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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 …
How new processing techniques have 'great potential' to make food more sustainable
Global food waste figures are well publicised: around one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of gre …
Saudi Environment Minister reveals $4.5 billion plan to boost poultry meat production
Saudi Arabia’s Minister Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli announced Saturday a plan to increase the kingdom’s self-sufficiency rate of poultry meat by …
Gulfood Manufacturing 2022 set to tackle global food system challenges and power ground-breaking innovation.
Gulfood Manufacturing 2022 will be the definitive destination leading the future of food production – from new ingredients and advanced technologies to integrated supply chain solutions and breakthrou …
Food vs. feed: Upcycling's untapped potential to minimize resource competition between human and animal nutrition
 A new study underscores that increasing the volume of upcycled food system byproducts and residues into feed and ingredients remains a critical vehicle to offset competition between livestock and aqu …
Kerry creates emulsification alternative to help bakers surmount the conflict-driven sunflower supply and cost challenges
Prior to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine had the highest production volume of sunflower seeds of any country in the world, producing around 17.5 million metric tonnes in the 2021/2022 crop year. However, t …
Starbucks seeking more one-handed food innovation
SEATTLE — Food is becoming more popular among Starbucks Corp.’s customers. It wasn’t that long ago that one in five customers were attaching food to their orders, said Brady Brewer, chief marketing of …
Cargill opens corn wet mill in Indonesia
PANDAAN, INDONESIA — Cargill inaugurated on Sept. 8 its new corn wet mill in Pandaan, Indonesia, which will help meet the demand for starches, sweeteners and feed in Asia and Indonesia.   The $100 mil …
ADM and PepsiCo announce agreement to support regenerative agriculture
ADM, and PepsiCo have announced a seven-and-a-half-year commercial agreement to collaborate and expand regenerative agriculture across their shared North American supply chains.   The partnership plan …
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Vanilla is indeed “the world’s most popular flavor.” However, despite its popularity, its production is so complex that many people aren’t often getting the real thing, but a synthetic version of the …
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