Business news
Pukka to donate 100% of Black Friday sales to TreeSisters
Pukka has announced that the company will be donating 100% of sales made on pukkaherbs.com from Black Friday to Cyber Monday to TreeSisters.
Round Up: shelf-life
Here is your weekly round-up of shelf-life news
€4m euros to be invested in FlexCraft robotics program
FlexCraft, a Dutch university research programme into the development of cognitive robotics for agri- food processing, has been awarded major government funding.
Kuro launches two new East-Asian inspired gins
Kuro, a Japanese inspired gin producer, has this month launched two new East Asian-inspired flavoured gins, soft peach and cherry blossom.
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Seeing red
Another week, and another proposed tax being tossed in the direction of the food industry.
Eurofins birthday donation to allergy charity
A testing company has donated more than £15,000 to charity as part of its birthday celebrations.
Cargill and Royal DSM join up for sweeteners venture
The establishment of the joint venture is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions but expected to be finalised in the first calendar quarter of 2019.
Round Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Season’s eatings
Those of you who are already getting into the festive spirit might need to put that glass of egg nog down, as a new government policy is this week urging us to take more responsibility for our own health.
Smurfit Kappa awarded fifth gold CSR rating
Smurfit Kappa has been awarded the gold Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rating by EcoVadis, an evaluator of global supply chains, for the fifth successive year.
Tate & Lyle ingredient shortlisted for Gulfood awards
Tate & Lyle has announced its Promitor Soluble Fibre is shortlisted in the Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards.
Surge in UK vegan products
The share of meat-free new products carrying a vegan/no animal ingredients claim nearly doubled in 2014-17, according to recent research by Mintel.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Coca-cola and PepsiCo quash CBD rumours
Last month, rumours were flying around saying Coca-cola were exploring cannabis infused beverages, but now their CEO has confirmed it’s not interested.