Sustainability

Flavorchem's SRS Center for Taste Innovation. Pic: Flavorchem

Sustainability

Flavorchem and Orchidia Fragrances double down on sustainability

By Anthony Myers

Flavorchem and Orchidia Fragrances, manufactures of flavour, ingredient, and fragrance solutions, to the food and confectionery industry has announced it is expanding its commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

A healthy cocoa pod. © GettyImages/dwart

Cocoa crop losses are 38% and rising - so what can be done?

By Niamh Michail

A staggering 38% of global cocoa is lost each year to disease or pests - and this figure looks set to rise - yet research is scant compared to rice, corn or wheat. Why is this and what is being done to reduce it?