After gaining novel foods approval in the EU, baobab is tipped to become a billion dollar industry. Stephen Daniells speaks to William Smith from Afriplex to find out what foods baobab fruit pulp is turning up in, and whether supply can match the demand.
The palm oil industry is claiming a major triumph in terms of sustainability ahead of an incoming shipment of the product to Europe next week, which is seen by some as a milestone for ethical sourcing.
Sustainability in the bakery industry will be the focus of an event
to take place next month in the UK, which aims to bring together
ingredients makers as well as manufacturers of finished products.
Cargill's new UK wheat processing plant is aimed at ensuring market
competitiveness and sustainability by localising the production of
wheat glucose for sweeteners.
Proposed directives for promoting the use of biofuels fail to
tackle concerns within the food industry on the possible impact on
food and feed supply, according to the CIAA.
The Ghanaian cocoa board is planning to significantly step up cocoa
production in the country over the next three years in a nationwide
shake-up of how the crop is farmed, according to press reports.
The UK's food and drink manufacturers yesterday committed
to ambitious new targets for reducing packaging, carbon
emissions, water waste and transport distances.
The food industry is failing to grasp the importance of adopting
sustainable crop techniques to protect against the effects of
climate change, says an expert on business agriculture.
Associated British Foods has become the latest manufacturer to show
concern over rising energy prices and the competitive retail
environment - but insists half-year profits will be in line with
expectations, boosted by its clothing...
Food companies do not yet face the ethical sourcing equation of the
clothing industry, where brands from Nike to Marks & Spencer
cannot afford a single claim of sweat-shop production. But the
moment is fast approaching for food,...
Kellogg reported a solid 7 percent increase in its earnings for the
third quarter with the North America region also putting up a
strong performance thanks to the successful introduction of new
product lines.
Polymer company Cargill Dow has a new partner in Italy to help
service the European food packaging industry. The companies are
working together to offer thermoformed packaging to the bakery and
convenience food markets made from NatureWorks'...
A new brand of organic bread has been launched in Belgium which
will also help protect the environment via a link up with the
Belgium arm of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
