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Unilever investors fear nutritional “regulatory and reputational risks”
A Unilever shareholder resolution is urging the company to sell more healthy food. Unilever is behind Ben & Jerry’s icecream,...
IKEA’s food impact measured – up to a point – in sustainability report
Given that it reportedly sells one billion meatballs a year, IKEA’s food impact is significant. Describing itself as one of...
Terry Smith vs Unilever: guilty of mayo madness?
The Financial Times says Terry Smith has mayo on his mind — and presumably on his sandwiches and salads. The...
KFC in Kenya got fried over chip shortage
International supply chains became the hot topic in Kenya when KFC said it was unable to offer fries, according to...
Beekeeping is going corporate
According to Bloomberg, honeybees, under threat in rural and agricultural areas, are finding an unlikely refuge: the big city. For...
Unfairly surrendered tribal access returned in Puget Sound
Direct access to some of Puget Sound's most productive shellfish beds has been returned to the Squaxin Island Tribe in...
Biden supports $1 billion for independent meat processing
The White House will make funds available to support a total of US$1 billion in guaranteed loans for private investors...
The last 20 years changed what Americans eat
Kemi Ingram writes in The Week that the market for healthy and sustainable food is booming. The last 20 years...
Calls for more pressure on meatpackers
Meatpackers face insufficient market pressure to invest in better traceability or sustainability, according to a new report. The Repórter Brasil investigation, produced...
Food crime costs UK businesses £11.6bn each year
The UK's National Food Crime Unit has said businesses should be extra alert to fraud over the festive season. It...
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