Ageing populations: is the food industry ready on ready meals?
The world is getting older. By 2030, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years or…
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Mondelez sues Aldi over packaging design claims
Mondelez International is suing the Germany-headquartered discount food retailer Aldi over its packaging designs on snacks that it alleges mimic…
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JBS to invest $135m in new US sausage plant, creating 500 jobs
Meat giant JBS is to invest $135m in a new sausage plant in Iowa through its US subsidiary, creating 500…
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Nestlé takes minority stake in India’s Drools Pet Food Private
Nestlé has taken a minority stake in India's Drools Pet Food Private, the Swiss food giant announced on Monday (26…
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PepsiCo to double investment at Kazakhstan salty snacks plant
PepsiCo plans to double investment and more than triple output capacity at an under-construction salty snacks plant in Kazakhstan, aiming…
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UK-EU deal to smooth food and drink trade, extend fishing rights
The UK has agreed a deal with the EU to simplify the cross-border trade of food and drinks and extend…
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FDA aims to tighten review process for chemicals in food
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a "stronger, more systematic" review process for chemicals in food. The…
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Strike action ‘hits Chiquita operations in Panama’
Banana giant Chiquita has reportedly suspended some of its farming operations in Panama due to strikes now in their third…
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Tesco rows back on 300% plant-based meat growth target
Tesco has cast doubt on whether the UK's largest supermarket chain can achieve its 300% growth target for plant-based meat…
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Maruha Nichiro snaps up majority stake in Van der Lee Seafish
Seafood Connection – a Dutch subsidiary of Japan’s Maruha Nichiro – has acquired a 70% majority stake in the Netherlands'…