While the leaves may still not have fully fallen from the trees, so far as festive food producers go, it is already Christmas, let alone Halloween. Preparations have already long been underway in the background – in the case of artisan chocolate makers Chocokoo, since summer. “As soon as Halloween is over, it’s only Christmas…
The international ice cream producer Froneri has signed an agreement to acquire the ice cream business of the dairy group Food Union in Europe, including its ice cream operations in Latvia, the company has announced. Specific financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The proposed deal – which is still subject to approval…
The first cases of bluetongue disease (also known as infectious catarrhal fever) have been confirmed in five dairy cattle farms in southwestern Lithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) reports. According to the Lithuanian Food and Veterinary Service, the serotype 3 of the bluetongue virus has been detected in these farms – a strain that…
Many popular and widely available plant-based meat alternatives are highly processed and high in salt and saturated fats, says Estonian researcher Liis Lutter. Climate scientists urge cutting meat to protect the environment, but the health effects of these substitutes remain largely unknown. “We see that we should reduce meat consumption to lower our environmental footprint,…
After nearly 20 years on the Latvian market, Estonian producer Noo Meat Factory will open a flagship store in Riga this autumn, close to the city’s IKEA. The company had planned to launch the location this month, but the opening was delayed by paperwork, supervisory board chair Simmo Kruustuk said. He said salamis and hams…
Bread prices in Ukraine continue to rise every month, with forecasts suggesting that until the end of 2025, they will increase by 11-23%, depending on the type of product, Svitlana Cheremisina, Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Chief Researcher at the Agrarian Market and International Integration Department of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics,” has…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has refined the methodology for determining key food security indicators. The relevant resolution, “On Approval of the Methodology for Calculating Food Security Indicators,” was adopted during a Government meeting. The need for this document arises from the fact that the methodology for assessing key food security indicators, established by…