In this week's news grain exports, free food parcels and alternative proteins.
How much has the war in Ukraine cost the world in grain exports?
With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, numerous food exports have been impacted in the past year, including grains such as wheat and maize.
However a new?study, led by Adam Rose, research professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and its Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies (CREATE), has estimated that disruption to exports of grain commodities during a projected one-year period of the war will result in a $1.6 billion loss for the global economy. Read more.
UK and EU to open doors for Malaysian insect producer
The Ministry of Agriculture has granted?Nutrition Technologies?permission to export its insect meal and oil into the UK and EU from Malaysia.
This decision marks the first Malaysian based producer to be given approval following June 2022, a month where insect producers in Malaysia became eligible to export insect-based material to the EU for the first time. Read more.
Hellmann’s to provide free food parcels during Ramadan
Hellmann’s has partnered with UK charity Human Appeal to offer free?“Iftar for All”?food parcels to those?who are facing food insecurity during Ramadan. Hellmann’s has said that the food parcels will available to those in need “whether observing Ramadan or not”. Read more.
A new approach to alternative protein innovation
Maarten Geraets from seafood-based food producer Thai Union Group shares insight into the alternative protein market and product innovation.
领英推荐
The global trend towards?alternative proteins, and specifically?plant-based?alternatives, has recently seen a slowing in its growth trajectory. Widely debated within the media and global industry, especially in North America where the trend was most stark, the causes of this pace-change have been discussed at length. In some European markets, however, plant?based offerings are often still front and centre on supermarket shelves.? Read more.
PODCAST
Episode 38: Easter Special
On this?Easter?special episode, Joshua Minchin and Grace Galler speak to two guests about lamb and chocolate, two foods that are associated with the holiday and can be found in abundance in supermarkets at this time of year. Listen here.
REPORT
Our latest US industry report:?State of the Industry
Introducing our latest report,?State of the Industry?– a comprehensive overview of the current state of the food and beverage sector in the United States. This report features highlights from the recent?Food Integrity US 2023?conference, as well as contributions from industry leaders, experts, and organizations. You can download your copy here.
LinkedIn poll results
Have your say with?#newfoodtalks?LinkedIn polls. In this week's poll, we asked "Should all food companies provide a "free from" product alternative?" We have received over 200 votes from our members. Do you agree??
We share a new poll on Mondays and the results are published here first.