Nordic meat group HKScan has initiated an internal investigation into its Baltic business. The investigation is being conducted to ensure that the principles of good corporate governance and HKScan’s Code of
Irish owned PM Group is the winner of the 2016 CPD Employer of the Year Excellence Award from Engineers Ireland. Based on their CPD accreditation report for this year, PM Group
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) 14th Annual Roundtable Meeting (RT14) urged corporate leaders, NGOs, policy makers and academics to step up and join forces to ensure an effective
As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the sugar, fat and salt content across all its own brands to help Britain’s shoppers make healthier choices, Tesco has announced further
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has established its own licensed buying company (LBC) following the successful application for a licence from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod). The new LBC is now
PM Group, the International project delivery specialists, was delighted to receive the South Dublin Chamber CSR Award 2016 at a ceremony in Dublin recently. “We were really pleased to be
Harnessing the knowledge of the Irish agriculture sector can significantly contribute to ending hunger and poverty for millions of people in the Developing World. Such is the belief of the founders
Sustainability and in particular environmental protection have been key issues for Swiss milk processor Emmi for over 20 years. Now, the company is going a significant step further by setting
Nestlé has been recognised as the leading food and beverage company in the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion Index, for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The
Breadwinners is an innovative new charity offering those struggling to find employment in London an opportunity to start their own fresh bread delivery business. Londoners can wake up to fresh,
Mondelēz International has once again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for both the North America and World indices. The DJSI is a globally recognized independent benchmark
A biogas facility that fuels a factory with green energy and helps farmers is just one example of kind of the work that has helped Nestlé become food industry No.1
Over 9,500 cocoa farmers in Cameroon have received more than €1.4 million (958 million cfa) in premium payments – the largest ever certification premium payments made for sustainable cocoa in
Mondelēz International has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its new partnerships with Swisscontact, Cargill and Wahana Visi Indonesia to expand its Cocoa Life program in Southeast
The Coca-Cola Company and its global bottling partners (the Coca-Cola system) have met their goal to replenish, or in other words balance, the equivalent amount of water used in their
Opel Ireland has pledge its commitment to help drive social change as it joins the award winning FoodCloud in Ireland. Through the provision of seven custom specified Opel vans, this partnership
‘Because education matters’ is the motto of Austria’s HAAS, a company which is engaged in supporting a bakery apprentice workshop and helping needy children in Korogocho, a slum on the
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, and Tony’s Chocolonely, the Amsterdam-based chocolate company committed to bringing an end to slavery in the
Diageo has announced a five year partnership with WaterAid, an international NGO providing access to safe water and sanitation in some of the world’s poorest communities. Through this exciting new
Tesco has announced all the cocoa required for its own label chocolate products sold in the UK will be from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ sources by the end of 2018. The retailer
Tesco has announced that it is to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. This comes after the retailer conducted a detailed review of its egg sourcing strategy, which
Tesco has announced it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture, and become the first retailer in the UK to introduce new long
Diageo has announced that Johnnie Walker is to be its first global brand to provide consumers around the world with
Diageo Ireland has announced that it is rolling out new, more detailed and consumer friendly labelling standards for its products
Tesco has unveiled a new Fair For Farmers Guarantee on all of its fresh milk, as it continues to build
The Co-op has underlined its strong commitment to British farmers with the launch of a progressive scheme to monitor and manage
According to Euromonitor’s new Ethical Labels data, in 2015 over 40% of sustainable palm oil labels in packaged food comes
Buyers of palm oil can now choose to support specific, named producers with GreenPalm certificates, which now include the name,
Nestlé has played a key role in developing the first global standard to help companies and governments reduce food loss
Embode, a human rights consultancy, has published the results of two independent assessments of child protection in the cocoa sector
Natural Extracts Industries (NEI) from Tanzania and Agro-Hub from Cameroon have been selected as the finalists for Nestlé’s Creating Shared
One in eight people under 25 in Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico does not have a job. It is a
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive which aims at improving the working conditions for workers in
The Real Stevia Company’s subsidiary Granular PY has signed a partnership agreement with Manduvirá Cooperative, Paraguay’s leading cooperative for the
Tesco will invest £6 million over two years to help support British agriculture. The retailer has created the new Tesco
Nespresso and its non-profit development partner TechnoServe have announced a new partnership with the United States Agency for International Development
The Cargill Coop Academy, an adult education managerial program aimed at cocoa farmer cooperative leaders, will now deploy in Cameroon.
Nestlé has opened a new Nescafé Coffee Centre for research and development in the city of Puer, Yunnan China. Working
Danone and the IUF (International Union of Food and Allied Workers) have announced the signing of a tenth agreement, dedicated
Nearly four hundred schoolchildren have been introduced to potato growing thanks to Produce World and the East of England Agricultural
Tesco has announced the nationwide roll-out of an initiative designed to dramatically reduce the amount of food that goes to
Cargill Cocoa Promise Report – How Livelihoods For Cocoa Farmers and Their Communities are Improving
Cargill has published its second report on the Cargill Cocoa Promise, highlighting its progress towards improving the livelihoods of cocoa
Over one million women in Asian and African farming communities have been empowered through their work with Nestlé, according to
Carlsberg Group has published its economic contribution report, which illustrates that significant value is added to society through the production
Mondelēz International has published the first progress report on its Cocoa Life sustainability program, which highlights the wide-ranging impact and
In 2015, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire have received over €7 million in premium payments under the Cargill Cocoa Promise,
As the wintry weather continues to take hold, Tesco has announced it will extend its support for British dairy farmers. Six
KitKat has become the first global confectionery brand sourced from 100% certified sustainable cocoa, supplied through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan
It’s no bigger than a single dice. A cube so small you can balance it on your fingertip. It’s a
Leading UK independent brewer, Hall & Woodhouse has chosen Together for Short Lives as its charity partner for the next
30,000 more people in Pakistan now have free access to clean drinking water, after Nestlé built three facilities in the
A newly launched a report from Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) shows significant reductions in fat, saturated fat, sugar,
UK-based Noble Foods has successfully moved up into tier one in this year’s global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare
Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has underlined the company’s commitment to reducing food loss and waste by joining a new coalition,