IFOAM EU in joint call for improved regulation of natural plant protection technologies
Europe’s lead organic body IFOAM EU and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) are making a joint call for better regulation of natural origin plant protection technologies.
24 food and drink acquisitions over $1 billion in 2019
Of the record 789 food and drink transactions registered on the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database for 2019, 24 involved sums of $1,000 million or more, reports Zenith Global.
Plant-based for the rest of us: Kroger launches Simple Truth Emerge ‘fresh meat’ range
In a launch that has the ring of ‘plant-based for rest of us pitch’, leading US supermarket operator Kroger is debuting a major new range of ‘fresh meat’ alternatives.
Swedish Government restates target for 30% of farmland to be organic by 2030
The Swedish Government has restated its ambitious targets for organic food and farming, as part of the latest action plan for Sweden’s national food strategy.
Sweden’s Paradiset switches focus to branded product sales, closes two stores
Stockholm-based organic food retailer Paradiset (Paradise) has announced that it is closing two of its four stores as part of a business reset.
Mission Impossible: Burger King trials plant-based sausage patty
Burger King has begun testing its new Impossible Croissan’wich sandwich in selected outlets across the US.
‘Green’, ‘clean’, ‘cruelty-free’ …. and unhealthy?
Meat alternatives are often positioned as more ethically responsible and greener meal options. Assumptions are sometimes made that they are also healthier. But are they?
Well wheeled: Planet Organic partners with SUPPER for hot food delivery first
UK healthy retail operator Planet Organic is partnering with London-based delivery service SUPPER to offer hot food deliveries for the first time.
Swedish startup YOGUT set to launch personalised probiotic maker
Brazilian scientist and entrepreneur Aline de Santa Izabel, says her Sweden-based start-up YOGURT is close to launching a pod-based personalised yoghurt machine.
Tribunal judge rules ethical veganism is ‘philosophical belief’
In a landmark legal case, a UK tribunal judge has ruled that ethical veganism qualifies as a ‘philosophical belief’ and therefore must be afforded special protections under equality law.