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World: Transportation market to grow to US$35B by 2002, finds report
The global refrigerated transportation market is set to grow from US$24.66 billion in 2015 to US$34.52 billion by 2020, according to a market study...
Africas: FOGA Gum to digital processes with Chemometric Brain solutions
FOGA Gum enters into an agreement to use Chemometric Brain solutions to digitize quality control, facilitating sample analysis and validating quality, homogeneity and traceability...
Africa: IFF, Unilever, agencies partner for farmers’ welfare
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Unilever and non-governmental organizations are partnering together to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder vetiver farmers in Haiti.
The partnership,...
Africa: Health authority uses green system to pasteurize milk
South Africa's Department of Health has endorsed ongoing studies of the use of SurePure's ultra-violet (UV) photopurification as an alternative to pasteurization for the...
Africa: Drought threatens food supply in the region
With as little as 25% of expected rainfall received, widespread drought conditions in the Horn of Africa have intensified since the failure of the...
World: Report finds unsustainable food system with hungry people
Today’s global food system has major weaknesses: nearly 800 million people are left hungry, one-third of the human race is malnourished, over half of...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, Tony’s Chocolonely partner on traceable sustainable cocoa
Barry Callebaut has installed a cocoa butter tank in its factory in Wieze/Belgium to produce cocoa butter from traceable beans sourced from Tony’s Chocolonely’s...
Asia Pacific: Malt beverages offer market opportunities in region, SIG Combibloc
In the soft drink and milk drink sector, trends are indicating that beverages should be made 100% from natural ingredients without containing added sugar.
Against...
Africa: Biolabex opens lab in Mauritius
Biolabex, a Mauritius-based research and development (R&D) laboratory, launches development and manufacturing activities in BioPark Mauritius.
Recently accredited as the first good manufacturing practice or...
Africa: iFoodbag to reduce food wastage in region with 20M bags
iFoodbag has signed a purchasing contract with Equator One Logistics, with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya to distribute up to 20 million carrier...