Food News Now: World Food Program chief presses billionaires ‘to step up’ and more

The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program is telling billionaires it's "time to step up" as the...

Subscribe Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Food Technology magazine It's Never Too Early to Change the World There are myriad ways IFT helps students, their mentors, and professors stay in tune with what's happening in the science of food. The resources IFT makes available to members enable them to keep up... Associated Press World Food Program chief presses billionaires 'to step up' The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program is telling billionaires it's "time to step up" as the global threat of food insecurity rises with Russia's war in Ukraine, saying he's seen encouraging signs... Businesswire Hyfé Foods turns wasted sugar water into flour amidst a supply chain crunch Hyfé Foods, a foodtech company that produces protein-rich mycelium flour, announced an oversubscribed $2 million investment led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in... PR Web Food insecurity will affect up to 1.9 billion people by November The number of people facing food insecurity globally will rise by up to 243 million by November, or a total of 1.9 billion people, explains a new report from Eurasia Group and DevryBV Sustainable... Sweets & Snacks Expo The Sweets & Snacks Expo announces 2022 most innovative new product award winners "Innovation puts the candy and snack categories in the driver's seat when it comes to flavor and product trends, and the 2022 Most Innovative New Product Awards continue to highlight those that... FAO International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability As the world celebrates the International Tea Day 2022, the FAO has highlighted the need for greater economic, social and environmental sustainability in the tea sector and its key role in empowering... PR Newswire Lily's Sweets introduces new gummies in the U.S. This summer the Lily's brand is launching Lily's Sweet Fruity Gummy Bear Friends and Lily's Tart and Tasty Sour Gummy Worms. With no added sugar the new products are naturally flavored. Nestlé Nestlé reports further progress toward deforestation-free cocoa Since joining the Cocoa and Forests Initiative in 2017, Nestlé has been working in collaboration with the governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where it sources most of its cocoa, its suppliers, its... Reuters Nestle to acquire Brazilian foodtech Puravida The company said in a statement that it sees Puravida's portfolio as complementary to its own, noting it already sells nutritional supplements and protein powders in Brazil and will now be able to... Forbes Meet the high-tech urban farmer growing vegetables inside Hong Kong's skyscrapers Gordon Tam, cofounder and CEO of vertical farming company Farm66, wants to show that agriculture—combined with technology—has a promising future in cities, deserts and even in outer space. Institute of Food Technologists | 525 W. Van Buren St. | Suite 1000 | Chicago, IL 60607 | USA This newsletter made Smart by Subscribe | Report | Learn More | Unsubscribe | Contact