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WATCH LIVE: Small businesses in food industry testify about COVID-19 impact
Business owners and leaders in the food industry will testify Sept. 30 about the challenges food producers and retailers are facing amid COVID-19 and what lies ahead in the next several months as the pandemic continues. The hearing is scheduled to…
Meet Quell: A Talent Agency on a Mission to Disrupt Canada's Food and Drink Industry and Drive Real Change
Founded by industry veterans, Trevor Lui and Stephanie Lui-Valentim, Quell will look to tackle systemic inequities found in today's hospitality industry TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2020 /CNW/ - The food, drink and hospitality industry in Canada is facing a…
10 Under 20: Kid Food Entrepreneurs Fighting to Make a Difference
To celebrate and support young entrepreneurs who are working to solve environmental and food insecurity problems locally and globally, Hormel Foods launched the 10 Under 20 Food Heroes Awards. The awards bring attention and grants to help the…
Global Food Forum 2020
Visy, with Pratt Industries USA, is the world's largest privately-owned recycled paper and packaging manufacturer, employing more than 10,000 people, mainly in Australasia and the USA. Annual group sales exceed $5 billion. Visy focuses on…
Kenya Inflation Slows as Food-Price Growth Cools
Consumer prices rose 4.2% in September from a year earlier Food prices rose 5.2% from year ago, transport costs up 13% Kenyan inflation slowed to the lowest level in a year in September as food-price growth cooled further. The annual inflation rate…
Ocado steals Tesco crown as UK's most valuable food retailer
Ocado has overtaken Tesco as the most valuable food retailer on the UK stock market after its share price soared during the pandemic. Based on Tuesday's closing prices, the online group that former Tesco chief executive, Terry Leahy, reportedly…
Space, food and recycling at the centre of $1.5 billion manufacturing plan
The future of Australian manufacturing will be across food and drink, space and recycling industries as Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlines a $1.5 billion strategy in a key pre-budget speech. Citing the importance of manufacturing to New South…
Good Food Media Network Unveils Good Food 100 and Webinar Series
“The food industry stopped at taste for too long,” says Sara Brito, co-founder and president of the Good Food Media Network. She believes that every bite of food is a product of an interconnected system: While taste is important, the…
Trading through Covid-19 and beyond, daily food industry updates - Wednesday 30 September (free to read)
FrieslandCampina said dairy prices remain below pre-pandemic levels These rolling updates build on our previous bulletin, launched at the start of the year as the virus started to make its impact felt on the industry. 30 September Dutch…
Food delivery apps are more popular than ever. But can they help restaurants survive?
How much should delivery companies be able to charge restaurants? It's a question that has been brought into sharp relief by COVID-19, as restaurants have seen takeout and delivery orders, which might have previously made up a fraction of their…
Grocers and food manufacturers build up stockpiles to guard against demand spikes in COVID's second wave
Supermarkets and food manufacturers are building up their inventories to protect against surges in demand as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits parts of Canada. Grocers and their suppliers don't appear to be expecting the same level of…
China, Food Security and Geopolitics
This has not been a good year for China. The economy suffered a 6.8 percent economic contraction in Q1, followed by a 3.2 percent rebound (anemic by Chinese standards) in Q2. Relations with the United States remain tense and complicated. On top of…
New £2m fund for sustainable food packaging hub in Wales
A research and development facility in North Wales has been granted £2 million in funding to develop a hub for the development of sustainable food packaging. The £20 million University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre…
PE taste tests My Food Bag; PwC ramps up auction
Interested parties were told it was the first meal kit delivery business in NZ and had made the most of its first mover advantage. The group started sending food boxes to clients in Auckland and has since spread across more than a dozen NZ cities.
Michigan could lift ban on food assistance for drug felons
Published: Sep. 30, 2020 at 7:19 PM EDT|Updated: 5 minutes ago LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The lifetime ban from receiving food benefits for those with more than one drug-related felony conviction could be lifted under a bill that passed the Michigan…
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