'Like wine or scotch, people can find the profile they love' - The rise of single-origin coffee

Since the Ottomans brought it from Ethiopia to Istanbul, coffee has always been international. But the popularity of single-origin coffee, demarcated by its origin from a single nation, is growing. What is the appeal of this kind of coffee, and why do consumers appreciate knowing the birthplace of their beverage?

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Ultra-processing metric added to environmental labelling scheme: ‘Our objective is to identify products with synthetic additives’

Environmental labelling scheme Planet-Score is expanding its focus to include a productâs degree of processing, origin, and whether fair remuneration was paid to its producers.

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Ultra-processing metric added to environmental labelling scheme: ‘Our objective is to identify products with synthetic additives’

Environmental labelling scheme Planet-Score is expanding its focus to include a productâs degree of processing, origin, and whether fair remuneration was paid to its producers.

Read more about it via https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/08/planet-score-adopts-ultra-processing-metric-to-identify-synthetic-additives?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

‘This opens up a new category’: Meet the start-up making a 'game-changing' low GI, quicker-cooking rice

Spainâs Rice in Action is using innovative technology to produce a healthier, sustainable and easy to cook rice which can help boost productivity for food service providers and appeal to time-poor consumers lacking culinary skills.

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‘This opens up a new category’: Meet the start-up making a low GI, quicker-cooking rice

Spainâs Rice in Action is using innovative technology to produce a healthier, sustainable rice which can also help food service providers boost productivity and solve the âhuge painâ, which is the lack of specialised labour.

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Food M&A hindered by ‘persistent macroeconomic headwinds’ but activity on the rise

Looking at the first four months of 2023, the volume of M&A deals in the UKâs food and beverage sector has increased, but deal value was low: more than 80% had a value of Â10m (â11.62m) or less.

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Caffeine alternative: Alpinia galanga extract increases alertness, decreases fatigue

Natural ingredient supplier OmniActive has released the results of a new clinical trial that substantiates the effects of its enXtra ingredient as a caffeine-alternative in the growing energy supplement market.

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