April 29, 2024

President of Mozambique launches IFAD-supported project to boost aquaculture

On 28 May 2021, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, launched a new project to reduce poverty and increase production and incomes through aquaculture for more than 88,000 rural small-scale fish farmers. The launch took place in Chitima, Tete Province. Supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the PRODAPE project

Siegwerk to co-host ‘G7® Expert Live Online Training & Certification’ courses

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, recently entered into a partnership with Idealliance, a transformational industry association providing global standardization, training, and certification programs for the printing and packaging supply chain. Within this collaboration, the two partners will co-host ‘G7® Expert Live Online Training

AIMPLAS brings sustainable solutions by transforming solid waste

Fishing industry by-products and municipal solid waste are transformed into bioplastics for use in the automotive industry, flame-retardant additives, and barrier packaging to extend the shelf life of food. The European DAFIA Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, provides the automotive and food packaging industries with sustainable solutions by developing biopolymers, flame-retardant additives, and barrier packaging. This

World Milk Day (01 June):”Raw milk cheese is the better milk”

“Raw milk cheese is the better milk,” says the multiple cheese world champion and cheese affineur Walo von Mühlenen, only half-jokingly. The reason: semi-hard and hard cheese does not contain lactose and can therefore be safely enjoyed by people with lactose intolerance. Milk is a healthy food that contains many vitamins and trace elements. The

HOBART a winner with its TLW

For its TWO LEVEL WASHER, the ware-washing technology manufacturer HOBART was recently awarded for the German Innovation Award 2021 in the category “Excellence in Business to Business – Retail & Trade Solutions”. The German Design Council has been granting the award annually since 1953 for design, brand and innovation achievements that are of international significance.

Waiting for Host2021: Pastry gets a makeover

The art of pastry will take the central stage of the next edition of Host2021. Visitors, in addition to the best of the Ho.re.ca., retail and hotels sectors, will be able to discover the universe of dessert: from its evolution to the products, from technology to the latest trends and marketing, also thanks to the

ChickP announces Strategic Asia-Pacific Initiative

foodTech start-up ChickP Protein, Ltd. is expanding into Asia Pacific with the launch of a new office in Singapore. The strategic move is in response to the rapidly growing demand for plant-based products in the region. The new subsidiary will bring the start-up closer to its Asian customers to better support its community of enthusiastic

Tetra Pak’s call for women to help drive transformational change

Tetra Pak identifies an opportunity for more women to join the F&B manufacturing industry, to help drive transformational change. A huge variety of roles is required to boost innovation in the F&B industry, ranging from mechanical and automation engineers to microbiologists and regulatory specialists. According to the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap report, women make up only

IFEMA MADRID to coincide with Fruit Attraction: 5 to 7 Oct

Fresh Food Logistics the new sector platform serving logistics, transport, and cold chain management for fresh and frozen foods, invites professionals from the sector to this specialized event organized by IFEMA MADRID that will be held from 5 to 7 October to coincide with Fruit Attraction.  Fresh Food Logistics, the new international commercial meeting point for the sector of storage solutions, logistics,

KHS machine processes can toppers made of cardboard

The packaging is user friendly, the material kind to the environment, the machine powerful: the KHS Group’s Innopack Kisters CNP (Carton Nature Packer) processes can toppers made of cardboard at a rate of up to 108,000 cans per hour. With the help of its recently developed CNP machine, the turnkey supplier is now establishing a

Growing demand for non-dairy and sustainable dairy beverages

Kerry’s Dairy without Compromise, the third edition of its customer virtual engagements for foodservice, retail and FMCG, aimed to meet the rise of dairy alternatives focused on customisation and flexible sustainable solutions to meet consumer demand for more value, choice and healthier beverages. Over three live virtual sessions, Kerry experts discussed insights on the future

A caramel that combines the carefree spirit of Paris and vibrance of LA

LA (USA) based, Le Bon Garçon, is a modern caramel confectionery brand that combines the carefree spirit of Paris with vibrant LA life. The buttery caramels are produced seasonally, using a traditional French technique and local organic ingredients. These delicious bites are then beautifully twist-wrapped in NatureFlex ™ films: not only do these attractive little

Back to Business, Sweets & Snacks Expo 2021

On May 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance indicating that fully vaccinated people may forgo masking and social distancing in many indoor situations. This latest guidance, combined with the CDC previously stating that fully vaccinated people can travel, is great news as we head into the summer and begin resuming some