Archives for September 6, 2023

Digital carbon labelling partnership aims to cut catering industry emissions over 30% by 2025

UK food tech start-up Dynamify has teamed up with Swedish sustainability software specialist Klimato to deliver what it claims is the UK-first digital carbon labelling system enabling the catering industry to dramatically reduce carbon emissions.

News

AI tool predicts regional flavour trends poised to go global

The next big regional flavour trends set to go global have been predicted by new artificial intelligence- (AI-) powered research by Olam Food Ingredients (OFI).

Givaudan reveals the five consumer macro trends that will transform ‘confusion and disruption into certainty and opportunity’

The world is currently fraught with uncertainties, ranging from economic and political instability to the ongoing threat of climate change and supply chain shortages. Along with the ever-present shadow of Covid-19, these factors are impacting people’s...

Finance

ofi secures $1,750m sustainability-linked loan

The Olam Group Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, olam food ingredients (ofi), which includes its cocoa division, has secured a multi-tranche sustainability-linked facility aggregating $1,750 million.

Sustainabilty

Koa opens Africa's largest cocoa fruit factory in Ghana

The Swiss-Ghanaian start-up Koa, whose aim is to transform the cocoa industry by upcycling parts of the cocoa fruit that are usually overlooked, has inaugurated Africa's largest cocoa fruit factory.