Year: 2018

Agropur’s First Inno Accel Program Aims to Reinvent Dairy

December 17, 2018 Agropur

Agropur Cooperative is holding its first Demo Day tomorrow. The event is the culmination of Agropur’s Inno Accel business accelerator program, the first of its kind in the North American dairy industry. The five start-ups in the first Inno Accel cohort will present their businesses and achievements to an audience drawn from the North American entrepreneurial ecosystem and try to convince a select group of invited potential investors to back their businesses and help them grow. …

Dairy Council of California Launches Revised Third Grade Program: Seeks to Elevate Nutrition Education

December 17, 2018 Dairy Council of California

To ring in the New Year, Dairy Council of California is releasing its revised third-grade Shaping Up My Choices nutrition education program on January 7, 2019. Dairy Council of California offers free nutrition curriculum to kindergarten through 12th-grade California classrooms. The launch of this program is the first in a series of program updates that will roll out over the next few years. …

Cargill Outlines Plan to End Cocoa Deforestation

December 17, 2018 Cargill

Cargill has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain. The Protect Our Planet plan provides concrete actions the company is taking to achieve 100 percent cocoa bean traceability and includes a commitment of “no further conversion” of any forest land in Ghana and Ivory Coast for cocoa production. It also expands the company’s forest efforts to five origin countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Ghana) as well as the indirect cocoa supply chain, while securing the future livelihoods and resilience of smallholder cocoa farmers. …

Sigep Observatory of Italian Exhibition Group: Christmas Cakes Showcased from the Most Famous Italian Confectioners

December 17, 2018 Italian Exhibition Group

In preparation for Christmas Eve 2018, the Sigep Observatory of Italian Exhibition Group, linked to the International Trade Show of Artisan Pastry and Baking (in Italy, at Rimini Expo Centre from 19th to 23rd January 2019), interviewed some of the most famous Italian confectioners who have ordained artisan-made panettone as the King of Christmas together with some extremely imaginative cakes. …

What’s in Store 2019: Technology

December 17, 2018 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association

In 2018, 56% of grocery operators had a fully integrated omnichannel strategy in use for in-store, online, and digital channels. More than 30% were just getting started and 12% did not have plans. …