Support scheme to reduce agricultural air pollution begins
Defra's support scheme to reduce the amount of ammonia produced by farming launched today, with expert technical advice and funding being made available.
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600 million pesos investment for Grupo Bimbo, Argentina
The world’s largest baking company, Grupo Bimbo has recently invested 600 million pesos/ US $154727million into its San Fernando, Argentina, factory. The investment will allow Grupo Bimbo, which already produces white bread, bran and multi-cereal baked goods, to add four more productions lines, including production of precooked frozen baguettes, to its range.…
UK Agriculture Bill: ‘a seven-year notice to quit the industry’
The recent Agriculture Bill will force thousands of farmers to leave agriculture and imperil rural environments, warns Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat’s spokesman for environment, food and rural affairs.
OAL showcases food tech at PPMA 2018
Leading food tech, OAL, will be showcasing its innovative robotics and automation solutions at this year’s PPMA. Visitors to the stand will be able to see a demonstration of the APRIL Robotics Ingredient Handling system live in action and learn from the experts about how these solutions can shake up…
It’s time to fix manual ingredient weighing
Did you know manual handling and weighing of ingredients costs bakeries up to 1% of turnover? Traditional mechanical handling and pneumatic conveying solutions fail to deliver the flexibility food companies require. Consequently, we rely on people to complete arduous weighing tasks in harsh, dusty working environments. Fortunately, the robots are…
US imposes tariffs on $200 billion Chinese imports
President Trump has announced new tariffs for imported goods from China, with taxes beginning at 10 per cent, and rising to 25 per cent next year.
Reward offered for information on Australian needles-in-strawberries culprit as crisis grows
Sewing needles have been found embedded in supermarket strawberries in all six states, resulting in one man being taken to hospital.
Nestlé turns to satellites to monitor global palm oil supply chains
Global food giant Nestlé S.A. last week announced that it has ramped up its efforts towards reaching the company’s 2020 No Deforestation commitment by becoming the first global food company to implement Starling, a satellite-based service, to monitor 100 per cent of its global palm oil supply chains.
Organic farming benefits pollinators
Researcher from Sweden conducted a 3-year field study and found that organic farming benefits pollinators, and can halt their recent decline.
China’s energy policies should balance air, carbon and water
Researchers have identified that China would need to balance air quality, carbon emissions, and water stress before identifying their source of natural gas.
Hellmann’s to tap into vegan trend
Unilever has announced it will be launching its vegan Hellmann's Mayonnaise in the UK, having successfully brought it to the US market in 2016.
This week’s recall roundup: Spring rolls and more salmonella
This week’s recall roundup from the UK and North America includes almonds, kebab rolls, noodles and chilli powder...
Coca-Cola steps into ‘Health and Wellness’ space in India
Coca-Cola India has added mango and banana flavoured smoothies to their Minute Maid brand, continuing their pledge to the Heath and Wellness area.
China food crisis “may be more serious than we imagined”
Expert's research sheds new light on the situation
UK water and soft drinks companies launch roadmap on packaging waste
Industry working collaboratively in a bid to see it eliminated from the value chain by 2030
