Industry feels heat as methane spotlight turns to rice
Rice production is responsible for around 10% of global emissions of methane - a potent, short-lived greenhouse gas. It is, …
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Conagra Brands eyes GLP-1 users with Healthy Choice labels
Conagra Brands is to affix labels on some of its Healthy Choice products in the new year in a bid …
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Furlani Foods snaps up Cole’s Quality Foods in garlic-bread deal
Canada’s Furlani Foods has struck a deal south of the US border to buy Cole’s Quality Foods, a move that …
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Mondelez-Hershey – no longer a sweet deal?
With Donald Trump again set for the White House, we’re already feeling a little like it’s 2016 all over again …
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Bakkavor strike at UK factory extended but some staff agree to pay deal
Striking workers at private-label supplier Bakkavor have voted to extend industrial action but others have accepted a pay offer and …
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Yakult to shut factory in China
Japan-based Yakult Honsha is closing a factory in China as part of changes to try to make its local business more …
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Albertsons sues Kroger over failed US retail mega-merger
Albertsons has formally called off its $25bn merger with Kroger and sued its fellow US grocer over the failed deal. The …
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Dietary committee urges Americans to focus on plant-based proteins
Americans are being encouraged to increase their intake of plant-based proteins such as beans, peas, and lentils, by the 2025 Dietary …
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China market reopens to remaining UK pork exporters hit by Covid restrictions
China has reopened access to the remaining two UK pork producers affected by the Asian country's Covid-linked restrictions. The deal secured …
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Nutri-Score’s struggle for universal acceptance
When it comes to the nutrition labelling system Nutri-Score, finding agreement on its adoption has turned out to be much …
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Mondelez launches share buyback amid report of Hershey brush-off
Mondelez International today (11 December) outlined plans for a $9bn share buyback programme amid the speculation linking the Cadbury owner …
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Baladna, FGV Holdings call off dairy project in Malaysia
Qatar’s Baladna and Malaysia’s FGV Holdings have pulled the plug on their plans for a dairy-farming business in the South …
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MHP submits binding offer to acquire Spain’s UVESA Group
MHP, a Ukrainian poultry processor and agri-food player, has submitted a binding offer to acquire Spanish company UVESA Group. With “well-established” …
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Explainer: what EU-Mercosur deal might mean for the food and drinks industry
Last week, the EU announced it had secured a trade agreement with South America’s Mersocur bloc, which is made up …
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Climate change, net-zero goals to “drive up food prices in South East Asia”
Food prices in South East Asia are projected to rise by as much as 59% by 2050 due to climate …
