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USA – Kellogg’s, an American multinational snack and cereal company has launched a new range of non-HFSS (high in fat, salt, and sugar) Coco Pops for the second time this year with the introduction of new Coco Pops Loops and Coco Pops Mega Pops. The milestone comes after losing its 2022 court case against the UK Government’s HFSS guidelines where…
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GERMANY- Ingredients specialist Loryma has launched a new adhesion starch, Lory Starch Saphir Pure, that optimizes coating stability and does not require an E number. An E number is used in the European Union to identify permitted food additives and it usually means that an additive has passed safety tests and has been approved for use. The new clean-label, wheat-derived,…
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GHANA – Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is considering the listing of raw cashew nuts on its trading platform to facilitate the development of the cashew value chain in the country. As part of this ambition, the exchange organized an assembly jointly with the World Food Program (WFP) on May 30 in Accra that brought together the main players in the…
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ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe targets to put 90 000ha under wheat in a bid to surpass last year’s yield of 375 000 tonnes following various interventions implemented by the Government and the private sector to bolster production. The country’s optimism follows the recent milestone in achieving wheat self-sufficiency and hence the country now targets the export market for…
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