Industry, innovation and research news

 

Industry, innovation and research news articles and press releases from around the bakery sector.


15

Mar

2023

Data rights & digital responsibility for the food sector: DRG4Food project promotes new tools on Consumer Rights Day

As rapid digital advancements continue to shape the world we live in, market abuses and social injustices pose a significant threat to consumer rights, both in the physical and virtual worlds. Particularly in sensitive systems like the food chain, data-based approaches are important but not easy to implement due to the sheer mass of...

23

Jan

2023

New Bath institute to tackle pressing climate crisis and sustainability issues

The new Institute for Sustainability will focus on sustainable chemical technologies and sustainable systems. The University of Bath has launched the new Institute for Sustainability (IfS) to bring together multidisciplinary expertise in tackling the most pressing climate and sustainability issues facing society. Led by leading sustainability...

9

Nov

2022

BENEO reduces specific energy consumption while increasing production capacity of chicory root fibres

BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, is demonstrating how supply security and sustainability can go hand in hand. While increasing global capacity for its prebiotic chicory root fibres by 30%, thanks to a 90 million Euro investment into its production plant in Pemuco, Chile, it is reducing specific energy...

17

Jun

2022

Institute for Sustainable Food - Our response to the Government Food Strategy

The Government's long-awaited National Food Strategy, published on 13 June, was greeted with dismay and disappointment by members of the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food. The Institute’s Directors, Duncan Cameron and Peter Jackson, offer their initial thoughts here, with an invitation to other...

9

May

2022

Fedima hosts Panel Discussion on Sustainability in the Food Sector as part of Annual General Conference

Fedima, the Federation of European Manufacturers and Suppliers of Ingredients to the Bakery, Confectionary and Patisseries Industries, hosts a panel discussion with industry stakeholders on the importance of sustainability in the food value chain, as part of its online and in-person Annual General Conference. The discussion on sustainability in...
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Categories: 2022

Tags: Fedima, sustainability


3

Feb

2022

Research finds more consumers weighing sustainability claims on packaged food choices

More than half of global consumers say they’re more likely to purchase products with a sustainability claim. Sustainability considerations now influence the majority of the world's grocery shoppers when buying packaged foods such as potato chips and cookies, according to Cargill's most recent global FATitudes™ survey. The...

9

Nov

2021

IADSA takes the lead on sustainability with new guiding principles for the supplement sector

IADSA has adopted the world's first Guiding Principles on Sustainability for the global food supplement sector. Developed to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the eight principles will position IADSA at the forefront of the international supplement sector's efforts to create a more sustainable present and...
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Categories: 2021

Tags: sustainability, IADSA