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Nestlé has announced a new plan to tackle child labour risks in cocoa production. At the centre is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also advancing regenerative agriculture practices and gender equality. A cash incentive will be paid directly to cocoa-farming households for certain activities such […]

Bayer has announced its 2022 cohort of Grants4Ag grant recipients who were chosen to receive awards ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 Euros to help them complete research on challenges facing agriculture. 21 proposals make up this year’s Grants4Ag awardees with research goals including reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint, understanding social factors that influence innovation adoption, and

Morrisons to be the first UK supermarket to switch to ‘Best Before’ dates only. From 31 January Morrisons will scrap ‘Use By’ dates on 90 per cent of its own brand milk – and encourage its customers to use a sniff test – to help to reduce food waste in the home. Morrisons anticipates the

Retail leader and indoor farming company enter into a long-term strategic partnership with an equity investment to bring fresh, peak-flavour produce to shoppers year-round. Walmart and Plenty Unlimited Inc. today announced Walmart signed an agreement to invest in Plenty, an indoor vertical farming company, as part of their $400M Series E funding round subject to

Rich in vitamins, pineapples are the ideal fruit to confront the winter, brighten up your meals and fill you with vitamins. The Del Monte Gold® Fresh Pineapple, are the most sold worldwide, due to its attractive golden colour, juicy and sweet flesh and its range of different sizes. After having discovered the original, the focus

As children head back to schools, monitoring their sugar consumption in food and beverages becomes more challenging.  Food-tech start-up B.T. Sweet, Ltd. introduces CAMBYA™, its plant-based, sweetening platform to cut loads of sugar from favourite treats, such as hazelnut and chocolate spreads. B.T. Sweet cracked the code on helping manufacturers create tasty hazelnut and chocolate

After establishing a strong presence in countries such as Spain, Portugal Singapore, Cambodia, and Indonesia, Yolé have expanded into the UK. Yolé provides the first range of ice cream and frozen yogurt with 60% fewer calories and no added sugar. They’ve recently unveiled their winter menu which includes the sugar free bubble waffle. The company

‘New Year, new you’ doesn’t have to leave you feeling blue if you’ve made a resolution to go dry this January and beyond. Whether looking to cut out alcohol completely or reduce consumption, the good news is you can still have a proper tasty drink AND go to the gym; because let’s face it, you’re

Kids love anything that comes in twos: macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies — the list goes on. That’s why Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain is helping parents come prepared for breakfast and snack time with three new flavour mashups: Strawberry & Squash and Apple & Carrot Nutri-Grain® soft-baked breakfast bars and Chocolatey Banana

Douglas Laing & Co., leading distiller, blender and bottler, has released a White Port Cask Finished Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky as part of The Epicurean Wood Series. The sixth Single Cask release in the specialist “Wood Series” is bottled at a high alcohol strength of 48% and is proudly offered without colouring or chill-filtration. This