jet propelled sustainable food into the mainstream commercial psyche. It yesterday announced the rock star sales target...
Stockpiling pasta boosts Italy’s foodmakers
The Economist looks at how supermarket shelves stripped bare by stockpilers were familiar scenes as anxious shoppers loaded up with...
Food companies overhauled production
Reuters reports from Chicago, US, that major food companies – including Campbell Soup, Kraft Heinz, and McCormick & Co have changed...
Brexit: UK farmers and growers demand free frictionless EU trade
The UK’s key agriculture organisations are seeking “free and frictionless” EU trade, saying the EU will remain the largest market...
Can meat-free products curb pet food’s impact?
The Financial Times says a recent US study estimated that in the United States, pet food could be responsible for a...
Purina to sell bug based dog and cat food
NPR reports that in a move to more eco-friendly protein sources, the world's largest food conglomerate is offering pet owners...
UK government unprepared for post-Brexit borders
The Financial Times reports the UK is likely to face “widespread disruption” as the result of its failure to prepare...
Nestle is weaning us off comfort food
Bloomberg Quint has published a feature about Nestle's new emphasis on healthier foods. “There is a renewed interest in health...
Eat or Delete: it’s a bug’s life
On election day in America, ahead of an agonising wait for a result, we were delighted to present a poll...
Vertical farming: hope or hype?
According the Financial Times, vertical farming has become a hot topic during the coronavirus pandemic, as supply chain disruptions and...
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