Agri-Business
EU Commission registers citizens' initiative on closing animal farms
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, July 24) confirmed that it has decided to register two European Citizens’ Initiatives, one...
plant-based
Agri-Business
Danone consolidated sales increase by 4% during 2024
French food and drink group, Danone recorded a 4.1% increase in consolidated sales during the first quarter on 2024. In...
Agri-Business
Tirlán brand rolls out new gluten-free oat drink in US
Truly Grass Fed, a premium brand of sustainably-produced dairy products from the Tirlán stable, has expanded into a new category...
Agri-Business
Danone launches new production facility for plant-based food
Global dairy and food company Danone has officially inaugurated a production facility in France for plant-based food. CEO of Danone...
Environment
Fitzmaurice: Plant-based catering campaign at universities is 'madness'
A campaign calling on universities in both the UK and Ireland to introduce 100% plant-based catering is “nothing short of...
Beef
Meat purchased by 98.6% of Irish households in last 12 months
Meat was purchased by 98.6% of Irish households in the 52 weeks up to August this year, according to data...
Environment
Hundreds of academics call for 100% plant-based meals in colleges
More than 850 academics have signed an open letter to university vice-chancellors, catering managers, and student union presidents for colleges...
Agri-Business
40% of consumers to reduce alternative meat intake - survey
40% of consumers are planning to reduce their intake of alternative meat products, according to a new survey. The finding...
Dairy
Nutritional value of most milk alternatives 'not equal to cow milk'
The nutritional value of the majority of plant-based milk alternatives is not equal to cow’s milk, according to a study...
N.Ireland
New chickpea breeding and research programme in the UK
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is to head up a new research and breeding programme, developed to assess...
Agri-Business
Avonmore entering plant-based market with oat drink
Avonmore, which is owned by Tirlán, has entered the plant-based drinks market with the launch of a new oat drink....
Agri-Business
German meat consumption in 2022 was lowest on record
Preliminary information from the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) in Germany shows that the long-term trend towards lower meat...
Environment
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
Dairy News
One third of adults consume dairy alternatives - all-island research
One third of all adults on the island of Ireland consume plant-based dairy alternatives, of which 10% have said they...
Agri-Business
Plant-based alternatives reduce emissions but threaten agri-workforce - research
New economic models show that the growth in popularity of plant-based alternatives to beef could disrupt the agricultural workforce and...
Agri-Business
Danone to launch 'dairy and plants blend' infant formula
Danone is launching a new infant formula which is composed of a blend of dairy and plant-based ingredients. The global...
Agri-Business
No more 'meaty' names for plant-based foods in South Africa
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in South Africa looks set to ban using meat-related words...
Agri-Business
Call for dedicated EU funding for plant-based food sector
A coalition of 63 organisations is calling on the European Commission to ringfence funding specifically for plant-based food research. A...