As part of a brand refresh, Bertinet Bakery has become the first major US bread brand to feature the mark on its packaging, which guarantees the nutrition and processing credentials of its range of sliced sourdough.
The Cheerios and Shreddies maker has contributed CFH 100,000 ($101,647) to the Africa Food Prize to unearth the bold initiatives and technical innovations that will create a new era of food security and build great climate change resilience on the continent.
With customers facing an ever-growing quagmire of challenges – rising costs, ingredient shortages and even political instability – the Chicago-headquartered nutrition specialist is augmenting its solutions to help bakery clients navigate the rough times,...
The better-for-you flour – claimed to be more nutritious, easier to digest and better tasting than traditional alternatives – is the cornerstone of AgriForce Growing Systems’ market-ready un(Think) Food brand.
Growing Kent & Medway – a research, innovation and enterprise cluster – has launched a Business Innovation Voucher scheme, providing 75% funding towards projects with leading research organisations.
The Cheerios and Nature Valley maker has forged a multi-year partnership with Canadian not-for-profit ALUS to support farmers and accelerate regenerative agriculture in Manitoba and Saskatchewan – key regions where General Mills sources its oats.
The CEO of Crops For the Future is advocating a ‘complete transformation of agrifood’ after the Odesa strike by Russia puts an historic hours-old grain deal in peril – viewed as a ‘beacon of hope’ to break the back of runaway inflation, critical in today’s...
The ingredients specialist has extended its partnership with APC Microbiome Ireland, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre, for a two-year project to delve into how dietary fibres can impact the functioning of the gut microbiome.
While Ukraine’s next season of wheat is ready to be harvested, more than 22 million tonnes of last year’s crop still cannot reach swathes of people highly dependent on the grain. Meanwhile, the sharp drop in the wheat price could indicate less optimism...
AB InBev’s ingredient company has enlisted a scientific advisory board to study the health, nutrition and sustainability benefits in brewers spent grain (BSG).
The multilateral development finance institution’s unprecedented Emergency Food Production Facility will help 20 million African farmers to rapidly produce enough cereals to prevent a looming disaster.
Russia has been accused of weaponising food by disrupting supplies of wheat and other commodities, which is exploding the price of food and putting millions at risk of starvation.
A survey of US and Canadian adults by One Degree Organic Foods reveals a significant gap in consumer awareness regarding the world's most widely used pesticide, even among those trying to limit their pesticide exposure.
Matthews Cotswold Flours and Cumbrian bakery Lovingly Artisan are calling on bakers – both professionals and home enthusiasts – to dust off their aprons and get creative to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. Earth & Wheat, too, joins UK's massive...
Colorado-headquartered Ardent Mills has inaugurated its ultramodern Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida, which delivers real-time near-infrared analysis, automation enhancements and bolstered food safety capabilities.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), is on a mission to attract more private sector investment in the development of underutilised crops to feed an increasingly...
Women entrepreneurs Julie Koch Fahler and Ida Boesen stepped up as market disruptors with a commodity trading platform for Danish farmers in 2018 – evolving it into one of Europe’s first international accredited certification programmes in soil carbon...
The acknowledged expert in crispy, soft, taste and texture for the bread and pastry space has appointed Jean-François Honoré as president and CEO of the group.
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has ramped up its sustainability journey by pledging to eliminate deforestation and converting to native vegetation from its supply chain by the end of 2025.
Ingredients specialist Eurostar Commodities picks out the biggest positive trends in food that we will see in 2022, which include clean label, climate change and probiotic pizza.
Ulusoy has secured a 6-year, US$25m senior debt facility from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO to fund the acquisition of a prominent consumer brand, which will enable it to move from an exclusive B2B business into B2C channels.
Over the next several months, the Firebird Artisan Mills brand and products will be fully integrated into Ardent Mills, enabling the flour-milling and ingredients specialist to bolster its nutrition offerings to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse...
Ahead of World Soil Day (5 December), Matthews Cotswold Flour has reconfirmed its commitment to the environment by forging the Cotswold Grain Partnership with local farmers to preserve soil fertility and wildlife habitats through regenerative farming...
Best Alternativa was creating rice-based products long before the gluten-free trend took root in Ukraine, spearheading the movement in the region with backing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The ‘Salubre’ is set to revolutionise the pizza industry as the UK’s first non-HFSS (fat, salt and sugar) pizza, while helping to fight food waste by using the spent grains left over from the process of brewing beer.
Inclement weather in Canada and Europe is resulting in a spike in the price of raw material, which – along with increases in freight – is spiralling the durum wheat market ‘completely out of control’, according to Eurostar Commodities.
Starch Europe has expressed its disappointment at the Canadian authorities’ decision to impose duties on exports of wheat gluten from certain EU Member States.
The UK specialist miller and baker has joined a list of blue chip customers – including PepsiCo, Ella’s Kitchen and Vivienne Westwood, among others – that have adopted Mapp’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) to drive a targeted digital communication strategy.
The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Proparco – the financing arm of Agence Française de Développement Group – have reaffirmed support for long-standing client Tirayaki Agro through a new syndicated facility that will provide impact through...
UK organic flour brand Doves Farm has introduced a speciality flour range intended to appeal to adventurous home bakers wanting to experiment with taste and texture, but also bringing nutritional and environmental benefits to the mixing bowl.
With the pandemic resulting in weight gain for many, Kamut International is taking the opportunity to highlight the benefits that its khorasan wheat can add.
Parle Products has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Parle G Chakki Atta (flour) to capitalise on the trajectory growth the home baking trend has experienced since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The myriad benefits gained by eating a fibre-rich diet are at the heart of a nationwide campaign launched this month by UK Flour Millers (formerly nabim).
Ulusoy Un Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. – one of Turkey’s largest flour millers and grain traders – has received a cash injection from an EBRD and TSKB co-financing programme, created in 2016 to improve and simplify access to finance for small- to medium-sized...
The National Association of British & Irish Millers is changing its name to UK Flour Millers as part of a rebrand aimed at raising the industry’s profile at a pivotal time in its history, thanks to Britain’s recent departure from the EU.
An international consortium of scientists has developed a hardy new wheat variety that is resistant to a particularly virulent fungal disease that threatens global food security.
The International Bakery Exhibition (iba) is bringing the industry together online in February 2021 in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has restricted physical meeting opportunities.
The American Bakery Association (ABA) has unveiled a new website and streamlined its branding to highlight the importance of the sector for a healthy economy and a healthy consumer.
Coronavirus and economic meltdown has left Lebanon on the brink of collapse: Now there are fears the huge explosion in the country’s capital on Tuesday (August 4) could worsen its precarious food security with the loss of a valuable port and wheat stocks.
The Food Ingredient business of Japanese conglomerate Teijin Group has introduced BARLEYmax onto the European market to enable producers capitalise on the growing demand for gut health, as well as overall health & wellbeing.
The North American flour miller and ingredients provider - which also has a footprint in Puerto Rico - has outlined its new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme with a renewed focus to help build a more sustainable food system.
Krusteaz has launched Energizing Oat Bites Mix that require no baking; Nature’s Eats is rolling out a propriety almond flour; and UK bakery Patisserie Valerie has created a Thank You Cake for people to show their appreciation during these unprecedented...
Drawing on the experience of nearly 200 years of milling, the UK flour miller has placed sustainability at the heart of its business, keeping quality firmly of utmost importance.
