Once popular for its colorful food storage containers, US firm Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy. The company succumbed to a plummeting demand for its products. Tupperware Brands Inc. and some of its subsidiaries on Tuesday...
As the world economy reels from a global slowdown amid the Ukraine war, Brazil could benefit from the multiple crises. No matter whether it’s oil, gas, lithium, food, renewable energy — Brazil has plenty of...
As food prices rose and war broke out in Ukraine, investors looking for a sure bet flocked into food commodities. The trend could be pushing prices up even further, with live-or-die consequences for the world’s...
Czechs risk a banana-free diet, lower food quality and higher prices if a bill making its way through parliament is passed, say critics. The winners would be large, politically-linked farming groups. The controversial amendment to...
Hunger levels have been rising for three years in a row, states a new report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. In 2017, Africa and South America saw the highest increase. One in nine...
News of a global chocolate doomsday has gone viral, with chocoholics fearing an end to their fix. But don’t panic: Chocolate is not on the brink of extinction — yet. The new year has just...
Distinct changes are happening in the way food is prepared and consumed in India. Busy lifestyles are giving rise to consumption of convenience products.The world over, on-the-go consumption has risen steadily in line with urbanization,...
World food commodity prices in August logged their largest monthly drop since December 2008, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday – unwelcome news for Europe’s struggling farmers. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO)...
India witnessed one of the most controversial food scare in the decade wherein a hugely popular instant noodle product “Maggi” had to be declared as “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption. India’s food regulator, Food...
A side effect of India’s population growth and economic expansion is the increased pressure they put on the nation’s water, food and energy supplies. Analyst Michael Kugelman talks to DW’s Srinivas Mazumdaru about the challenges....
Brent spot price which showed signs of cooling off has gained USD 24 from its recent low of USD 88 in six weeks.The crude which scaled to its historical high of USD 144 per barrel...
