May 2, 2024

Meat Attraction: Creating a digital community

From October 2021, Meat Attraction LIVEConnect will be the new international digital networking platform – a stepping stone to the in-person event in March 2022, fulfilling the goal of boosting the sector’s international commercial activity and promoting its visibility, together with knowledge, training and interaction between professionals from throughout the industry  This will be an

‘A blueprint for success’

A new report has highlighted how unprecedented levels of co-operation between industry and government have helped ASEAN to develop an agreement to harmonise the cross-border regulation of health supplements. After 16 years of complex discussions, ASEAN’s 10 Member States are now close to finalising the ASEAN Agreement on Regulatory Framework for Health Supplements. Once ratified,

Leasing scheme for foodservice operators

A Rational iCombi Pro from just £5 a day – and an iVario from £8 per dayRational launches intelligent leasing scheme for foodservice operators Rational has launched a leasing scheme making it easier than ever for operators to get an iCombi Pro or an iVario, with costs from as little as £5 per day.  The

Unlocking the cheese market in Africa and the Middle East

This three-part practical guide gives manufacturers access to – The latest cheese consumption trends and forecasts Practical insights into optimising new product development How to harness ingredient functionality to formulate and manufacture high-quality, great-tasting products competitively. Ingredion has developed a new guide to help manufacturers unlock the commercial opportunity in processed and analogue cheese in

And the winners of “Best Organic 2021” are…

Bio verlag presented the “Best Organic” award for the third time on November 26th, 2020. The award-winning organic products were determined after a detailed Schrot & Korn customer survey. The readers tried out their selected products and rated them in different categories. Particularly well represented: vegan foods. “With this, Best Organic also makes the trends in the industry visible,”

Cancelled: ISM & ProSweets Cologne 2021

New date 30th Jan to 2nd Feb 2022 – the planning for 2022 has already started Two weeks ago, Koelnmesse, the top associations of the German sweets and snacks industry as well as important industry representatives were still confident that they would be able to stage both ISM and ProSweets Cologne 2021. However, the continuously

Deadline Approaching for CFAP 2

Almond growers have less than one month to apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2). In September, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) announced it would provide an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19 via the Coronavirus Food Assistance

World’s most sustainable protein producers

In Singapore, where each person consumes an average of 21 kilogrammes of seafood per year, nearly half of the respondents (47 percent) indicated a preference for Norwegian seafood and salmon over that of other countries. This was echoed by consumers in Taiwan (45 percent), Thailand (36 percent) and Malaysia (35 percent). Three Norwegian seafood companies

20-23 June 2021: New dates for VINITALY, ENOLITECH, and SOL & AGRIFOOD

The 54th edition of the Veronafiere International Wine and Spirits Exhibition, Vinitaly will take place from 20th to 23rd June 2021 alongside Enolitech and Sol & Agrifood.  OperaWine, 10th Year Anniversary with Wine Spectator, will be held on 19 June. The decision was taken after careful assessment that also involved authoritative institutions in a position to formulate reliable

Red Alert: Mind the Gap

The World Health Organization (WHO) is aiming for a 50% reduction in anaemia among women of reproductive age by 2025. IADSA has launched a Mind the Gap resource highlighting the role of iron supplementation in reducing anaemia among women. Entitled ‘Precious Metal: The role of iron in the global fight against anaemia’, it is available to view here.

GEA technology optimises whiskey production

Whisky producer Agitator Whiskymakare AB  relies on GEA machines to optimise yield from the raw material and shorten the brewing cycle. Agitator located in Arboga, Sweden, decided to challenge standard whisky production methods by taking a more avant-garde approach and has chosen key GEA technologies for its new mash house, namely the GEA MILLSTAR® and

Will Interpack reconsider the event dates?

The Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association believes it is inconceivable to hold the fair from 25 February to 3 March 2021 After months of attempting to dialogue with the organisers of Interpack, up until now the world’s most important exhibition of packaging technologies, the Italian companies represented by Ucima recently received a communication from the