Nestlé has inaugurated a new experimental farm on a 30-hectare site in Côte d’Ivoire to focus on plant science and research into nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development. The farm, located at Zambakro, some 18km from the capital, Yamoussoukro, will create 20 jobs by 2014. The ceremony was attended by Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Daniel […]
Employees and executives from right across the UK’s food and hospitality industries have come together in the last 12 months in an extraordinary demonstration of corporate charity fundraising. From some of the biggest names on the UK High Street to individual employees ‘doing their bit’, the sectors’ ‘Food for Good’ campaign has raised an impressive […]
Americans consume on average over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut butter and peanut products annually, however for mal-nourished children in Africa, peanut butter is a ready-to-use therapeutic food that’s saving lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXaXBRlzXrA Featured in the December issue of Food Nutrition & Science, Project Peanut Butter, a non-profit organization, works with children ages one-to-three years old […]
Dozens of Congolese farmers began the first vegetable harvest this week at the Kitoko Food Farm, a joint project of the Gertler Family Foundation (GFF) and the Fleurette Group. Advanced farming techniques being used at the pilot project are yielding an array of stunning produce that is being sold at nearby markets, helping boost local […]
ColaLife, an organisation that delivers aid to developing countries using Coca-Cola’s distribution networks, is redesigning its packaging after it scooped a number of design awards this year. The original AidPod packs – also known as Kit Yamoyo – was designed by Pi Global as a wedge-shaped container that could carry anti-diarrhoea medicines and slot into […]
Based on data revealed by the Department of Labour’s Child Labour Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG), the non-profit groups behind the Raise The Bar, Hershey campaign, concluded that while many companies have increased their commitments to reducing child labour in the communities they source from, others lag behind, notably Hershey and Barry Callebaut. This week the […]
Nestlé is continuing to unlock growth opportunities in Africa with the inauguration of its first factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company has invested CHF 15 million in the factory in Kinshasa as part of its long-term efforts to better adapt its products to local tastes and nutritional needs. The site, which […]