Could Sustainable Foods Save The Amazon?

Brazil is under the spotlight again as parts of the Amazon is burning. With much of the rainforest being cleared for agriculture, Ecovia Intelligence believes some of the solutions are with sustainable foods. It is estimated that up to 80 percent of forests are being cleared by cattle ranchers. Brazil…

Barry Callebaut Begins Chocolate Production In New Factory In Rancaekek, Indonesia

The Barry Callebaut Group has started manufacturing at its second chocolate manufacturing plant in Rancaekek, a sub-district of Bandung, Indonesia. The brand new factory follows Barry Callebaut’s “plant in plant” concept, where the Group integrates new production facilities at the premises of its customer’s factories, in this case Garudafood’s Rancaekek…

Strong Asian Market Boosts Carlsberg Half-Year Sales

Danish brewing company, Carlsberg has reported strong first-half results with a 17.7 percent increase in profit to DKK 5.17 billion ($768 million). Despite the 4.1 percent decline in organic beer volume sales, the profit increase was largely owing to the performance of premium beer sales in Asia. In Asia, net…

Yili Enters Southeast Asian Market To Bolster Local Industry

The Shanghai-listed Inner Mongolian Yili Industrial Group has announced its commitment to invest significantly in Southeast Asia this year, collating the world's best resources to introduce more high-quality dairy products to local consumers. Dedicated to contributing to the development of the entire industrial chain in the Southeast Asian dairy industry, Yili plans to…

Burger King Releases Its Plant-Based Impossible Whopper In US

Burger King’s plant-based Impossible Whopper burger has made its debut across US on 8 August for a limited time. This meatless burger is made to taste exactly like the original whopper. “We are really excited to be able to offer our new Impossible Whopper to our guests across the country…

Aldi To Eliminate Plastic Packaging For Meat

From early September, Aldi will be replacing its plastic packaging for its meat products with cardboard trays across 380 stores in UK. The cardboard trays are recyclable and are sourced from sustainably-managed forests. Although the clear, flexible plastic film will still be required for this new packaging, Aldi claims that…

Kraft Heinz To Cut 400 Jobs in 2019

As part of its global restructuring efforts to reduce costs, Kraft Heinz will be eliminating 400 jobs in 2019.  According to a quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission, 200 jobs have already been eliminated in the first half of the year. “Kraft Heinz To Cut 400 Jobs in 2019…

Bakery Processing Equipment Market To Exceed USD 11 Billion By 2025

According to a report by Global Market Insights, the Bakery Processing Equipment Market revenue is set to rise from USD 7 billion in 2018 to around USD 11 billion by 2025. Furthermore, global shipments are expected to hit 590 thousand-unit shipments by 2025, growing at six percent CAGR during 2019…

Sober-Curious Consumers Are Changing The Alcohol Market

More people are cutting back on alcohol. With the rise of the “sober-curious” trend, the alcohol industry is also changing to cater to this group of consumers who are revaluating their alcohol consumption habits for their own wellbeing. According to the Morning Consult Poll and analysis among 1,062 men and…
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