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FAO seeks to upscale science & innovation to support biodiversity

FAO seeks to upscale science & innovation to support biodiversity

The CGRFA is the only permanent intergovernmental body that specifically addresses all biological diversity for food and agricultureEmphasising the need to "produce more with less", QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of

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Ball invests $290 M in new beverage can plant in US

Ball invests $290 M in new beverage can plant in US

The multi-line plant is expected to create nearly 180 manufacturing jobs when fully operational.Ball Corporation has recently announced plans to build a new aluminium beverage packaging plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada in the US. The multi-line

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Kraft Heinz acquires Brazilian food company Hemmer

Kraft Heinz acquires Brazilian food company Hemmer

Leading to the addition of more than 250 meal-enhancing productsUS-based Kraft Heinz Company has entered into an agreement to acquire Companhia Hemmer Indústria e Comércio (Hemmer), a Brazilian company focused on condiments and sauces. The

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UK suggests addition of folic acid in flour to prevent spinal conditions in babies

UK suggests addition of folic acid in flour to prevent spinal conditions in babies

Aims to avoid hundreds of potentially life-threatening spinal conditions in babies every yearFolic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening spinal conditions in babies, the Government of

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Global Alliance urges “Full and Unequivocal Commitment” to measure true cost of food

Global Alliance urges “Full and Unequivocal Commitment” to measure true cost of food

The Global Alliance has formally joined an ambitious coalition for agroecology The Global Alliance for the Future of Food has released a call to action for delegates and attendees of the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit

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Engineers in US use lasers for cooking food

Engineers in US use lasers for cooking food

Using lasers for cooking and 3D printing technology for assembling foodsA team of researchers at Columbia University in the US explored various modalities of cooking food by exposing blue light (445 nm) and infrared light

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Finland explores cellular agriculture for its cup of coffee

Finland explores cellular agriculture for its cup of coffee

Cellular agriculture is one of the routes towards more sustainable food productionVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has successfully produced coffee cells in a bioreactor through cellular agriculture. The innovation can help to make the production

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Nestlé lays focus on transition to regenerative food system

Nestlé lays focus on transition to regenerative food system

Developing higher-yielding coffee and cocoa varieties with lower environmental impact Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and restore

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Cultured Food Innovation Hub sets-in to push development of cellular agri products

Cultured Food Innovation Hub sets-in to push development of cellular agri products

Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros establish pilot plant for cultured meatThree global companies, Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros, have formed a new entity, The Cultured Food Innovation Hub, in Kemptthal near Zurich, to accelerate the development and

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Meatable, Royal DSM to develop affordable growth media for cultivated meat

Meatable, Royal DSM to develop affordable growth media for cultivated meat

For making cultivated meat affordable and accessible on a large scaleDutch food startup Meatable has entered into a joint development agreement with Dutch multinational Royal DSM to co-develop growth media for cultivated meat. Growth media is a