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UK- Global food processor and commodity trader ADM has opened a new customer creation and innovation center in Manchester, England, to enhance its capacity to improve culinary experiences. The 8,611-square-foot facility will serve as a hub in the UK for food innovation and will feature a kitchen, a chef’s presentation theater, and a flavor development lab. These facilities will allow…
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SINGAPORE- Privately-held global ingredient manufacturer Kemin Industries recently opened an innovation center, BITEPod, for its food technologies business at The Rutherford in Singapore Science Park. The new application-and-experience center is designed to promote advancement in food formulation for Kemin Industries. The center of excellence features advanced kitchen facilities and a research-and-development (R&D) laboratory, focusing on developing prototypes and improving formulations…
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BELGIUM- European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, plans to offer a package worth 100 million euros (US$109.32 million) to support EU farmers after Central European countries restricted imports of Ukrainian cereals that depressed their domestic market prices. Citing a European Commission spokesperson, Reuters reported that the pressure to develop an EU-wide solution intensified after Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia announced…
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USA- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested more than US$46 million in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which continues to fund farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs for almost four decades. Since its authorization in the 1990 Farm Bill, SARE keeps supporting farmers in four regions (North Central, Northeast, South, and West), with each regional…
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