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8 January 2021
Mondelēz appointment of global diversity and inclusion officer reflects commitment to corporate responsibility
This year, global snack giant, Mondelēz, took a proactive approach towards its corporate social responsibility goals via its appointment of Robert Perkins as the company’s first global diversity and inclusion...
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5 January 2021
Plant-based seafood to leverage free-from microplastics and ecological claims amid growing environmental awareness
Faux-meat is perhaps the most iconic in the plant-based revolution, as food scientists work to reproduce the flavours and textures people love with none of the animal suffering, or meat-linked...
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21 December 2020
Importance of sustainable and ethical supply chains in retail and foodservice
On 25 November 2020, a cross-section study revealed that UK supermarkets and food outlets such as Nando’s, McDonald’s and Asda are selling chicken fed on imported soya from the supplier...
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21 December 2020
The importance of corporate social responsibility for FMCG in 2020 and beyond
Over the past decade, FMCG manufacturers and brands have increasingly attempted to position themselves as socially or ethically responsible by outwardly supporting social movements in marketing campaigns or partnerships. While...
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18 December 2020
Gotham Greens latest funding round reflects new opportunities for urban agriculture
Gotham Greens, a US-based urban agriculture company, has recently raised $87m in financing, following a Series D round led by private equity firm Manna Tree.
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17 December 2020
DuPont’s new ingredients are keeping yoghurt innovation alive and healthy
DuPont has announced the launch of a new line of ingredients under the name ‘Virslik’, a processing aid that delivers a ‘desirable texture’ and ‘clean taste’.
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8 December 2020
Eat Just’s lab-grown meat signals better future for the planet
The US-based Eat Just’s approval in Singapore shows that cultured meat technology is getting that much closer to scale.
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4 December 2020
Covid-19: The 2020 chocolate consumer is shaping the category’s future
According to GlobalData, the future of chocolate looks bright, with a value CAGR 2019-23 of +3.7%.
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4 December 2020
Kraft-Heinz making bold investments in growing savoury snacks market
Kraft-Heinz’s recent deal to conduct research on fermented ingredients with APC Microbiome allows the company to take up new, novel flavours and formulations that are likely to appeal to experimental...
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4 December 2020
EU residents trusted to understand what veggie burgers are
The meat substitutes sector has shown strong resilience against the COVID-19 slowdown, that has impacted so many other FMCG sectors.