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Grant of $2.8M from Novo Nordisk Inc. to American University to address food security in D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8

06-Nov-2023 - Health happens where people work, live, play and worship, says Prof. Stacey Snelling, chair of the Department of Health Studies in American University’s College of Arts and Sciences. And that’s where theHealthy Schools, Healthy Communities Labengages children, adults and older adults to tackle ...

Food industry consumes many fossil fuels

03-Nov-2023 - Food production accounts for at least 15 percent of global fossil fuel consumption, according to a new study. The production, transport and storage of food contribute 4.6 gigatons of CO2 equivalents to global emissions each year, the nongovernmental organization Global Alliance for the Future of ...

5 ways we’re fighting factory food waste with teamwork and technology

On International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we check in with our factory frontline for the latest progress report on our fight against food waste.

03-Oct-2023 - No one sets out to waste food. Not at home. Not in factories. But the sad truth is that nearly a third of food created for human consumption goes to waste. And a lot of that happens in food production. “It feels wrong to be wasting food in a world where nearly 10% of our population is still ...

followfood launches the first organic nuts and organic dried fruits with tracking code and demeter certification in the grocery trade

Food pioneer relies on 100% transparency back to the source

24-Aug-2023 - followfood, sustainability pioneer and inventor of the tracking code, is again focusing on even more food transparency and higher standards for organic products. As a market novelty, an organic nut and organic dried fruit range is being launched, which offers complete transparency in the supply ...

Gourmet or Imitation?

New technique ferrets out food fraud

07-Aug-2023 - When you shell out for artisanal food –Swiss Gruyère cheese, organic vanilla extract, Italian prosciutto – did you get what you paid for? With global food fraud estimates as high as $40 billion a year, it’s a question Purdue University researchers are tackling with a food “fingerprint” technique ...

Risk of forced labor is widespread in U.S. food supply, study finds

25-Jul-2023 - Animal-based proteins, processed fruits and vegetables, and discretionary foods such as sweeteners and coffee contribute most to overall risk of exploitative practices, according to researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Eliminating forced labor is a vital starting ...

SciOpen signs new food science journal

28-Jun-2023 - SciOpen, Tsinghua University Press’s open-access publishing platform, has signed the journalFood Science of Animal Products. It is SciOpen’s first client journalwhose scholarly publishing workflow is entirely managed by SciOpen’s production team, and its first issue is now available ...

Tyson Foods Hosts First Ever Supplier Inclusion Summit

Tyson Foods Hosts First Ever Supplier Inclusion Summit

23-Jun-2023 - yson Foods recently hosted its first ever Supplier Inclusion Summit on June 20, 2023, with more than 25 of the company’s customers, supply chain partners and potential suppliers to have impactful conversations about the importance of building and nurturing a diverse supply chain. The event builds ...

Barry Callebaut sharpens sustainability targets

Fresh ambition for the Group’s Forever Chocolate plan

11-May-2023 - Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, presented today a set of sharpened targets for Forever Chocolate, its plan to make sustainable chocolate the norm, and added additional targets extending its impact beyond 2025. Launched in 2016, ...

Barry Callebaut: the key findings of cocoa farming in Côte d'Ivoire

Poverty reduction is driven by three key factors - yield, size of farm and price

04-May-2023 - The results of the Agri-Logic research provide the foundation for the sharpening of our strategy to support cocoa farmers in achieving higher cocoa yields, increased income and protect the forests surrounding cocoa farms. The results form the basis of our shift in approach from less training to ...