The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to $2.8 billion in funding under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. announcement was made by agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack, who said the USDA will support 70 climate-smart According to the USDA, the initial projects will "expand markets for climate-smart commodities, leverage the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart commodity production and provide direct, meaningful benefits

Yum China’s KFC chain has announced that it will sell plant-based fried chicken in China for the first time, according to Reuters. The nuggets will be available for a limited period, between 28-30 April from three outlets, one in Shanghai and the others in the southern cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen.  The plant-based chicken will be supplied by US agribusiness Cargill, one of a number of meat processors to have entered the plant-based market. A post on KFC’s official Weibo account, cited by Reuters, said that customers who want to try the meat-free chicken must purchase a pre-sale coupon. One serving comprises five chicken pieces and will be sold for ¥1.99 ($0.28 approx.). KFC’s China business has been owned by Yum China since 2016, when Yum! Brands decided to let go of its China operation to form an independent company. The company's latest announcement was met with mixed reactions on Weibo, with some users of the Chinese social media site saying they hoped the new offering would be healthier, while others expressed scepticism that the plant-based chicken would be popular in China. Elsewhere, Yum! Brands’ KFC previously partnered with meat substitute company Beyond Meat to trial plant-based chicken at an outlet in Atlanta for one day. In January this year, it was announced that that trial was being expanded to new locations in Tennessee and North Carolina for a longer, three-week period.

Smart Soda Holdings has announced the launch of its new countertop beverage solution, IoT JuLi Connect and match flavours and functional shots to create endless options of beverages, allowing them to mix up

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Del Monte Foods has acquired Kitchen Basics from McCormick & Company, as it looks to build a national Del Monte Foods says that the acquisition supports its overall growth strategy, while expanding the geographic Greg Longstreet, president and CEO of Del Monte Foods, said: "Del Monte Foods has gone through a positive

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Asahi has revealed that it has put forward a proposal for its Dark Star brewery in Sussex to cease trading The Dark Star site operates significantly below capacity, which is unfortunately not sustainable.” Asahi said that the company continues to “believe strongly” in Dark Star and remains committed to its

ImpacX, a smart packaging platform company, has partnered with Gatorade to launch a new smart water bottle ImpacX’s patented smart cap technology turns reusable bottles into a smart, digital device that tracks Hoshen continued: “We strive to be leaders of the smart hydration space and are dedicated to technology Palin added: “impacX has created a smart packaging technology that precisely meets our needs. The Gatorade Smart Gx bottle powered by impacX is currently available in black and has the option for

US-based healthy beverage brand, Smart Soda Holdings, has announced the launch of companies in the UK Smart Soda offers dispensing options to various markets, such as the food service and workplace sectors to receive inquiries from companies in the UK, asking where they could buy Smart Soda. We were totally united in agreement to start Smart Soda UK, a subsidiary of Smart Soda Holdings.” As part of our growth, Smart Soda welcomes Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Francoeur and Spencer Deschambault of Smart