In an effort to provide much-needed assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dole Packaged Foods Worldwide has launched a global initiative to supply nutritious foods to those in need. Dole is inviting other organisations and companies, large and small throughout the world, to join them to help cast a little sunshine…
Top Supply Chain Solution Providers Across the Globe Unite As Körber
Twelve of the world’s top supply chain technology solution providers from around the world has announced their transition to the brand Körber. Together as Körber, the companies are a leading global supply chain technology provider with a diverse range of capabilities spanning software, automation, voice, robotics and material handling equipment,…
Coca Cola Sales Falls 25 Percent From COVID-19 Impact
As the pandemic progresses Coca Cola Company has reported a 25 percent decline in global sales volume since the beginning of April, with nearly all of the decline coming from away-from-home channels. The pandemic has changed consumer purchase patterns. With lockdown and social distancing measures ramped up across the world,…
Olam Cocoa Introduces First Professionalised Child Labour Monitoring And Remediation Programme
Child labour monitoring and remediation is set to be rolled out across Cameroon in the first programme of its kind by a cocoa company. The move forms part of Olam Cocoa’s global commitment to put children first by tackling child labour and helping more children attend school across its entire…
Plant-Based ‘Meat’ Could Be Set For Post-Covid-19 Surge
Early indications suggest demand for plant-based meat alternatives is likely to increase when the Covid-19 outbreak is over, argues GlobalData Food Correspondent Andy Coyne: Reports from China, where the virus originated and where a return to normal living conditions is starting to happen, suggest plant-based protein foods are proving increasingly…
Novel Enzymes Breaks Down PET Plastic In Hours
Scientists from French Industrial Chemistry firm, Carbios have recently discovered and developed an enzyme which could efficiently break down plastics made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in hours. PET plastics are the material of choice for food and beverage packaging—the PET packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of…
ProPak Asia Rescheduled To October 2020
Informa Markets has announced that ProPak Asia 2020 will be rescheduled to 20 – 23 October 2020 at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand. The decision was made following extensive consultation with the relevant authorities and stakeholders and following the recent travel restrictions and uncertainty due to…
Unilever Prioritises Production Of Well Loved, Larger-Sized Products
Consumers are pantry stocking or “panic buying” amid the pandemic crisis—sweeping food and beverage products off local markets and grocers’ shelves to limit trips out of home in preparation of stay-at-home orders. Unilever has announced that the company will prioritise restocking stores with larger sizes of its popular products such…
SMART And MIT Develop Nanosensors For Real-Time Plant Health Monitoring
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have developed a way to study and track the internal communication of living plants using carbon nanotube sensors that can be embedded in plant leaves.…
Tiger Beer Launches Funds And Rallies People To Support Local Establishments In Asia
Tiger has launched its #SupportOurStreets initiative across Asia to help local pubs, restaurants, coffee shops and food courts tide over these difficult times. It is also a call to people to rally behind their favourite local food outlets as a show of support and to send a message that they…
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