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NewsWheat Ukraine: China at the forefront
21.5% of the cereals produced after the newly renewed agreement is destined for the asian country
This was revealed by a survey by the Centro Studi Divulga. more
LiqueursPallini expands abroad and broadens the range of spirits
The company launches Limonzero, the first non-alcoholic limoncello, and brings Amaro Formidabile across the border
There is great excitement in the Pallini house. Known throughout the world for its Limoncello and Mistrà, the historic Roman distillery, the only one still active in the capital since the early twentieth... more
NewsGermany confirms eighth outbreak of swine fever
Pse continues to strike: new cases in wild boars in the last 10 days, including in Italy
The total number of domestic pig outbreaks in Germany rises to 8 after confirmation of African swine fever on a farm in Brandenburg. In fact, authorities have confirmed that the death of two pigs in eastern... more
Studies and researchPoultry industry fears between avian flu and rising costs
Watt Global Media research: for 84% of farmers, Hpai has reduced feed production
Hpai, or simply put, avian flu and ingredient costs. These are the two drivers of the poultry industry in 2023 according to the annual Poultry nutrition & feed survey by Watt Global Media, one of the world's... more
FairsBlueberries for all seasons: the Costa method
The company from Australia at the next edition of Macfrut (Rimini, 3-5 May 2023)
Costa Group, the main Australian blueberry world player, at the International Blueberry Days at Macfrut (3-5 May 2023 at Rimini Expo Centre). The appointment is on the first day of the fair on the occasion... more
ForeignChina and Fao: the partnership gets stronger
Qu Dongyu: "Beijing is contributing to the achievement of global food security"
Mutual praise between Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian and the director of the United Nations body. more
ForeignAvian flu: contagion also in humans outside Europe
According to EFSA, ECDC and Eurl, the biggest risk is now represented by seagulls / Annex
The situation regarding avian influenza continues to evolve in Europe and globally, with reports of new outbreaks in birds and occasional infections in mammals. Sporadic human infections have been reported... more
Studies and researchPoultry industry fears amid bird flu and rising costs
Watt Global Media Research: HPAI has reduced feed production for 84% of farmers
Hpai, or in other words the avian flu and the costs of the ingredients. These are the two drivers of the poultry industry in 2023 according to the annual Poultry nutrition & feed survey by Watt Global... more
Press release"Solid collaboration" between Italy and Israel in agriculture
Confirmation of Confagricoltura at the Economic Forum with Prime Minister Netanyahu
"The joint work of exchanging knowledge on the agricultural and innovation front with respect to the global challenges of climate change and food security, see Confagricoltura as a leading partner in the... more
Economy and financeFlo: 2 mln euros for paper cups
By 2022, the group has increased the volume of its pulp products to 40.5 percent
Flo Group, a historic brand specializing in the production of tableware and food containers, inaugurates a department entirely dedicated to the production of paper cups for vending machines thanks to a... more
SustainabilityBiogas. Gattoni (Cib): "Review timetable for implementation of the NRP."
Convergences are sought with the EU to achieve energy independence
Pichetto Fratin: "Biomethane strategic for Italy" more
FairsMacfrut 2023 doubles its space
2800-square-meter test field in two pavilions on the west side of the Rimini fairgrounds
Innovation is at home at Macfrut, international fruit and vegetable fair (May 3-5, 2023). So much so that it will double the space on the latest innovations in water saving, nursery gardening, sensors... more
Government actsUkraine: grain talks in Geneva on March 13
Lavrov: "Extension of agreement difficult, pro-Russia clauses never implemented"
Consultations between the delegation of the Russian Federation and the delegation of the United Nations on the extension of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports will take... more
DessertsNestlé launches KitKat Cereal
Available from April in Britain: contain five vitamins, calcium and iron
Nestlé has launched new KitKat Cereal, bringing the taste of the famous chocolate bar to milk bowls. Just like the traditional KitKat bar, the crunchy cereal squares combine wafers with a milk chocolate... more
MeatsFight against synthetic meat: Italy has an ally in Copa-Cogeca
The secretary general of the European farmers' organization attacks Bill Gates
After speaking out against possible new European regulations on poultry house logistics (see EFA News), Copa-Cogeca is launching its challenge to synthetic meat. It did so through the voice of its secretary Pekka... more
Oils and condimentsModena Balsamic Vinegar: disciplinary modification approved
Increased protections for consumers and producers
Changes include new formats for sale, additional quality parameters for aged product, and an increasingly effective control system more
Government actsUsa: lavish compensation to damaged farmers
Funding Starting at $20 Million for Hurricane, Flood and Other Weather Disaster Relief
The US federal government will help farms damaged by extreme weather events. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that producers in disaster-affected counties in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota,... more
Economy and financeEU: record agri-food flows in 2022 with 36.9 billion euros
Exports at +17%, imports at 34%. Trade balance at 53.5 billion euro /Attachment
In November 2022, the European Union's agri-food trade flows reached the record figure of 36.9 billion euros. Since the beginning of last year, therefore, the EU agri-food trade has reached 369 billion... more
FairsMilan-Parma (Cibus and Tuttofood): an agreement that strengthens Made in Italy
Once the partnership between the two exhibition centers has been formalised, the top management is looking towards the international market
With the positive resolutions, before the assembly of Fiere di Parma on 7 February and subsequently that of the Board of Directors of Fiera Milano on 9, the agreement was definitively signed between the... more
NewsAsia invaded by swine fever
Cases are multiplying from Bhutan to Nepal, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong
African swine fever invades Asia. The data comes from the official notification to the World Organization for Animal Health and attests that cases of African swine fever scattered in several areas are... more
NewsUkraine. Guterres: "It is essential to renew the agreement on wheat"
On a visit to Kiev, the UN secretary general insists on containing the global price of food
It is "of fundamental importance" that the agreement on wheat in Ukraine reached last July is extended. These are the first declarations of the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres , on the occasion... more
Studies and researchThe United States grappling with chicken mycotoxins
According to research, some feed components can cause infectious diseases
The United States continues at a rapid pace in research on food for animals, primarily poultry, to certify and, if possible, prevent the emergence of pathologies that may be dangerous for the animals themselves... more
Cheese and dairy productsGreen light to gruyère made in the USA
For a Virginia court, the name of the cheese no longer belongs only to France and Switzerland
It's not just Italian food that is being attacked by foreigners. Now, for example, it's the turn of the famous Gruyère cheese: in fact, a US appeals court ruled that the name could be used to label cheeses... more
NewsFAO, IFAD and WPF: digital divide penalizes women
United Nations organizations call for a more active role for women in agri-food systems
Inclusive access to digital technologies and education is key to reducing gender inequalities and empowering women workers in the agricultural sector. This was underlined in a joint note by the three food... more
PeopleCarlsberg/2. Change at the top
Cees 't Hart leaves office after 8 years
After eight years as CEO of Carlsberg, Cees 't Hart has informed the supervisory board of his intention to leave the group by the end of the third quarter of 2023. Since the beginning of his tenure at... more
DessertsEurochocolate to conquer Ecuador
Training-collaboration project with small manufacturing companies in the country concluded
The training project aimed at small cocoa producers promoted by the Mi Luz company, an artisan company owned by the Munoz family, has recently concluded in Ecuador in the Province of Los Rios, in the rural... more
FairsThe Festival of typical products from the Marche region returns to Fermo (11-13 March)
Protagonist of the 31st edition not only food, but also territory and local communities
The programme of the 31st edition of Tipicità Festival, an event scheduled from 11 to 13 March at the Fermo Forum, in the heart of the Marche region, was presented to the press this morning. This year's... more
Economy and financeCage-free farms? Consumers care little
55% of customers would only care about price; producers only care about revenue
In Europe is one of the new frontiers of healthy food that the EU, or rather Efsa, is putting forward as a flagship. It was just a few days ago that the European Food Safety Authority plans to avoid the... more
Economy and financeCarel, 2022 with revenues up 29.6 percent
Turnover at 544.9 million euros for the group that makes refrigeration systems for foodservice
The board of directors of Carel Industries, the Brugine (Padua)-based food service refrigeration systems company, approved its consolidated results for 2022, which showed a 29.6 percent growth in revenues... more
BeveragePepsiCo presenta due nuova Soda Stream
E-Terra e E-Duo, consentono di "personalizzare" le bevande preferite
PepsiCo ha appena presentato due nuove SodaStream, le macchine per la produzione di acqua frizzante che ha in portafoglio. I due nuovi modelli, E-Terra e E-Duo, consentono ai clienti di personalizzare... more
HealthVongole e prosciutto cotto nel mirino del ministero della Salute
Richiamati lotti Giò Mare per livelli di e.coli superiori ai limiti di legge
Altri richiami da parte del ministero della Salute relativamente a prodotti che potrebbero presentare problematiche allergeniche non evidenti. Oggi sono caduti sotto la lente del ministero alcuni lotti... more
SustainabilityDanone announces ban on HFSS products in the UK and Ireland
90% of its product portfolio will no longer be high in sugar and fat
Just a couple of days after German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir announced a draft law aimed at limiting the advertising of food deemed unhealthy (see EFA News entitled Germany censors junk food ads)... more
Economy and financeJust Eat closes 2022 with revenues up 4%
Turnover of 5.6 billion euros: 984 million orders processed by 90 million active consumers
Just Eat closes 2022 substantially stable compared to 2021. The gross value of transactions, i.e. the so-called gtv, the total paid by consumers with the exclusion of tips, stood at 28.2 billion euros,... more
Economy and financeCelli buys 70 percent of Spain's Exclusivas JJL
In nine years acquisition No. 13 for group active in beverage equipment sector
The Celli Group, which specializes in the design and manufacture of beverage dispensing equipment and accessories, announces that it has finalized the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Exclusivas JJL,... more
NewsWindsor framework, first reactions in Great Britain
The Food and drink federation expresses perplexity and fears price increases
The Windsor Framework, the agreement signed last Monday between the United Kingdom and the European Union aimed at making trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland more fluid, it was received "cautiously"... more
FairsCibus Connecting Italy: 20,000 visitors from 90 countries expected
Among the novelties of the next edition (Parma, 29-30 March 2023), the debut of fruit and vegetables
There is no development without innovation, with attention to the evolution of national and international demand. It is the essential assumption with which Cibus Connecting Italy 2023 returns to the stage... more
IndustryNestlé leaves Myanmar
Factory and headquarters in Yangon closed: products entrusted to a local distributor
Nestlé will close its factory and headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar in a bid to shift to a more sustainable business model. A spokesman for the multinational said that the company has appointed Mdg, or... more
NewsGermany censors junk food ads
Towards a stop to commercials for chips, chocolate and hyper-sugar, fatty or salty snacks? /Video
Is a new prohibitionist wind blowing in Europe? It seems so. In fact, after the wave of controversy over anti-alcohol labels, the initiative of Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) now comes... more
NewsRussia has lost more than 1,500 foreign businesses in one year
Yale University monitors companies that have left or are leaving: Italy has 40 including Ferrero and Barilla
One year after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's economic losses are counted. The most worrying loss for the country is that of the more than 1,000 global multinational companies that have left or are... more
ForeignBrazil: Lula reinstates the National Food Council
The organ had been deactivated by his predecessor Bolsonaro in 2019
The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the helm of Brazil continues to mark elements of discontinuity with respect to the previous government. The last of the important measures is the restoration... more
ForeignA Pole at the helm of the World Food Programme
Ambassador Artur Pollok is the new president of the executive committee of the UN body
At the same time, the assembly designates the Moroccan ambassador to Italy Youssef Balla as vice president. more
MeatsSustainable development: it is being discussed in Brussels with Assica
The commitments of the sector at the center of a discussion with the stakeholders of the European Commission
Commitments and best practices of the "Assica Sustainability Program" at the center of the round table "Different roles, Same goals" ("Different roles, same goals") organized with the highest authorities... more
Economy and financeSerious crisis for Bordeaux winemakers
The vignerons are asking the government to subsidize the destruction of surplus wine
Bordeaux winemakers are in crisis. Last weekend they asked the French government for financial aid for the grubbing up of vines, in the amount of 10%, in the region with a high wine-growing vocation. The... more
Mineral waters and drinksS.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy: 15 finalists selected
The award ceremony for the 2022/23 championship in Milan on 4 and 5 October next
The Grand Finale of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2022-2023 will be held in Milan on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2023. The event rewards and enhances the best young chefs worldwide... more
Economy and financeGreat Britain, also in Lidl rationed vegetables
It is the fourth chain after Asda, Morrisons and Tesco. The problem is the scarcity of products
There are four British supermarket chains that are forced to face the shortage of some vegetables traditionally imported to the island in winter from North Africa or southern Spain. Asda, Morrisons and... more
ForeignEU against counterfeiting
The Juridical Commission votes unanimously for the geographical indication of traditional products
The Commission on Legal Affairs of the European Union (JURI) has adopted a new scheme to ensure that the geographical indication of traditional handicraft products is protected in the EU and globally.With... more
Oils and condimentsMonini triumphs in Los Angeles
At the International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, the company from Spoleto wins 5 "Oscars"
The Monocultivars Monini, the prestigious triad (Frantoio, Coratina, Nocellara) of 100% Italian organic oils, expression of Italian olive-growing richness, win five "Oscars" - four of which are gold, including... more
Economy and financeRetail, mergers and acquisitions will grow
According to Bain & Co. classic sales models are set to be overtaken
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, major retail players are expected to draw on the high levels of accumulated cash to close new Merger&Acquisition deals in 2023, taking advantage of industry multiples... more
Economy and financeEIB-EU agreement for investments in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Four billion Euros to support local economies: primarily green transition and agriculture
The EIB, the European Investment Bank and the European Commission have signed agreements for 4 billion euros to support businesses in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries up to 2027. The agreement... more
Economy and financeBayer closes 2022 on strong growth
Multinational company reports sales at 50.7 billion euros, up 8.7 percent
The Bayer Group ended 2022 with "strong growth" and a significant increase in sales and profits. Sales reached 50.7 billion euros, an increase of 8.7 percent, ebitda increased by 20.9 percent to 13.5 billion... more