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General Mills sells Helper and Suddenly Salad businesses for $610 M

General Mills sells Helper and Suddenly Salad businesses for $610 M

To improve North America Retail segment’s growth profile US-based General Mills, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Family Foods Group, a portfolio company of

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DSM, World Food Programme partner to improve nutrition around the world

DSM, World Food Programme partner to improve nutrition around the world

By strengthening sustainable food systems and improving resilience Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, and the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, have agreed to extend their partnership and scale up rice fortification

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Australia makes efforts to supercharge commercialisation in F&B industry

Australia makes efforts to supercharge commercialisation in F&B industry

The University of Queensland will lead Australia’s effort to supercharge commercialisation in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, with a share of $362 million in federal government funding. The UQ-led Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA)

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FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages

FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages

Russia and Ukraine are important players in global commodity markets, and the uncertainty surrounding the conflict has caused prices surges The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called on

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Kraft Heinz to develop sustainable, paper-based ketchup bottle

Kraft Heinz to develop sustainable, paper-based ketchup bottle

Scope for paper-based packaging is huge HEINZ, maker of the world’s favourite ketchup and condiments, is teaming up with Pulpex to develop a paper-based, renewable and recyclable bottle made from 100 percent sustainably sourced wood

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Evo Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks to develop animal-free egg products

Evo Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks to develop animal-free egg products

Evo Foods will leverage Ginkgo's cell engineering capabilities to explore recombinant production methods for egg proteins Evo Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks have announced a partnership to develop a method for producing animal-free egg proteins for

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FAO to promote innovation in sustainable development to end hunger  

FAO to promote innovation in sustainable development to end hunger  

Call is made for applications for the 2022 Transformative Research Challenge The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF) have launched the WFF’s first-ever cohort of the Young

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Acute food insecurity hits new highs globally

Acute food insecurity hits new highs globally

Countries already coping with high levels of acute hunger are particularly vulnerable to the risks created by the war in Eastern EuropeThe number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance

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Barry Callebaut plans $104 M investment in new specialty chocolate factory in Canada

Barry Callebaut plans $104 M investment in new specialty chocolate factory in Canada

Chocolate factory designed for sugar-free chocolate, high protein, and other specialty products to meet increasing customer demandThe Barry Callebaut Group has announced its plans to expand its North American presence by building a new specialty

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US FDA takes steps to limit ’lead levels’ in juices

US FDA takes steps to limit ’lead levels’ in juices

To further reduce exposure to toxic elements in foodsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft action levels for lead in single-strength (ready to drink) apple juice and other single-strength juices and juice