The Republic of Palau is the winner of the Future Policy Award 2012. Palau received the Award in recognition of two outstanding marine policies (Protected Areas Network Act, initiated in 2003 and the Shark Haven Act from 2009).
The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) [AFST(I)] is organising a one-day Entrepreneurship Summit for small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in the food industry organised on October 13, 2012 at Peninsula Grand Hotel, Andheri, Mumbai.
UN Women and the three Rome-based United Nations agencies working on food and agriculture today launched a joint programme to empower poor rural women through economic integration and food security initiatives.
Italian food supplements trade group FederSalus has brought an action against the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) in European Union courts.
Food giant PepsiCo has joined a private-public research project in the Netherlands that is investigating how nutrition affects muscle function in athletes and the elderly.
A US animal welfare group has launched a lawsuit over the purchase of an “iconic” pork advertising slogan by a government-funded body from an industry lobby group.
A US non-profit organisation has attacked food safety chiefs for failing to act quickly enough to a possible E.coli threat from Canadian beef, warning that proposed deregulation would lead to more tainted meat arriving across the border.
ThaiBev and TCC Assets have revealed that they will vote against plans by Singapore-based conglomerate Fraser & Neave to pay out S$4 billion to shareholders.
In terms of population, Indonesia – which has about 240 million inhabitants – is the fourth-largest country in the world. It has the largest Muslim population in the world.
The 7th edition of Annapoorna World of Food India is a big hit among importers, distributers, traders and retailers from the food and beverage industry.
Unite union members at chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s Banbury site in Oxfordshire have cancelled plans for strikes later this week after agreeing a pay deal with the firm.
