12-May-2022

Campari Group announced today the signing and simultaneous closing of an agreement with Diageo to acquire the Picon brand and related assets. Invented in 1837 by Gaétan Picon, Picon is a traditional, market-leading French bittersweet aperitif with a unique orange flavour. Made from a base of ...

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Vegetable oil and maize prices slightly decrease after recent surge, while rice, meat, dairy and sugar prices slightly increase and global trade prospects dim

11-May-2022

World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, ...

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11-Apr-2022

Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month because of Russia's war in Ukraine and the ``massive supply disruptions'' it is causing, the United Nations said Friday. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said its Food Price Index, ...

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Latest report published

31-Mar-2022

EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union in 2020. Analysis of the results shows that 94.9% of samples fell within legally permitted levels. For the subset of 12,077 samples analysed as part of the EU-coordinated ...

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Wheat harvests a factor

08-Nov-2021

World food prices are the highest since July 2011, reflecting in part reduced wheat harvests by major exporters and higher palm oil prices, the United Nations' food agency said Thursday. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said international prices of its basket of food ...

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20-Jul-2021

Italy has exported more Prosecco than ever before in the first four months of this year, according to association figures. More than 120 million bottles (0.75 liters each) were delivered by the companies during this period, the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti announced on Saturday. ...

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07-Jul-2021

The United Nations expects meat consumption in industrialised countries to fall over the next ten years. This is due to growing environmental and health concerns, said a report published on Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. According to the report, people will eat ...

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We’re thrilled to expand our North American operations, and we welcome the Catelli team to the Barilla family

03-Feb-2021

Barilla, a family-owned, leading global food company, today announced that its acquisition of the Catelli dry pasta business in Canada closed on January 29, 2021. The Catelli dry pasta business includes the Catelli®, Lancia® and Splendor® brands and the plant in Montreal (Quebec). As a ...

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The EU authority pointed out in its study that the protein content is sometimes overestimated.

14-Jan-2021

The European Food Safety Authority has given the green light to new products such as grilled flour beetle larvae and pasta containing parts of these insects. This was announced by the experts of the analytical authority, EFSA for short, in the Italian city of Parma on Wednesday. They presented ...

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21-Dec-2020

The Ferrero Group, a global confectionery group, today announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire Eat Natural, the maker of high-quality cereal bars, toasted muesli and granola.The Ferrero Group plans to maintain and further build Eat Natural’s strong brand authenticity, ...

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