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Landmark fast food bill passes through Californian legislature
The revolutionary Assembly Bill 257 would mean a Fast Food Council being created with the ability to set minimum wage standards and maximum working hours.
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The answer to world food security?
Sajad Mahmood, CEO of the food poverty charity, Charity Right, gives his take on some of the current popular solutions for solving food insecurity.
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Non-invasive technology to aid global food security
Colleagues from SMART DiSTAP in Singapore share how their non-invasive plant health monitoring technology can be used to improve crop yields to help combat global food insecurity.
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The impact of inflation on food
Purity Hrisca, Technical Manager at Sainsbury’s, provides clarity on precisely what inflation means and how it can impact food security and safety.
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Ben & Jerry’s and Tony’s Chocolonely begin “Love-A-Fair”
Tony's Chocolonely gains a new recruit in its Open Chain initiative, as Ben & Jerry's joins the cause to end modern slavery in the chocolate industry by sourcing traceable cocoa and paying a higher wage to its farmers.
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Queen’s University Belfast announces Denis Lynn scholarship
Denis Lynn founded on of Northern Ireland’s most successful food manufacturers and non-profit organisation Foundation Earth.
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Risk to global food security remains despite Ukraine grain deal
The world could be heading for a period of political instability and violence, after research suggested the effects of the food crisis could be more pronounced than previously thought.
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Gü sets target to double global business by 2025
As uncertainty surrounds the food and beverage industry, Gü is instead setting an ambitious growth target of doubling its global business by 2025.
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Hormel to make big strategic move
Fortune 500 global branded food company, Hormel Foods, has announced a new strategic operating model, which will see the company transition to three operating segments.
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Cohesive responses required to fight extreme weather
All sectors, not just food production, need to be considered when developing responses to the extreme weather events much of Europe is experiencing.
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America’s ice cream secrets revealed by new survey
What is America’s favourite flavour of ice cream? Do consumers prefer waffle cones or sugar cones? Which is the busiest month for ice cream producers? The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has the answers.
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Food price inflation: How did we get here and what can be done?
As nearly everyone is aware, food price inflation has reached levels we haven’t seen in recent history. Here, Richard Volpe reflects on some of the major causes as well as lesser-known impacts that have created this perfect storm.
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Domino’s fails to conquer the home of pizza
Domino’s has been forced to withdraw from Italy after Italians chose locally produced pizza over its more US-friendly menu, with all branches closing down.
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Food insecurity on the rise according to new FSA survey results
The latest Food and You 2 survey results have been released by the Food Standards Agency, and the results indicate a tough landscape for consumers.
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Boston Beer Co and Beam Suntory launch Sweet Tea Whiskey
Do sweet tea and whiskey mix? Boston Beer Co. and Beam-Suntory will be hoping they do after the two beverage manufacturers launched a new product that does just that.
