(IN BRIEF) The EIB has extended a €20 million venture debt facility to Solynta, a Dutch biotech firm specializing in true potato seeds, under the InvestEU initiative. This funding will accelerate Solynta’s hybrid breeding research, which replaces bulky, perishable tubers with … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, disease resistance, EIB, European Investment Bank, food security, Gelsomina Vigliotti, hybrid breeding, InvestEU, Klasja van de Ridder, late blight, non‑GMO, partnership, Peter Poortinga, Solynta, sustainability, true potato seeds, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a €20 million loan to MAY Seed, Türkiye’s leading private seed producer, to shore up its working capital and fund critical investments after the 2023 earthquakes disrupted its operations. The financing also underpins the company’s research … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 earthquakes, CAPEX, climate‑resilient seeds, EBRD, food security, May Agro Tohumculuk, MAY Seed, Natalia Zhukova, partnership, private sector projects, R&D, seed breeding, supply chain recovery, sustanability, Türkiye investments, working capital, Yusuf Yormazoğlu, €20 million loan
(IN BRIEF) IKEA continues its long-standing commitment to making food an integral part of the store experience, blending Swedish roots with regional flavors at accessible prices. Ingka Group’s Food division, led by Lorena Lourido Gomez, highlights five “local hero” dishes—Belgian … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Art & Culture, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged affordability, Älmhult, Belgian mussels, cultural identity, home-style dining, IKEA Food, Ingka Group, Ingvar Kamprad, local cuisine, Lorena Lourido Gomez, menu innovation, MSC certification, partnership, Pastel de Nata, plant-based baby Castella, Provençal lamb shank, sustainability, Swedish Meatballs, UK cooked breakfast, Zuidas
(IN BRIEF) Morrisons has launched Club 60, an exclusive café offer for customers aged 60 and over, across its 344 in-store cafés. Club 60 members can enjoy a Small Breakfast with a refillable hot drink for £6 or an Afternoon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable dining, Afternoon Meal Deal, Chris Strong, Club 60, community hubs, financial support, fish & chips, Heinz Baked Beanz, Morrisons, Morrisons Cafés, over-60s, Small Breakfast, UK supermarkets
(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has been awarded £1.46 million by UKRI to lead SCHOUSE, a collaboration with the University of Cambridge and local partners. The project will explore why social-housing residents in Liverpool have poorer diets—examining income, employment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Alchemic Kitchen, Alexandra Rose Charity, Charlotte Hardman, dietary inequality, epidemiology, Feeding Liverpool, food vouchers, health economics, Health Equalities Group, health geography, interactive food-access mapping, Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, mobile greengrocer, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Nutrition, Onward Homes, partnership, public health, Rachel Loopstra, Riverside Group, SCHOUSE, social housing, Supporting Communities in social Housing and Optimising Urban food System interventions for Equity, Torus Foundation, UKRI, University of Cambridge, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) During the FfD4 conference in Seville, the EIB announced expanded collaborations with the World Food Programme, the FAO, and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to tackle food insecurity, promote sustainable agriculture, and build resilience against climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agrifood lending pipeline, Ambroise Fayolle, climate risk insurance, EIB, ETHIOPIA, European Investment Bank, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, Mohamed Manssouri, partnership, Rania Dagash-Kamara, rural finance, SDG 1, SDG 2, Seville Action Platform, smallholder farmers, social protection, sub-Saharan Africa, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, WFP, women's empowerment, World Food Programme, €110 million credit line
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer is fast-tracking its store refresh and expansion strategy by committing over £300 million to open 16 new outlets, extend nine existing stores and fully renew 12 sites during the current financial year. All locations will … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 32 million customers, Aberdeen, Abingdon, barista-style coffee, Bath Southgate, Bell Green Sydenham, Bristol airport, Bristol Cabot Circus, Cannock, Elgin, estate transformation, Exeter, Farnham, food halls, full-line stores, FY 2028 pipeline, in-store bakery, M&S, market-style produce, Marks & Spencer, new stores, Oxford Street, partnership, property deals, spacious aisles, store extensions, store renewals, store rotation, Stuart Machin, £300 million investment
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina Ingredients President Herman Ermens will retire on 1 October 2025 after a 42-year career marked by innovation, quality improvements, and team building. Anne Peter Lindeboom, currently Managing Director Innovation for the Ingredients group, will assume the presidency. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Peter Lindeboom, appointment, commercial roles, corporate culture, DFE Pharma, executive appointment, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, Herman Ermens, INNOVATION, Jan Derck van Karnebeek, lactose excipients, leadership, member milk valorisation, retirement, science-based solutions, succession, supply chain
(IN BRIEF) SGS has launched an end-to-end PFAS sampling and testing service to help clients navigate the challenges posed by these persistent, toxic chemicals. Under the leadership of Luca Fagiuoli, the company provides bespoke sampling kits, on-site sampling where available, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged air analysis, AOF, biosolids, cosmetics, cross-contamination, DIN 38407-42, environmental protection, environmental testing, EOF, EPA 1633, firefighting foams, Food Packaging, Global Business Development Manager, HJ 1334-2023, human health, IMPACT NOW, ISO 21675:2019, Luca Fagiuoli, NTA 8065, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, regulatory compliance, sampling kits, SGS, soil sampling, sustainability, ToF, TOP assay, water testing
(IN BRIEF) Tetra Laval Group has pledged a financial contribution to the UN World Food Programme to assist approximately 6,400 earthquake-affected residents in Sagaing and Mandalay with monthly cash transfers for purchasing basic food items. In addition, Tetra Pak is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged aseptic packaging, cash transfers, DeLaval, Dutch Mill Group, in-kind donation, local markets, Mandalay, Myanmar earthquake, Nutrition, oil, pulses, recovery, rice, Sagaing, salt, Sidel, soy milk cartons, Tetra Laval Group, Tetra Pak, UN World Food Programme, WFP
(IN BRIEF) M&S and ABP Linden celebrated their over-20-year partnership by hosting the inaugural ABP Linden Steak Challenge at Dungannon. The event, open to beef suppliers and families, highlighted how genetics, feed, welfare, processing, and butchery combine to create superior … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Marketing, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Aberdeen Angus, ABP Food Group, ABP Linden, Animal Welfare, beef suppliers, blind taste test, butchery, Core category, Dungannon, Gareth Weir, genetics, George Mullan, James Hewitt, James Smith, John Dobson, Keith Williamson, M&S, meat-eating quality, Michael Hughes, Peter Kennedy, processing, Steak Challenge, sustainable agriculture, traceability, Wagyu
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina has launched a rapid-charging station in Gerkesklooster for its first fully electric milk transport truck, operated by Melkweg | Fritom and active since mid-June 2025. The ceremony featured the Gerkesklooster site team (led by Folkert de Groot), … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery capacity, dairy logistics, diesel replacement, electric milk transport truck, fast charger, Folkert de Groot, FrieslandCampina, Fritom, Gerkesklooster, global supply chain, greenhouse gas emissions, Hugo Rozenboom, Marcel Ebbelaar, Marion van Schaik, Melkweg, MilkLogistics, partnership, Roland Bolk, sustainability, sustainable transport
(IN BRIEF) Co-op has arranged a £350 million sustainability-linked term loan over five years with HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest, and Rabobank. This facility reflects Co-op’s strong financial performance—including a 35 percent boost in operating profit, a return to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Co-op, credit rating upgrade, Fiona Parkes, five-year term, food waste reduction, Francesca Mosca, HSBC UK, ING, Lloyds, membership growth, NatWest, Net Zero 2030, Nioami Reddington, Rabobank, Rachel Izzard, Renée Marais, Robert King, Science Based Targets, sustainability-linked financing, £350 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Tetra Pak has opened a pilot-scale New Food Technology Development Centre in Karlshamn, Sweden, offering biomass and precision fermentation producers expert guidance and customised trials to accelerate scale-up and reduce investment risk. The facility features modular fermentation and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biomass fermentation, Charles Brand, commercial viability, de-risk investment, downstream processing, go-to-market strategy, Karlshamn, Lund formulation lab, modular production line, new food, pilot plant, Precision Fermentation, Process Evaluation Programme, Productivity Validation Programme, scale-up, Sweden, Tetra Pak New Food Technology Development Centre, upstream fermentation
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has joined the One Water consortium as a core partner to bid for the EIT’s new Water Knowledge & Innovation Community. The consortium will address water scarcity, ecosystem degradation, and the development of a circular blue … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 17 June 2025, Alfa Laval, circular blue economy, Corporate Water Stewardship, drought, EIT, Eline Suijlen, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, floods, Food & Water Division, freshwater ecosystem, innovation commercialisation, KIC, Knowledge & Innovation Community, marine ecosystem degradation, maritime water, One Water consortium, partnership, sustainability, water scarcity
(IN BRIEF) Delivery Hero has joined forces with Allied for Startups to promote policies that bolster Europe’s tech scale-ups. Drawing on Delivery Hero’s track record as a leading “founder factory,” the collaboration will pinpoint regulatory and funding challenges, channel entrepreneurial … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Berlin, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFS, Allied for Startups, Delivery Hero, EU decision-making, EU policy advocacy, European tech ecosystem, founder factory, funding access, Niklas Östberg, partnership, regulatory environment, scale-ups, start-ups, startup-friendly policy, sustainability, Talent Attraction
(IN BRIEF) SGS has launched The PLEDGE on Food Waste Certification—a third-party audited program aligned with UN SDG 12.3—to help food service providers cut waste, improve efficiency, and showcase sustainability leadership. The service includes gap assessments, customized onboarding, global audit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged catering, certification body, food safety, food waste reduction, gap assessment, global scalability, Hospitality, IMPACT NOW for Sustainability, integrated audit, Operational Efficiency, partnership, SGS, sustainability, The PLEDGE on Food Waste Certification, third-party audit, UN SDG 12.3
(IN BRIEF) SGS has partnered with The PLEDGE on Food Waste to offer certification and independent audits to food service providers under a framework of seven pillars and 95 criteria that address every step from procurement to disposal. This initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 95 criteria, certification, CHF 600 million, circular economy, Climate Action, ESG assurance, food service, food waste reduction, Géraldine Picaud, IMPACT NOW, independent audits, nature preservation, partnership, seven pillars, SGS, sustainability, The PLEDGE on Food Waste
(IN BRIEF) Suomen Lantakaasu Oy has received the environmental permit and confirmed its investment decision to construct a new biogas plant in Nurmes, which will operate as a satellite facility for the central liquefied biogas plant under construction in Kiuruvesi. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biogas plant, biomethane, circular economy, compressed biogas, environmental permit, fertiliser production, green industry Finland, hybrid energy model, Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Leena Helminen, liquefied biogas, manure processing, NextGenerationEU, Nurmes Biopark, partnership, renewable energy, Sonkajärvi, St1 Biokraft, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Upper Savo, Valio
(IN BRIEF) The Food 2.0 project seeks to create a resilient food system by integrating circular economy practices and sustainability. Bridging the gap between academia and industry is key to translating research into practical solutions. Through initiatives such as rapid-fire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged academia-industry cooperation, academic collaboration, Business Finland, cellular agriculture, circular economy, Finland, Finnish Food RDI forum, Food 2.0, food export strategy, food exports, food production, food sector innovation, Industry innovation, partnership, Research and Innovation, sustainability, sustainable growth
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