Not only packages on the shelve but a pudding restaurant. What interesting ideas from a well known German brand. I think the connection...

There are statements which are bold, claims which are brave...then there are declarations like the one in this piece from Food...

Any failure in a product or service can trigger a chain reaction in an organization. The costs and efforts involved in recalls, reworks...

In our industry I find that everyone I work with is eager to learn (including myself), yet I think we can all agree and that the news...

I recently bought a beauty / skin care product from a brand that shall remain unnamed, but I was  disappointed with the packaging...

Since face masks are mandatory to wear (introduced in a second step after implementing the rules that included physical and social...

The reports about the development of a prototype device that is built to generate aerosols out of FDA-approved food coloring dyes are...

An interesting article here from Fortune which talks about the key to making your company greener?

The huge progress on sustainability...

Ahhh Brexit...how fondly we now remember the days of your unchallenged place at the head of the news schedules. Your unflinching devotion...

COVID-19 is changing the way people do business. People are working, communicating, and even shopping online more than ever. So what...

Guidance for aerospace and defense executives

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, many global aerospace and defense...

We have seen a lot of new technologies to determine honey authenticity in the last years. Some test methods are harmonized and some...

Now here is a sector that sits at the heart of our island nation's romantic notions of self... The image of brave trawlermen battling...

I started to invest significant time with my team to look into viable alternatives since COVID challenged all industry sectors to find a...

It is becoming increasingly challenging for organizations to keep their employees engaged and attentive to their training and learning...

I am intrigued to how our high street will look in the future. But more interested in how the world's supply chain will change as a...

We continue to see more and more articles on why now is the right time to continue to move forward with sustainability goals - despite...

Social distancing has been identified as one of the key approaches to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the pandemic.

From...

I recently made the easy decision of choosing another brand over my favourite one, because of the sustainability claims  shown on...

How Radical Innovation Will Shape the Future of Food?

"Thomas Jonas’ team discovered a fungal microbe that has survived for eons in...

In July, the Aerospace Technology Institute alongside the UK Government launched an ambitious new program to develop a zero-emission...

It is the belief today that if a company truly believes in producing safe food they must invest in a healthy Food Safety Culture and not...

The reprieve from lock-down is starting to feel like a fleeting intermission from the pandemic rather than the stable economic recovery...

History has shown us that innovation is often born of crisis. At the onset of the global pandemic brought on by COVID-19 industry leaders...

Customers are increasingly looking for food products that are sustainable, ethical, and healthy. But so many of the claims that brands...

I recently posed the question on what happens when science gives us the answers but we, the general public, do not particularly care for...

We didn't see much use of medical masks in everyday use before the spread of COVID-19 infection, but we did use masks in places like...

The global water crisis is becoming more pronounced day by day. Various problems including floods, droughts, heavy rains, waterlogging...

This article from Bloomberg points out the increase that is seen in child labor cases due to COVID-19 after many years of gradual decline...

Increasing food traceability in the supply chain is not "only" about food safety and quality. There is no question that the safety of the...

Building on my colleague's John Searle recent blog...

Indeed the issue of microplastics has been considered in many studies. Earlier this...

I’ve just read a great post by Samir Ahmed where he highlights the importance of managing knowledge and expertise; and how the management...

As we peer over our facemasks into 38°c of suffocating heat, we might be forgiven for thinking that we have a sufficient number of...

The term "knowledge" is described as a familiarity or understanding of a subject, fact, or skill. It is an awareness or information that...

The news seems to be nothing but disaster theses days, with reports coming out that the UK could be entering a rescission due to...

Plant-based foods are a booming business. Food manufacturers from startups to leading companies are innovating rapidly in this category....

The European Commission has published draft legislation that includes food safety culture. The Codex Alimentarius Commission is expected...

Especially in this time with sourcing in new countries with new suppliers of raw materials, traceability and origin verification is so...

Ever since the filming of programs such as the Blue Planet which highlighted to the general public the increasing problem of plastic...

This is the hardest decision most parents are going to face as we all get ready for the fall and back to school season.  What are...

With companies across the globe turning to work from home via the online medium amid the pandemic, threats to cybersecurity have increased.

"COVID-19 risks to global food security"-Science  31 Jul 2020

Food Availability, Access, Utilization, Stability

That COVID-19 has...

The UK Government has agreed to invest £12million in a high-tech food manufacturing campus in Derby. The Campus is called Smartparc and...

We are in the grips of a Pandemic and the effects that it has on our economy around the world in particular the food and drinks industry...

We have seen countries and businesses across the world struggle when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The responses varied largely with some...

COVID-19 has increased the need for masks and other PPEs to protect ourselves from the pandemic. This in turn created a demand in the...

COVID-19 has brought in many challenges to almost every aspect of our lives, one such change is the use of PPE. We are now faced with the...

Among the many things that the current pandemic has delayed / put on hold / consigned to history (delete as applicable and according to...

I wouldn't. If I knew that the product I was buying, involved child labour at any point in the supply chain...I would not buy it.

The...

Canadians can now download COVID Alert, the national exposure notification app.   The app is another tool Canadians can use to help...

What's in a name? COVID? Coronavirus? Corona? Are these all the same thing? What's CARES? PPE? NIH? The standardization of language...

Meat and poultry processing facilities have been among the industries hit hardest by the pandemic. At least 86 workers have died and more...

Hand sanitizer became part of our daily life during this pandemic and we have experienced scarcity in the market at the early stage of...

I was first introduced to the notion of a circular economy by Paul Polman at an Oxford SBS lecture last fall.  The call for...

“Sorry Ma’am, the dress in the size you want is still in quarantine”. 

When it comes to clothes shopping, nothing can replace the...

COVID-19 has left global supply chains exposed and disrupted. It threatened one of life's necessities: food, hence making it a concern...

From the start of 2021 the UK will have negotiated a trade deal with the EU or will have asked to extend the transition period, but what...

The emergency state of affairs associated with COVID-19 pandemic dominated the concerns related to a significant increase in plastic use...

This partnership will enable PPE manufactures, exporters, retailers, brands, Government and other organizations in Bangladesh to ensure...

Cometh the hour, cometh the...cross-party committee... The food industry has long been vocal on the risks associated with leaving the...

A lot of concerns over the last few months with articles on the regulation/law relaxation, in different states to help business at the...