NEW ZEALAND – Nestlé, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate, has expanded its portfolio of health-focused assets with…
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Tag: Nutrition, Health & Wellness
Ethiopia partners with developmental, humanitarian organizations to implement US$30m nutrition program
ETHIOPIA – The government of Ethiopia has launched a new multisectoral nutrition program entitled, ‘Addressing Maternal Malnutrition, Child Wasting and…
Read MoreCoffee drinking lowers mortality rate by around 30%, finds UK study
UK – Drinking between 2 to 4 cups a day whether with or without sugar, lowers early mortality chances by…
Read MorePeople with food allergies less likely to contract COVID-19, US study finds
USA – People with physician-diagnosed food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,…
Read MoreCVC Capital acquires majority stake in German nutrition firm The Quality Group
GERMANY – Luxembourg-based private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based sports…
Read MoreKenyan founder of school feeding program Wawira Njiru wins World’s 50 Best restaurants award
KENYA – Kenyan nutritionist Wawira Njiru, founder and director of non-profit Food for Education, has been named as the recipient…
Read MoreGhanaian Premium Foods partners with WFP to avail specialized nutritious food to Burkina Faso
GHANA – Premium Foods Limited, an agro-processing company in Ghana, operating under government’s One-District-One Factory initiative, has begun the export…
Read MoreUnilever sets industry example with pledge to stop marketing food and beverages to children under 16 years
UK – British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has set a new industry example with a pledge to stop marketing…
Read MoreNigeria receives US$15m emergency funding from UN to address food insecurity, malnutrition
NIGERIA – The United Nations has allocated US$15 million emergency funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to…
Read MoreEating ultra-processed foods significantly increases obesity risk among adolescents
USA – Consuming a diet rich in ultra-processed foods is more likely to make an adolescent overweight or obese, a…
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