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Sweeteners in chocolate – the highs and lows
Daniela Quintero Fernandez from Luker Chocolate shares the opportunities and challenges of working with less sugar for great taste.
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Mexican papaya industry – a model for sector-wide food safety evolution
A beacon of good practice, the Mexican papaya industry took criticism on the chin and faced its shortcomings with honesty and transparency. The result is a robust well-informed system that aims to provide safe fruits to millions of consumers. Emily Griep advises fellow industry sectors to take note.
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Cargill and partners launch LATAM innovation hub in Brazil
The new innovation hub will give the chance for manufacturers to use the very latest technology to develop sustainable solutions for a world which will be more and more in need for them in the future.
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Sustainable diets: how to ‘meat’ in the middle
Dr Emily Ouma, Senior Scientist and Agricultural Economist at the CGIAR International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), discusses how we might balance the nutritional needs of lower income communities in a sustainable way.
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JBS invests in traceability projects in Mato Grosso
JBS has committed to funding and supporting several sustainability projects in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, including an effort to improve traceability.
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Unifrutti Group reports increased revenue for 2021
Fresh fruit company, Unifrutti Group, has shared its performance statistics of 2021, and lays foundations for continued growth.
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Barry Callebaut opens its first cocoa bean export centre in Ecuador
Barry Callebaut commemorates the opening of its first cocoa bean export facility in Ecuador, which is fast climbing the cocoa-producing ranks.
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Who is responsible for plastic waste?
A new study exploring the global patterns of plastic packaging waste has revealed the countries producing the most plastic pollution.
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JBS completes BioTech Foods acquisition
JBS announces the completion of its BioTech Foods acquisition and the opening of a new RD&I centre.
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What are consumers looking for in plant-based products?
Sustainability and health are top drivers for flexitarians seeking plant-based food and drink, but taste tops the list, according to a new study.
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Ultra-processed food increases obesity risk in adolescents by 45 percent
It is no secret that ultra-processed food is not the healthiest option when it comes to a balanced diet, but a new study has shed even more light on the risk of obesity it can pose in young people.
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Bushmeat can reduce anaemia cases in “vulnerable rural children”
Bushmeat is a controversial food source, but new research suggests that anaemia cases would increase if “vulnerable” children in the Amazon rainforest were denied it.
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JBS enters the fertiliser industry
JBS has announced that it will launch a new range of fertilisers as production begins at a plant in Sao Paulo.
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Hawaii fights off ‘coffee-eating’ plant
As coffee leaf rust plagues the crops of Hawaii, growers and agricultural officials seek a desperate solution...could this be it?
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Mexico sweetens things up as it adopts new specification
Mexico has adopted the Codex international food safety authority's specification for steviol glycosides, resulting in Sweegan expanding its company.
