Innovation

Canada's McCain Foods Bets On Vertical Farming

Global potato product manufacturer McCain Foods has made a strategic investment in vertical-farming technology as part of its innovation strategy. The c...

Tetra Pak Releases 'Tetra Pak Artistry' Effects Line

Food-packaging and -processing giant Tetra Pak has released a new packaging suite of material effects, known as Tetra Pak Artistry, which will 'help food a...

Kraft Heinz Launches 'Springboard' Innovation Incubator

Food and beverage giant Kraft Heinz has launched Springboard, a new platform to foster growth for ‘disruptive’ US food and beverage brands....

FMCG Innovation Grew Spain's GDP, Employment: KPMG

Product innovation in the Spanish FMCG industry helped grow GDP and expand employment in the primary industrial sector, according to a KPMG report rel...

Mercadona Opens Portuguese Co-Innovation Centre

Spanish food distribution company Mercadona is opening a 'Co-Innovation Centre' in Portugal to get acquainted with the habits and preferences of local cons...

Sonae Wins Excellence Award For Retail Innovation

Portuguese retail group Sonae has received a 'European Excellence Award 2016' in the 'External Publication' category for its 'Book of Innovation in Retail...

Mercadona Suppliers Invested €1.3bn In Innovation Between 2012 And 2016

Spanish retailer Mercadona's suppliers have invested a total of €1.3 billion in infrastructure and innovation during the past four years. These fig...

SIAL Welcomes 155,000 Visitors Through Its Doors In 2016

The curtain has closed on SIAL 2016, and visitor data indicates that more than 155,000 visitors, 70% of whom hailed from overseas, passed through the...