General Mills supply chain chief talks COVID, Brexit and the future of food: ‘We have all the ingredients to make 2021 the year of the supply chain’

Operations expert Victoria Cobos joined General Mills in early November, as the company grappled with the challenges of COVID-19 and the fast-approaching Brexit deadline. We caught up with her to learn what the Supply Chain Directorâs priorities are moving into 2021 â and how she plans to make it âthe year of the supply chainâ.

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Most consumers ‘unlikely’ to adopt plant-based diet

As a host of food manufacturers attempt to take advantage of Veganuary, which encourages people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January, research from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has revealed over 60% of people say they are unlikely to follow a plant-based diet in the New Year.

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Boost for UK researchers to transform food systems

UK research projects that seek to fundamentally transform the UK food system, by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its center, received a Â24m ($32.9m) boost last week.

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Cracking progress or not up to scratch? European cage-free egg pledges in focus

Which food businesses are making progress in their transition to cage-free eggs? Are any going in the opposite direction? Compassion in World Farming shares its findings.

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Survey focuses on how agri-food companies are managing covid-19 pandemic

The BEAMitup project, funded by the European consortium EIT Food, has launched a survey to collect the experiences and needs of agri-food companies, identify best practices and develop new solutions that allow the sector to work safely during and after the pandemic.

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NPD Trend Tracker: From McDonald’s Big Good to vegan ‘Baconnaise’

In the UK, Veganuary has taken hold. While a good number of new product launches are targeting those going plant-based until the end of the month â including allplantsâ new Lighter Menu and Hellmanâs âBaconnaiseâ â others have the COVID-19 pandemic front-of-mind, such as McDonaldâs Big Good burger in Spain

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UK meat sector welcomes Third Country status, but ‘frustrated’ by absence of ‘crucial information’

The continued export of UK meat, fish and dairy to Europe has been confirmed, but industry says âcrucial informationâ has yet to be provided, which is hindering Brexit preparation.

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