Grupo Empresarial Costa has acquired Roler, a historic leading company in the production of fresh meat products. Jorge Costa, CEO of the group, explains that “the integration of Roler increases our current offer of products with its wide assortment in…
The animal welfare seal developed by IRTA, in collaboration with NEIKER, has been recognized by the Observatory of Innovation in Mass Consumption for facing the challenges of responding to the needs of society and responsible consumption. This badge,…
It is a campaign on social networks to promote the consumption of suckling lamb, and it will be active for two weeks, focusing on the field of digital marketing, with the collaboration of prescribers and raffles on social networks. The…
The EU produced 6.8 million tonnes of beef in 2020, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to data from the European Commission. This is a smaller drop than the Commission anticipated in its short-term outlook last autumn. Germany, Italy…
On March 31, the European Commission launched a public consultation, the objective of which is to gather opinions on different policy options, designed to ensure that the future EU agri-food promotion policy will support the transition towards more sustainable food…
La estrategia "De la granja a la mesa", en el corazón del Pacto Verde Europeo, representa un cambio sustancial en la política agrícola y alimentaria de la UE, que tendrá un impacto estructural en la producción alimentaria europea y la…
ICEX has opened a ‘Brexit Window’, a place where you can find all the relevant information generated in recent months on the reality of commercial operations with the United Kingdom. ICEX has concentrated in a single point access to all…
Bureau Veritas is Anafric's new collaborator. With the objective that its services contribute to continue promoting the confidence of the consumer society in the meat industry at a national and international level. Adrián Martínez, Food Market Leader of Bureau Veritas…
A little algae in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions by as much as 82%, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California at Davis. The results, published in the journal PLOS ONE, could pave the way…
An analysis of 354 alternatives to plant-based meat by SafeFood has ended with the recommendation that most products are not used frequently as alternatives to meat, poultry, fish, eggs, legumes and vegetables nuts. The study found that although the products…
The European livestock sector presented today "The 9 paradoxes of Farm to Fork", a call to actively participate in the current sustainability challenge to develop and implement an effective and adequate Farm to Fork strategy for Europe. Born from an…
The drastic drop in activity on the HORECA channel, one of the main consumption routes for goats and suckling lambs, aggravated by the reduction in tourism, represents the perfect storm for sheep and goat producers. Without the usual recipients of…
The German multinational Tönnies will invest 75 million euros in a new slaughterhouse in the Teruel town of Calamocha, where it is expected to create 1,000 jobs. This was announced by the President of the Government of Aragon, Javier Lambán,…
Spain is going to get ahead of the rest of the European Union countries in implementing the mandatory nature of TV cameras in slaughterhouses in terms of animal welfare, since so far the installation of video surveillance systems in slaughterhouses…
La huella hídrica de la actividad en granjas de porcino se ha reducido en un 15% en los últimos 10 años gracias, entre otras cuestiones, a la mejora en los índices de conversión del pienso o la optimización de instalaciones,…