WHO issues new global benchmarks for salt in food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set its sights on reducing salt in food products...
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“It does add some complexities” – General Mills’ John Haugen on backing challenger brands as Covid-19 upends consumer habits
301 Inc., General Mills' in-house investment vehicle, has made its first move outside the US,...
Tesco rolls out finance scheme for green suppliers
Tesco is rolling out an initiative that will see its supply base offered sustainability-linked supply...
Plant-based firm Tattooed Chef to acquire Foods of New Mexico
Tattooed Chef, a plant-based food business in California, has entered an agreement to buy two...
Tribe 9 Foods buys Carla’s Pasta out of bankruptcy
Tribe 9 Foods, a US pasta and peanut butter producer, has acquired local peer Carla's...
The challenges facing Big Food on net-zero
The commitments being made by members of Big Food on net-zero has led to some optimism action will be taken to tackle one of the planet's largest sources of greenhouse-gas emissions.…
Sweden’s Midsona in acquisition discussions, says CEO
Sweden-based food group Midsona is actively pursuing acquisition opportunities, CEO Peter Åsberg has said. Announcing Midsona's first-quarter financial results this morning (29 April), Åsberg said: "During the quarter, we continued to…
Unilever experiencing worst inflation in almost ten years
Unilever is the latest global consumer packaged goods firm to reveal pricing actions to offset the rising cost of commodities as the finance chief for the ice cream-to-condiments maker said…
US, UK, EU – comparing the new 2030 climate targets
The UK has announced an emissions reduction target that would see a faster decline than the EU and US, but working out who has the policies to deliver on their…
CEOs are hugely expensive – why not automate them?
If a single role is as expensive as thousands of workers, it is surely the prime candidate for robot-induced redundancy, writes Will Dunn. Over the next two weeks, the boards…
UK exports to EU down again in February – industry body
UK food and drink exports to the EU were down by more than 40% in February year-on-year, according to trade body The Food and Drink Federation. Data released today by the…
