Politicians protest over EU plant-based dairy ‘censorship’
A group of 34 MEPs have called upon the European Commission and the Council to reject ‘plant-based dairy censorship’, following a vote in October 2020 to further restrict the terminology…
Civil society, farmers and business organizations say it clear to the EU: don’t deregulate GMOs
A large coalition of 162 civil society, farmers and business organisations calls on Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to ensure all organisms derived from new genetic engineering…
EU: New Ambitious Organic Action Plan
The European Commission today approved the European Organic Action Plan 2021-2027. The Plan has the ambition to contribute to the growth of the organic sector and the objective of reaching…
Food trends: What’s In and What’s Out?
Tracking food trends can be a fickle business. One day a health food might find itself as the hottest Instagram-worthy offering and the next, it’s been sidelined for something more…
A ‘big win’ for organic
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) says the organic sector is ‘cautiously optimistic after gaining clear recognition’ within Defra’s new pilot scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The certifier welcomes the…
Shareholder pressure pushes Tesco towards health targets
‘Rising investor concerns’ over the health impacts of companies such as Tesco had led the supermarket giant to announce aims to increase its proportion of sales from healthier products to…
Highlights from the Organic Trade Board AGM
In the Organic Trade Board’s (OTB) AGM & Annual Members Briefing on 17 March a number of topics concerning the organic sector were covered including export, membership figures, Kantar data…
British Vegan Chicken Brand Squeaky Bean Awarded Plant-Based Food Manufacturer Of The Year
Squeaky Bean, the British ready-to-eat plant-based brand known for its vegan chicken range, has been named the winner of the Plant-Based Food Manufacturer of the Year at the U.K.-based Food…
Tenzing Becomes First Soft Drink Brand To Launch Carbon Labels
British energy drink maker Tenzing has just become the first soft drink brand to introduce carbon labelling to its products. The label displays the “carbon negative” footprint of their products…
Awakened Foods merger to take bite out of US$110B healthy snacks market
Ka-Pop! Snacks, makers of ancient grain popped chips, and Bubba’s Fine Foods, makers of paleo and keto-friendly snacks and granola, are merging to form Awakened Foods. The new holding company…