How PepsiCo is ‘fundamentally transforming’ what it does and …
Oct 6, 2021 · The company says this will 'fundamentally transform' what it does and how it does it. FoodNavigator speaks to Chris Daly, PepsiCo Europe’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to find out more. PepsiCo wants to define how it creates growth and value through the positive change it can support for planet and people. This evolving understanding of the ...
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
Aug 20, 2019 · Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
Five years of Yuka: Co-founder talks strategy, impact, and …
Aug 11, 2022 · Yuka launched onto the French market in 2017. Set up by three co-founders – brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon – its aim is to help consumers make sense of product labels, and ultimately, make ‘healthier’ choices. In the long term, the company hopes that through ‘informed purchasing’, consumers will ...
Kraft Heinz to leverage global scale and local agility: ‘That can ...
Dec 11, 2020 · Kraft Heinz has set long-term growth targets including organic sales growth of 1-2%. The company’s international business unit plans to grow at a faster clip. “Globally the strategy is to grow low-single digits. For international, we are looking to grow mid-single digits with a big push into the emerging markets,” Rafa Oliveira, the ...
No safety concern for emulsifier E 471 but EU should tighten up ...
Nov 13, 2017 · News and analysis on food and beverage development and technology. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is recommending the Commission changes the specifications for the emulsifier mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471). In the evaluation , EFSA scientists said there is no safety concern when E 471 is used in foods at the reported ...
The high cost of healthy eating: ‘We need to ensure the …
Oct 1, 2021 · The Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimates that for a couple with two children earning less than £20k annually and on Universal Credit, they will be approximately £130 worse off per month with the combined effects of the price increases and the cut in Universal Credit.
'We’re fooled into believing that these companies are taking …
Feb 8, 2022 · NewClimate Institute has released a report accusing big companies like Nestlé and Unilever of putting out ‘ambitious sounding’ carbon goals that have ‘very low integrity’. The food giants – both of whom have made net zero pledges – reject this conclusion.
Tony’s Chocolonely axed from Slave Free Chocolate list, defends …
Feb 16, 2021 · Incidentally, Barry Callebaut – together with chocolate and cocoa majors Nestlé, Cargill, Mars, Mondelēz, Hershey, and Olam – is currently the subject of a US lawsuit brought by human rights organisation International Rights Advocates. Riggs confirmed the lawsuit is unrelated to its decision to remove Tony’s from its list.
PepsiCo talks health and reformulation across drinks and snacks: …
Jul 2, 2021 · Sugar reduction in soft drinks. PepsiCo said it will cut the average level of added sugars across its entire soft drinks range – including brands like Pepsi-Cola, Lipton Ice Tea and 7UP – by 25% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline.
EFSA says mealworms safe for human consumption: ‘An important …
Jan 14, 2021 · Mealworms are safe for human consumption. EFSA’s latest batch of scientific opinions on novel food applications includes a significant first – a safety assessment of a proposed insect-derived food product: dried yellow mealworm. The safety authority’s opinion was coordinated by Ermolaos Ververis, a chemist and food scientist at EFSA.