Scope highlighted for chocolate market using single-origin cocoa Barry Callebaut has launched a premium range of single-origin chocolate under the brand ‘Origin’, advertising that the product can also be used in... 15/06/2014
First company performance report published on compliance with stricter palm oil sustainability requirements In 2013, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG). a multi-stakeholder palm oil sustainability initiative, was launched by “a group of progressive palm... 08/06/2014
The ACP and increased private sector demands for sustainability certification IntroductionIn the two decades before the financial crisis, food consumption patterns in the EU underwent significant change, with an increased foc... 25/05/2014
Sustainability issues in the beef sector gaining prominence March 2014 saw a number of initiatives launched linked to the promotion of more sustainable patterns of livestock production. The first of these wa... 10/05/2014
EC tables new regulation on the organic sector In March 2014, the EC published “proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products”. The proposal focuses... 10/05/2014
Second successive cocoa production shortfall supports prices In March 2014, the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) forecast a shortfall in cocoa production for the 2013–14 season to 115,000 tonnes less t... 04/05/2014
Clock ticking on Jamaican sugar sector diversification The chairperson of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean, Karl James, has warned that if the Jamaican sugar sector cannot move into increased prod... 27/04/2014
Coffee pods offer new market prospects in Africa An interview with Henri Rodriguez, Export Director for Malongo Henri Rodriguez joined Malongo in 1996, with a career background in agronomy and commerce. He is the company’s Export Director and is responsi... 10/04/2014
Calls for more action on palm oil sustainability According to the Union of Concerned Scientists and Climate Advisers (UCSUSA), “rising global demand for vegetable oils has accelerated deforestatio... 10/04/2014
Voluntary sustainability standards covering a growing volume of trade Two major reports have been presented to the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), which was set up in March 2013 “to respond t... 15/03/2014