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Danone Trims Product Range As Shoppers Balk At High Prices

French food giant Danone is cutting the variety of products it sells to retailers as it seeks to cut costs, a top executive has told Reuters.

Coffee Demand Up But Not Yet Percolating At Pre-Pandemic Levels

Demand for coffee in non-producing countries showed a healthy recovery in the first quarter, although there are signs of possible slowdowns in demand in Ru...

China To Allow Gene-Edited Crops In Push For Food Security

China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as it seeks to bolster its foo...

Global Coffee Supply Deficit Seen Up On Lower Brazil Output: Report

The global coffee market is expected to experience a larger deficit in the 2021/22 season than initially projected, as output in main supplier Brazil is se...

Behind The Mask – How COVID-19 Has Affected The Sustainability Agenda

What effect has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the sustainability strategies of retailers and consumer goods firms? Stephen Wynne-Jones reports. This article...

The Future Is Fresh – What's In Store For The Fruit & Veg Industry In 2021?

Having navigated successfully through the COVID-19 pandemic, the fruit-and-vegetable industry will be looking to accelerate growth next year. This article...

Hot Profits – How The Tea & Coffee Sectors Are Navigating COVID-19

The Tea and Coffee sectors have, like many others, been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, although with consumers still needing their caffeine fix, pro...

A Fresh Approach – Analysing The Fruit And Vegetable Market In 2020

The global fresh-produce market is thriving, but it’s also not without its challenges. ESM caught up with Cindy van Rijswick, senior research analyst...