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RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate Food Industry

RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate

Pick n Pay chairperson Gareth Ackerman was frank in his assessment of the substantial impact of rolling blackouts — significantly worse during the second half of the trading year — on the retailer’s performance. Burning diesel in generators had added massively to Pick n Pay’s costs in recent months, which…
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May 4, 2023
What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy? Food Industry

What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy?

–– OPINION — By Donna Garren, executive vice president of science and policy, and Sanjay Gummalla, senior vice president of scientific affairs, both of the American Frozen Food Institute America’s food industry deserves a scientific and risk-based regulatory framework from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. That’s why the American…
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April 26, 2023
Super-aged success: South Korean government lauds scientific validation of senior-friendly food strategy Food Industry

Super-aged success: South Korean government lauds scientific validation of senior-friendly food strategy

The study was conducted by the Kyung Hee University Graduate School of East-West Medical Science in partnership with the Food Industry Promotional Agency of Korea, focusing on 180 older adults with a mean age of 82.7 years. According to the study’s authors, long-term consumption of designated senior-friendly foods – a…
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April 25, 2023
CMA guidance on competition law and sustainability – How it affects the food industry Food Industry

CMA guidance on competition law and sustainability – How it affects the food industry

The Competition Act 1998 stipulates that competitors making agreements and deals between one another are prohibited from doing so if these deals have the object or effect of restricting competition. Some agreements, such as two businesses agreeing to make changes to their internal policy, do not affect competition. Others, however,…
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April 24, 2023
Honouring a legend and hiring more workers with a disability, Port Lincoln organisation aims to create more jobs Food Industry

Honouring a legend and hiring more workers with a disability, Port Lincoln organisation aims to create more jobs

Disability employer Bedford has built a larger aquaculture shed in Port Lincoln with the aim of employing more people with a disability. Key points:Bedford employs more than 1,000 people with a disability across South AustraliaThe shed was named after prominent fisherman and businessman Sam SarinBedford hopes to employ more people with a disability…
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April 24, 2023
Why keto and other specialist diets are a ‘huge growth area for the food industry’ Food Industry

Why keto and other specialist diets are a ‘huge growth area for the food industry’

Paleo players recently celebrated research which found this diet (which includes fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds and avoids grains, legumes and dairy products) the most healthy​. There is much excitement about the potential for specialist diets to answer many diverse problems from obesity and type 2 diabetes…
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April 20, 2023
‘We need the food industry to recognise this opportunity and step up to the plate’: Campaigner urges more NPD to embrace the menopause Food Industry

‘We need the food industry to recognise this opportunity and step up to the plate’: Campaigner urges more NPD to embrace the menopause

There are 15.5 million menopausal women in the UK alone, revealed Heather Jackson, the co-founder of Gen M, which helps brands recognise and respond to the needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women. Many of these consumers feel ignored or misrepresented by brands, said Jackson, who urged the food industry to…
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April 17, 2023