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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 ...

British public back ban on selling junk foods at checkouts study shows

Removing 'impulse buy' foods that are high fat, salt and sugar supported by shoppers and retailers

15-Mar-2023 - A ban on selling junk foods from store entrances, aisle ends and checkouts should continue after a new study found the plans were largely backed by the British public and food industry. Legislation to restrict the placement of products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) was introduced by the UK ...

Vion commits to continuity and sustainability within Good Farming Balance

03-Jan-2023 - By building demand-driven supply chains, Vion offers safe, healthy and tasty food. In doing so, the company connects all parties in the supply chain (from farm to fork) and balances supply and demand. This is Vion’s Building Balance Chains strategy. The next step in the Good Farming Balance ...

Vion expands further in eastern Germany

12-Nov-2022 - Vion Food Group is taking over the business activities of livestock dealer Hausner GmbH, strengthening Vion’s supply chain in the region. The takeover of Hausner GmbH is expected to be finalised in Q1 2023. “With this step, we are strengthening the regional presence and market prospects for Vion ...

100 percent responsible cocoa for Mars Wrigley chocolate products in Europe

10-Oct-2022 - From 2023, 100 percent of the cocoa purchased by confectionery manufacturer Mars Wrigley for its factories in Europe will be responsibly sourced. Specifically, this means Mars will source enough cocoa from farms benefiting from its responsible cocoa program to meet European demand for its brands ...

Availability of raw materials remains the biggest challenge for food manufacturers

23-Sep-2022 - The dependence on globalized commodity flows, with simultaneous geopolitical, pandemic and ecological crises, makes it increasingly difficult for many companies to procure high-quality raw materials in sufficient quantities. Risks along the supply chain have been steadily increasing in recent ...

Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people

Livestock and fish could be fed more agricultural by-products, freeing up food for people

21-Sep-2022 - While millions around the world face the threat of famine or malnutrition, the production of feed for livestock and fish is tying up limited natural resources that could be used to produce food for people. New research from Aalto University, published inNature Food, shows how adjustment to the ...

Agriculture drives more than 90% of tropical deforestation

12-Sep-2022 - Halting deforestation will require a step-change in approach, and to be effectivemeasures must address underlying and indirect roles of agriculture, says study. A new study published today in leading journal, Science, finds that between 90 and 99 percent of all deforestation in the tropics is ...

A nutrition label for Earth

Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products

07-Sep-2022 - We’re all capable of slowing down the effects of a warming Earth, and it could be as simple as how we stock our pantries. An international team of scientists has evaluated the environmental impacts of more than 57,000 food products – the stuff you typically find as you wander the aisles of your ...