Cargill Introduces Innovative Sugar Reduced Chocolate Capabilities to Customers

September 24, 2019 Cargill

Cargill has invested $5 million in its site in Mouscron (Belgium) to enhance its capabilities for producing chocolate with lower sugar levels. The investment allows for the introduction of a range of bespoke and innovative sugar reduced chocolate recipes to meet the increased consumer demand for sugar reduced chocolate products.

Grain Foods Foundation Welcomes Microbiome Expert Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, to Scientific Advisory Board

September 24, 2019 Grain Foods Foundation

A clinical and research dietitian, Dr. Holscher leads the Nutrition and Human Microbiome Laboratory, where she and her team study the links between diet, gut microbes, and health in order to inform dietary recommendations that enhance human health and wellbeing.

BlueNalu Raises $20m to Become the Seafood Equivalent to Beyond Meat

September 24, 2019 Matthew Field, The Telegraph

BlueNalu, based in San Diego, California, is raising one of the largest early stage funding rounds in emerging “alternative meat” sector speaheaded by Wall Street darling Beyond Meat.

MSC Mackerel Certificates Will Not Be Reinstated, Despite Healthy Stock

September 24, 2019 Marine Stewardship Council

The MSC certificates for the North East Atlantic (NEA) mackerel fisheries will not be reinstated despite the latest scientific advice showing a healthy stock. The decision, which was determined by several teams of independent auditors, reflects the lack of comprehensive international agreement on quotas, threatening the long-term sustainability of the fishery.

At 56.5 Million Fish, Bristol Bay’s 2019 Salmon Season Smashes Expectations

At $ 306.5 million, the preliminary exvessel value for the salmon season is the highest in the fishery’s history. The exvessel price is the amount of money fishermen get when they sell their salmon to a processor. But the key word here is “preliminary.”