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Why Kenya is turning to genetically modified crops to help with drought
"You are making what we eat worse than it is," accuses farmer Eva Wanjiru. She is concerned by the fact many Kenyan farmers will begin using genetically modified (GM) maize seeds early next year, afte …
Food Specialities Limited (FSL) exhibits innovative and healthier ingredient solutions at Gulfood Manufacturing
Dubai, November 01, 2022 – With health topping the agenda for consumers globally, FSL has developed and will be exhibiting a wide range of healthier and award winning ingredient solutions at Gulfood M …
FSL Introduces New Products & Solutions at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022
Food Specialities Limited (FSL) together with their world-renowned partners will launch new ingredient solutions aligned with key industry trends for food and beverage manufacturers. Dubai, November 0 …
At Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai, Concepta Ingredients presents Brazilian biodiversity portfolio
Ingredients from Brazilian biodiversity - Oils, butter, syrups and extracts from pulps or seeds of Brazilian biomes Amazon, Cerrado and Caatinga Plant-Based Butter – 100% natural and sustainable produ …
Dairy in the Desert: Change Foods To Bring the First Precision Fermentation Facility to the UAE
Alternative dairy maker Change Foods has signed an agreement with the KEZAD Group to design the first-of-its-kind commercial manufacturing plant in the UAE, helping to solve one of the industry’s bigg …
Israel's Grace Breeding Reveals a Breakthrough In Tackling Global Fertilizer Emissions
Israel-based Grace Breeding says it can improve grain yields by 18 percent and biomass by 16 percent, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizer and the environmental impact of conventional farming me …
Co-living brand Isthara raises $10 Mn in fresh round
Isthara, a premium co-living brand and smart food court firm, has raised $10 million or Rs 81 crore in its new round led by Dubai-based Eagle Investments. With this round,  Isthara’s total funding sta …
Could This Paper Cup Help Us Quit Plastic Coffee Cups for Good?
A new patented paper cup called The Good Cup aims to help consumers quit single-use plastic. Can it work? ChoosePlanetA, a green packaging solutions company, says its Good Cup can help reduce the use …
NEW WEIGHER SPEARHEADS ISHIDA SOLUTIONS TO MEET LATEST MARKET CHALLENGES
The launch of a brand-new range of multihead weighers will form the centrepiece of the Ishida Europe stand at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing exhibition in Dubai. Full details will be released at th …
CROP ROBOTICS 2022, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF DEATH
Are we finally starting to see the adoption of labor-saving robots in agriculture? The short and unfulfilling summary answer is “It depends”. Undeniably, we are seeing clear signs of progress yet, sim …
Why Should You Enter Saudi Arabia's F&B Manufacturing Market?
With a series of giga projects to diversify the economy to attract the world, a robust local food production ecosystem presents an opportunity for F&B manufacturers. Saudi Arabia's food and beverage ( …
Biodiversity quickly rises up the ESG investing agenda
Two recent deals by one of Britain’s top asset managers point to the next big theme in responsible investing: biodiversity, without which the planet has “no route to net zero”. Schroders, which manage …
The Sustainable Future of Food Must Bring Everyone to the Table
HOW CAN WE feed the world sustainably? Right now, 325 million people are acutely hungry. 35 million Americans don’t know where their next meal will come from. The world’s food systems are uneven, frag …
Inside Nescaf''s CHF1bn regenerative agriculture drive: 'The urgency to act is now'
By placing regenerative agriculture at the heart of coffee sourcing Nestlé hopes to support farmer livelihoods and reduce carbon emissions. We caught up with the Swiss group to find out more. The Nesc …
Vow Opens One of the Largest Cultivated Meat Factories In the World Ahead of Anticipated Regulatory Approval
Australian cultivated meat company Vow has unveiled Factory 1, its NSW-based factory capable of producing 30 tons of cultured meat per year. Coinciding with the opening of Factory 1 in Alexandria in S …
Nestl' commits more than $1B to coffee sustainability amid climate change concerns
Dive Brief: Nescafe, Nestlé's largest coffee brand, plans to spend more than $1 billion to help the food and beverage giant source coffee more sustainably. Nestlé, which previously vowed to source all …
Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam plans to inject US$136m into construction of its largest factory in Vietnam
VIETNAM – Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Co.is planning to invest US$136million in the development of its largest beverage factory in Phu An Thanh Industrial Park of Ben Luc district in the southern prov …
The Future of Progress Halfway into the Sustainable Development Goals era, it's time to change our approach.
We are data people, and this is a data report. Sort of. In 2015, leaders from 193 countries agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals—the SDGs. These were big, bold objectives we wanted to achieve b …
Keep it or toss it? 'Best Before' labels cause confusion
As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing scrutiny: “best before” labels. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate pea …
Scientists develop novel technique to grow meat in the lab using magnetic field
Scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a novel way of growing cell-based meat by zapping animal cells with a magnet. This new technique simplifies the production process …
How A Seafood Waste Stream Is Being Transformed Into A Multi-Use Biopolymer
Overall, our modern food system does a good job of preventing resource waste by finding ways to utilize the various byproducts that it generates along the way. Often those streams can be even further …
Innovation Agri-Tech launches new vertical farming technology
British agricultural technology company Innovation Agri-Tech (IAG) has launched the GrowFrame 360, an aeroponic precision growing technology. The innovative vertical farming tech is the culmination of …
Nestl' outlines investment plans for India
Nestlé plans to invest INR50bn (US$613m) in India by 2025 to accelerate its existing business in the country and capitalise on new growth opportunities, it has announced. The funds will be used on cap …
Saudi Arabia plans major AI push for sustainable food production
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture signed three agreements to use artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies to promote sustainable production and lower carbon footpr …
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