SXSW: Can microbes feed the world?
Elliot Roth, CEO of Spira, and Prateek Garg, co-founder of Unibiome, believe that microbes may hold the solution for feeding the world in a sustainable, healthy way. In their session … Continue Reading →
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Regional, world flavors to take center stage in 2017
Bell Flavors & Fragrances has revealed its 2017 Spark trends for flavors in the U.S. market. This year’s flavor discoveries are all about going deeper into regional and localized food, … Continue Reading →
World commodity food prices fall in 2016 for fifth straight year
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has reported that world commodity food prices fell for a fifth straight year in 2016, averaging about 1.5% below 2015 … Continue Reading →
Purdue launches postharvest initiative at World Food Prize
Purdue University has announced it will formally launch the Purdue Postharvest Initiative with an exhibit at the World Food Prize meeting, taking place October 12–14 in Des Moines, Iowa. IFT … Continue Reading →
Modernizing sub-Saharan Africa’s farming systems may help feed the world
With Africa set to play an ever-growing role in feeding the world’s burgeoning population, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has stressed that the sub-Saharan region needs modern, … Continue Reading →
World Food Prize recognizes Kenyan economist
The World Food Prize has named Andrew Mude the winner of the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, for his work in … Continue Reading →
Germany leads the world in energy drink launches
According to Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), more energy drinks were launched globally in 2015 than in any year since 2008, with the number of energy drink products launched … Continue Reading →
<em>Fortune</em> ranks Nestlé fifth in companies that are ‘changing the world’
Fortune magazine has ranked Nestlé as fifth in its annual “Change the World” list of the top 50 companies that are “doing well by doing good.” IFT Daily News
Biofortification pioneers win 2016 World Food Prize
On June 28, Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low, and Howarth Bouis were announced as the 2016 World Food Prize Laureates during a ceremony at the U.S. State Dept. IFT … Continue Reading →
World Cocoa Foundation launches program to address climate change
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has launched a new program designed to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sector to address the threat climate change poses to cocoa sustainability … Continue Reading →