Urine tests have revealed a biological marker linked to depression is common in otherwise healthy young people who eat a Western-style diet that is high in fat, sugar and processed foods.
Assomela Societa' Cooperativa in Trento, northern Italy, yields a significant part of Italy's apple production and has been an established player in the European export market for many years.
In a year in which thousands of hectares devoted to kaki cultivation have been affected by inclement weather, including spring frosts and summer hail storms in the Region of Valencia, the supply has been considerably reduced.
After about two weeks of harvesting and selling the first Italian clementines, some are analyzing and drawing up the first balance sheets regarding the beginning of the citrus campaign.
Pernod Ricard has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a majority shareholding of Código 1530 Tequila, a range of Ultra-Premium and Prestige tequila.
Private equity firm Advent International and agribusiness Wilbur-Ellis have combined their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses to form a global distribution platform with combined sales of around €3 billion (US$2.9 billion).
Cargill, hydrocolloids specialist Unitec Foods and sugar manufacturer Fuji Nihon Seito Corporation are joining forces to boost innovation and go-to-market for food ingredients solutions in Japan and Asia-Pacific region.
Last week in industry news, IFF’s new innovation center and Singapore Flexiblend plant are expected to accelerate innovation and broaden co-creation capabilities in Greater Asia.
Industry experts claim that a lack of proper cold chain facilities and limited direct cargo flights -among other hindrances- are stalling the growth of Uganda's horticulture business and exports.
After the withdrawal from the market of some batches of chicken frankfurters which resulted positive for Listeria and the more recent withdrawal of salmon sandwiches, people have been increasingly discussing the microbiological contamination of food.
The Dominican Republic’s export and investment Center, ProDominicana looks forward to take more producers and products to the IFPA’s Global Produce Show in Orlando, US, their main export market.
