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Mintel releases its global food and drink trends for 2025

Mintel releases its global food and drink trends for 2025

15 Oct 2024

Heading into 2025, Mintel has identified four key trends that food and beverage brands will need to keep their eyes on to stay competitive. We explore these four trends.

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Top EU court rules that using ‘meaty’ names for plant-based products is lawful

Top EU court rules that using ‘meaty’ names for plant-based products is lawful

11 Oct 2024

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rules against banning meat terminology on plant-based products.

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Rabobank highlights how food and beverage manufacturers can cut costs while lowering carbon emissions

Rabobank highlights how food and beverage manufacturers can cut costs while lowering carbon emissions

10 Oct 2024

New research from Rabobank highlights a number of strategies food and beverage manufacturers can take in an effort to achieve the holy grail of cutting costs while also lowering carbon emissions.

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Unilever ups investment in more efficient logistics to make retailer interaction simpler

Unilever ups investment in more efficient logistics to make retailer interaction simpler

8 Oct 2024

Unilever says that the rollout of its new ‘direct dispatch’ logistical model to ship products from factories to retail customers has demonstrated significant improvements across several operational efficiencies.

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European Commission proposes one-year delay to EUDR deforestation regulation

European Commission proposes one-year delay to EUDR deforestation regulation

7 Oct 2024

The European Commission has proposed a 12-month extension for the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which – if approved – would push back the deadline by one year.

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Sustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity

Sustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity

3 Oct 2024

Food insights provider SPINS unveils the latest trends in the sustainable grains field, exploring how seven leading grains show healthy growth despite challenges in the global value chain.

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New environmental food scoring standards emerge

New environmental food scoring standards emerge

30 Sep 2024

EIT Food and Foundation Earth collaborate to launch environmental food scoring for products entering the global supply chain.

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Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

19 Sep 2024

Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises s...

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Diestel is first turkey producer to snag Regenifed certification

Diestel is first turkey producer to snag Regenifed certification

17 Sep 2024

In the US, Diestel Family Ranch, a family-owned turkey farming venture, has become the first producer to gain Regenified certification for its whole turkey and processed turkey product ranges.

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Upside Foods sues Florida over cultivated meat ban

Upside Foods sues Florida over cultivated meat ban

10 Sep 2024

In May, Florida became the first US state to ban cultivated meat's sale, manufacture, and distribution. Upside Foods, a cultivated chicken startup, has filed a federal lawsuit in response, arguing that the law is unconstitutional.

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European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

3 Sep 2024

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

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How alternative proteins could transform US agriculture and restore natural ecosystems

How alternative proteins could transform US agriculture and restore natural ecosystems

30 Aug 2024

As the US seeks new strategies to meet its environmental targets, a recent report from the Good Food Institute (GFI) and Highland Economics highlights the potential of alternative proteins to drive significant progress.

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