The rising price of olive oil: What’s causing it and how long will it …
Apr 30, 2024 · The price of olive oil has seen an extraordinary increase in recent years, with figures from market analyst firm Mintec Global showing a record high of €9.20 per kilogram, reached in January 2024. But why are we seeing this sharp increase and is this trend sustainable when many consumers are already stretched by the cost-of-living crisis.
How PepsiCo is ‘fundamentally transforming’ what it does and …
Oct 6, 2021 · The company says this will 'fundamentally transform' what it does and how it does it. FoodNavigator speaks to Chris Daly, PepsiCo Europe’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to find out more. PepsiCo wants to define how it creates growth and value through the positive change it can support for planet and people. This evolving understanding of the ...
No safety concern for emulsifier E 471 but EU should tighten up ...
Nov 13, 2017 · News and analysis on food and beverage development and technology. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is recommending the Commission changes the specifications for the emulsifier mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471). In the evaluation , EFSA scientists said there is no safety concern when E 471 is used in foods at the reported ...
Peanut shortage: What caused it and is it set to last? - Bakery and …
Apr 25, 2024 · The first and perhaps most influential reason for the shortage of peanuts is changing weather patterns and extreme weather events in the growing regions which supply the EU. “Most of the peanuts supplied to the EU come from Argentina,” Aidan Wright, senior commodity analyst & methodology lead at market analyst firm Mintec Limited told ...
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
Aug 20, 2019 · Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
PepsiCo talks health and reformulation across drinks and snacks: …
Jul 2, 2021 · Sugar reduction in soft drinks. PepsiCo said it will cut the average level of added sugars across its entire soft drinks range – including brands like Pepsi-Cola, Lipton Ice Tea and 7UP – by 25% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline.
EUDR: Inside the guidance
Oct 7, 2024 · Image Source: Getty Images/Abstract Aerial Art. On the day the EUDR was delayed, the EC released guidance, aiming to clarify some of the key elements of the regulation. Last week, the European Commission (EC) advised a delay by 12 months to the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). If approved by the European Parliament, it would mean ...
EFSA says mealworms safe for human consumption: ‘An important …
Jan 14, 2021 · Mealworms are safe for human consumption. EFSA’s latest batch of scientific opinions on novel food applications includes a significant first – a safety assessment of a proposed insect-derived food product: dried yellow mealworm. The safety authority’s opinion was coordinated by Ermolaos Ververis, a chemist and food scientist at EFSA.
Tony’s Chocolonely axed from Slave Free Chocolate list, defends …
Feb 16, 2021 · Incidentally, Barry Callebaut – together with chocolate and cocoa majors Nestlé, Cargill, Mars, Mondelēz, Hershey, and Olam – is currently the subject of a US lawsuit brought by human rights organisation International Rights Advocates. Riggs confirmed the lawsuit is unrelated to its decision to remove Tony’s from its list.
'We’re fooled into believing that these companies are taking …
Feb 8, 2022 · NewClimate Institute has released a report accusing big companies like Nestlé and Unilever of putting out ‘ambitious sounding’ carbon goals that have ‘very low integrity’. The food giants – both of whom have made net zero pledges – reject this conclusion.