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Good food makers 2022 is accepting applications

22-Jun-2022 - Applications for Good Food Makers, the global accelerator for innovative food startups that aims to foster the development of new sustainable food solutions, are open until July 22 at https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/milan/good-food-makers/. For 2022, innovative ideas are sought in four ...

UN report: Grain prices on world market increased in May

06-Jun-2022 - Grains became more expensive on the world market last month. Prices for wheat, for example, rose for the fourth month in a row and in May were 5.6 percent above the level of the previous month of April and 56.2 percent above the average price of May 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization ...

Campari Group acquires Picon, a leading bitter aperitif brand in France

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 ...

FAO Food Price Index eases in April

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, ...

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

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, ...

Pesticides in food

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 ...

World food prices hit new peak

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 ...

Association: Italy's Prosecco exports at record level

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. ...

UN report: Less meat consumption in industrialized countries by 2030

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 ...

Barilla Group announces acquisition of Catelli dry pasta

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 ...