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60 Second News – 6 May 2022
The New Food team give you your rapid food and beverage update in just 60 seconds.
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Beef farmers looking for alternative feed methods as production costs soar
Amid soaring food costs and an international fertiliser shortage, meat producers are looking for alternative ways to rear their cattle and keep product in consumer shopping baskets.
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WHO report takes formula milk producers to task
The WHO has blasted formula milk retailers for employing marketing tactics which it says “blatantly” breaches an international code developed in the 1980s.
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Disruption as the new normal?
Marcel Koks, Industry and Solution Strategy Director for Food and Beverage at Infor, looks at how food manufacturers can use technology to boost supply chain resilience in the face of ongoing disruption.
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Recipe boxes – 10 years on
How have recipe boxes changed in recent years and what has caused their increase in popularity? Patrick Eve, Chief Commercial Officer at Gophr, one of the UK’s largest same-day courier services, finds out.
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Changing how we farm cocoa
Julia Ocampo, Director of Sustainability at Luker Chocolate, looks at how we can make a positive environmental impact with cocoa farming.
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UK Government cracks down on fake reviews
The UK Government has given increased powers to the UK’s consumer watchdog to ensure that online spending is protected and fake reviews stamped out.
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Greggs delivers on its 2021 sustainability targets
British bakery giant Greggs has shared its second annual sustainability report one year after launching its sustainability plan.
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Global bodies call for world action as food prices rise
For every one percentage point increase in food prices, 10 million people are plunged into extreme poverty the World Bank has revealed, as it calls for action from world leaders.
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Civil unrest may not be far away
History has warned us that as food prices rise, rioting is likely to follow. Here, Professor Chris Elliott points to a few key moments in history and calls on the UK Government to wake up.
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US food-at-home inflation index hits highest level in 40 years
Americans continue to feel the pinch as food inflation hits the highest level since 1981 – all eyes are on the Federal Reserve for action.
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€3 million saffron fraud scheme uncovered by Spanish police
Law enforcement in Spain seized 2,000kg of allegedly adulated saffron valued at three quarters of a million euros as part of an operation across multiple Spanish cities.
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US confectionery industry set for $4 billion boost this Easter
As the confectionery sector gears up for one of its busiest periods, the National Confectioners Association reveals top four sweet treats Americans will be opting for this Easter.
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Episode 23 – Wonky veg
The New Food team get the lowdown on wonky veg and try to understand why consumers do or do not opt for produce that looks a bit different.
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GFSI: Actions, not theories
New Food's Joshua Minchin summarises the key points of the CGF's Managing Director Wai-Chan Chan as he opens GFSI 2022.
