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60 Second News – 4 February 2022
The New Food editorial team give you your rapid food and beverage update in just 60 seconds.
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Economic Outlook
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Collaboration is critical: 2022 must be the year to prioritise partnerships
Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum, discusses why collaboration within the food industry is critical if we are to halt the oncoming tide of climate change.
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Plant pathologists leading fight against damaging corn disease tar spot
Tar spot causes millions of corn bushels to be lost each year, but now a group of pathologists are hoping to limit the disease's spread.
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Whitepaper: 2021 Private-Label Trends
Supply chain disruption during 2020 has prompted consumers to rapidly shift their loyalties.
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Better Days ahead: Kellogg fights hunger in Guatemala
Kellogg Company has announced the completion of a feeding and educational programme, Better Days to Grow Together, which aimed to help Guatemalan children struggling with hunger.
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Coffee-growing regions under threat from climate change, research warns
Suitable growing regions for coffee, cashews, and avocados predicted to shift as the earth warms, suggests a first-of-its-kind analysis.
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Whitepaper: Driving loyalty in a digital world
Engagement and retention strategies increase customers’ lifetime value and loyalty to a retailer or brand.
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Inflation hits hard: why we’re losing customers to food banks
The UK inflation rate has risen to its highest in 30 years, and prices of everyday essentials are on the up, so what does this mean for the citizens of the fifth richest country in the world?
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Five key food and beverage industry trends for 2022
New Food’s Assistant Editor, Joshua Minchin, looks back on his predictions for 2021 and makes five more for the year ahead.
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Enset banana could feed millions
A new study suggests that enset, a relative of the common banana native to Ethiopia, has the potential to feed millions of people.
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Episode Twenty: What’s more sustainable – a meat-based diet or a vegan one?
One of the food industry's most difficult questions is tackled head on by New Food's editorial team.
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The scheme to rewild Britain is wildly off the mark
Professor Chris Elliott offers his thoughts on the rewild scheme, which will see £800 million go to landowners to plant trees and restore wetlands, but there are fears that this will cause serious food security issues and even put small farms out of business.
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Food crisis in Xi’an, China
The city of Xi’an in China is experiencing severe food shortages as the country goes into a strict partial lockdown following COVID-19 outbreaks.
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What trends can the food and beverage industry expect in 2022?
Paul Baker, founder of St Pierre Groupe, comments on what 2022 might look like for the food and drink industry in general, and the bakery sector specifically.
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Going online: The benefits for confectionery manufacturers
There are plenty of benefits to going digital, but an equal number of obstacles; New Food hears from SugarSin’s Clare Turnbull on what opportunities await those willing to make the leap.
