Events
There will be three hundred exhibitors at this year’s Farmer Expo in Debrecen
Date: 2019-08-01 11:22:25
Three hundred exhibitors are expected at the largest agricultural trade fair in Eastern Hungary, the Farmer Expo, which will be held this year for the 28th time between 15-18 August...
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Lidl Denmark Introduces Reusable Bags For Fruit And Vegetables
Date: 2019-08-01 08:50:31
Lidl has announced that it has introduced reusable net bags for fruit and vegetables in all its 119 outlets across Denmark. The initiative is expected to reduce the consumption of...
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Waitrose Expands Eco-Friendly Laundry Products Range
Date: 2019-08-01 08:30:37
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has added two new products to its eco-friendly laundry solutions range, following an increase in demand for sustainable products. The sale of environmentally-friendly...
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Sustainable Initiative
Date: 2019-08-01 08:10:36
Coca-Cola Oceania and Coca-Cola Amatil have announced a significant step forward towards sustainability—by the end of this year, all of their plastic bottles smaller than one litre, and all water...
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The waste derby starts on the Upper Tisza for the seventh time
Date: 2019-07-31 11:17:08
In the first week of August, the Pirate Teams of the PET Cup starts to collect waste onto their ships again for days from the River Tisza between Tivadar and...
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Henkel Acquires Majority Stake In Hair Colour Business, eSalon.com
Date: 2019-07-31 08:50:30
German consumer goods company Henkel has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in the Los Angeles-based hair colouring business, eSalon.com. The acquisition will strengthen the Schwarzkopf maker’s hair...
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Morrisons to boost customer loyalty with new partnership
Date: 2019-07-31 08:30:45
Morrisons has teamed up with market research company IRI to help improve customer loyalty. The analytics firm will help the Big 4 grocer to better understand customers, predict analytics and...
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Eighty wineries, 45 concerts at this year’s Debrecen Wine and Jazz Days
Date: 2019-07-30 11:08:06
Eighty domestic wineries, 45 concerts, a jazz cinema and a craft fair are waiting for the visitors of the Debrecen Wine and Jazz Days on the shores of Lake Békás...
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Danone Seeks Carbon Neutrality by 2021 With €25M Boiler Investment
Date: 2019-07-30 08:50:54
Danone has announced an NZ$40 million (€25 million) investment in its Nutricia spray drying plant with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2021. The company said that the achievement...
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PepsiCo buys into China’s Natural Food
Date: 2019-07-30 08:30:41
PepsiCo has taken a stake in one of China’s biggest natural food companies, Natural Food International. The snacking company is buying 26 per cent of the business for US$131 million...
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Tesco To Launch Super-Hot ‘Armageddon’ Chilli Pepper
Date: 2019-07-30 08:10:19
Tesco has announced plans to introduce the hottest British-bred chilli pepper – Armageddon – in its UK stores. The retail giant claims Armageddon stands head to head with America’s Carolina...
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Asda uses 90,000 plastic bottles for car park resurfacing
Date: 2019-07-29 08:50:30
Asda has utilised 90,000 plastic water bottles to resurface the car park of its Wakefield store as the grocer finds news ways to recycle. The plastic was ground to tiny...
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Grocers urged to scrap junk foods from eye-level shelves as obesity crisis bites
Date: 2019-07-29 08:30:32
A health charity has urged supermarkets to remove junk food from shelves at eye level to reduce obesity levels. The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) said in a report...
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Lidl Ireland Opens 200th Store In Tullamore
Date: 2019-07-29 08:10:37
Lidl Ireland has announced that it has opened its 200th store in Tullamore in County Offaly. The new store is part of the retailer’s €200 million investment plan for 2019,...
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Unilever, Tesco, Nestlé Ranked Top On Meat Alternatives: Report
Date: 2019-07-26 08:50:28
Unilever, Tesco and Nestlé are among the best prepared to capitalise on the trend for plant-based meat substitutes, according to a report from an investor group managing $5 trillion in...
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Aldi And Plastic Bank Gather 40 Tonnes Of Plastic In Four Months
Date: 2019-07-26 08:30:46
Aldi’s plastic waste collection initiative, in association with Plastic Bank, in the Philippines has gathered more than 40 tonnes of plastic in the first four months. In March of this...
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EBay to launch warehousing and shipping services next year
Date: 2019-07-26 08:10:57
EBay Inc would launch a warehousing and shipping service for merchants selling through its site starting next year, a new strategy that is expected to attract more sellers to the...
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Spar Austria Introduces Organic Toothbrush
Date: 2019-07-25 14:50:28
Spar Austria has launched an organic toothbrush made of renewable raw materials under its private-label brand, Beauty Kiss. The toothbrush is made of 90% bio-based raw materials and is available...
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Steel – A Sustainable Alternative To Plastic Packaging
Date: 2019-07-25 08:50:53
There has never been a better time to take a fresh look at steel as people now acknowledge the value of “really recycled” materials over “recyclable” ones, according to APEAL –...
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Coca-Cola Japan to take soda giant’s only alcoholic drink nationwide
Date: 2019-07-25 08:10:12
Coca-Cola in October will take an alcoholic drink nationwide in Japan as the global soft drink giant attempts to diversify its way out of the mature and crowded soda pop...
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You can be OMÉK’s star performer!
Date: 2019-07-24 11:06:27
Until 21 August, 2019, those who wish to show and present their compositions to the National Agricultural and Food Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK) will be eligible to apply for the...
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Sainsbury’s partners with Deliveroo for pizza delivery trial
Date: 2019-07-24 08:50:35
British supermarket Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) has teamed up with Deliveroo to trial the delivery of pizza direct to customers’ homes, seeking a slice of the fast-growing food delivery market. It said...
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Lidl To Step Up Biodiversity Support For Bees In Operation Pollination
Date: 2019-07-24 08:30:36
Lidl Ireland has announced that it is stepping up its support for biodiversity by launching Operation Pollination and signing up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. The German-based discount retailer said...
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Smurfit Kappa designs egg-protector pack for E-commerce delivery
Date: 2019-07-24 08:10:58
Smurfit Kappa has designed a unique packaging solution to enable Granja Mantiqueira, a Latin American egg provider, to enter the E-commerce channel. The unique packaging keeps the eggs fresh and...
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The Future of Food is Here
Date: 2019-07-23 08:50:36
Tomorrow Foods is a brand new, New Zealand owned health food company dedicated to creating delicious foods that are made sustainably using alternative ingredients – with a focus on high...
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Health, Environment Key To Success Of FMCG Brands In France: Kantar
Date: 2019-07-23 08:30:45
French consumers are displaying a growing interest in organic and traceable products, a new study by Kantar has revealed, indicating that health and environment are among the top five concerns...
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Nestlé Launches Starbucks Coffee Creamers In The US
Date: 2019-07-23 08:10:47
Nestlé and Starbucks have announced the launch of a new range of coffee creamers in the US. The launch marks the entry of Starbucks into the refrigerated creamer category. The...
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Be an exhibitor at OMÉK and be part of the celebrationof agriculture!
Date: 2019-07-22 11:25:17
The exhibitors of the National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK), the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) are waiting for the exhibitors to apply...
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Spar Austria Customers Can Now Bring Own Containers For Meat, Cheese
Date: 2019-07-22 08:50:33
Spar Austria has announced that customers can now bring own containers for cold cuts, cheese, and meat in all Spar, Eurospar, and Interspar outlets across the country. The retailer believes...
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Packaging Company Tetra Pak Tests Paper Straws In Europe
Date: 2019-07-22 08:30:48
Food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has announced that it is testing paper straws for beverage products in Europe. The move makes it the first carton packaging company to...
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