Latest Food Headlines

  1. A New Method May Make Tomatoes Safer To Eat 9/8/2020

    When vegetable farmers harvest crops, they often rely on postharvest washing to reduce any foodborne pathogens, but a new University of Georgia study shows promise in reducing these pathogens — as well as lowering labor costs — by applying sanitizers to produce while it is still in the fields.

  2. Researchers Make Moves To Foil Frost 9/7/2020

    An innovative project at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute is using mobile frost shelters in canola crops to boost the industry’s understanding of how time of sowing recommendations could help reduce frost impacts on yield.

  3. Nestlé Intensifies Its Sustainable Packaging Transformation Journey 9/7/2020

    Nestlé is intensifying its actions to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and to reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third in the same period. Today the company announced a series of new initiatives that include a USD 30 million investment to increase food-grade recycled plastics in the US, a refillable system for pet food in Chile and first-of-its-kind recyclable paper packaging for Maggi bouillon cubes in France. 87% of Nestlé's total packaging by weight and 66% of its total plastic packaging is already recyclable or reusable

  4. Innovative Heat Packaging Delivers Touch-Free Cooking For Hot Eats On-The-Move 9/7/2020

    Coveris, a leading European packaging manufacturer, has developed its innovative HEAT range of packaging for hot food on-the-move. With dual ovenable and hot-hold functionality, Coveris’ HEAT range eliminates the need for direct food contact and enables instore touch-free cooking for added safety and protection

  5. Citizen Science: Knowing Your Food’s Carbon Footprint 9/4/2020

    Sustainable food consumption is considered critical for combatting climate change.

  6. Marel Agrees To Acquire TREIF, A German Food Cutting Technology Provider 9/4/2020

    Marel is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire German food cutting technology provider TREIF Maschinenbau GmbH (“TREIF”).

  7. WUR And KeyGene To Contribute To African Banana Varieties Resistant To Panama Disease 9/4/2020

    Wageningen University & Research (WUR), and KeyGene, both having their headquarters in the Netherlands, have joined the international research program Accelerated Breeding of Better Bananas (ABBB).

  8. Shick Esteve Partners With Frazer-Nash Manufacturing 9/4/2020

    Shick Esteve, world leader in process automation, is excited to announce their newly formed partnership with Frazer-Nash Manufacturing, global partner for precision engineering services and solutions, for its Pet Food Systems.

  9. Semtech’s LoRa Devices Boost Crop Yield On Connected Avocado Farms 9/3/2020

    Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that ICT International, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider for environmental applications, and Definium Technologies (Definium), a developer and manufacturer of IoT gateways and devices, are leveraging an advanced array of products based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol to improve crop yield in Australian avocado plantations with a data-centric approach to farming.

  10. New Research Reconciles Wild Bird Conservation With Farm Food Safety Concerns 9/3/2020

    Following the onset of several major outbreaks of foodborne pathogens traced back to wildlife, buyers of farm-fresh produce began encouraging the removal of natural habitats and nesting areas on farms to discourage wildlife intrusion.