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Homepage > News > Business > Alibaba eyes hiring spree, predicts AI bubble in the US Chinese technology giant Alibaba (NASDAQ: BABA) has confirmed plans to increase its staff strength following a high-level meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai and company founder Jack Ma disclosed…

The food industry is heading towards a commodity crisis and too little is being done to mitigate the predicted meltdown, an anonymous group of senior industry professionals has warned. In a memo released to food and drink industry investors this morning, the group known only as Track x Food has…

Americans are snacking less — and that's a problem for the packaged food industry.Why it matters: After years of inflation, consumers are recoiling, fed up with food price increases and suddenly immersed in economic uncertainty.Driving the news: General Mills on Wednesday became the latest food giant to sound the alarm…

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There has never been a more pressing time for food producers to harness technology to tackle the sector’s tough mission. To produce ever more healthy and appealing food for a growing global population in a way that is resilient and affordable, all while minimizing waste and reducing the sector’s environmental…

The rise of AI has touched nearly every facet of consumers' lives, from music to maths, literature to logistics. It’s becoming the norm, and the food industry hasn’t escaped the phenomenon either. Manufacturers are particularly interested in AI’s ability to increase supply chain efficiencies. Companies like the Bel Group and…

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F&B leaders are not prepared for the impacts of geopolitical problems (Image: Getty Images) Despite being optimistic, food and drink industry leaders are dramatically underprepared to face geopolitical challenges Two-thirds of food and beverage industry C-suite and operational leaders say they are confident or very confident in mitigating the impact…

Vietnam has launched a new handbook to help food firms use its food safety system platform. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Vietnam has launched a new handbook to help food and beverage companies in the country use its newly-enforced online food safety system platform. Vietnam has launched a new handbook to help food…

A third of children and adolescents are also predicted to be overweight within the next 25 years as the global obesity epidemic continues to eat its way into societies. That equates to 3.8bn adults and 746m children & adolescents globally, analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases Study BMI Collaborators,…