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20 Dec 2018 --- Unilever has acquired Netherlands headquartered meat alternative innovator The Vegetarian Butcher, as it seeks to expand its portfolio into plant-based foods that are healthier and have a lower environmental impact. With the acquisition, Unilever is responding to the growing trend among consumers opting frequently for vegetarian and vegan meals, says the company. In the Netherlands alone, some 750,000 people now identify as vegetarian. But flexitarians, who regularly choose to eat less meat, now make up two-thirds of the Dutch population, according to research from the University of Wageningen.

After scooping some of the powdered weed back into the original Mumbo Sauce jar, losing endless crystals and trichomes along the way, there was less than one third of the original bud left. The remainder was all over the inside of the unit. While attempting to brush the weed remnants off the top of the metal grinder, it fell out of the top half of the unit. Additionally, scraping the powdered herb back into the jar is such a pothead maneuver, it defeats the purpose of using the potentially sophisticated Otto.

The CS said officers have been threatened but they will not relent. “This is not only about investigations. It is a serious war that may result in loss of life for some of us,” Matiang’i said.

Bayer agreed to sell its digital farming ventures, including the Bosch project, to l BASF as part of efforts to win antitrust approval to buy Monsanto. However, BASF will grant Bayer an unspecified license to the digital assets and products.

“I’m in Mosul and it’s really the top here,” Kahina el-Hadra, a young Frenchwoman who joined the group in 2015, wrote in an email that year to her secondary school teacher, according to a transcript contained in a report by the Paris Criminal Brigade, which was obtained by The Times.

Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam)

A huge whale with a plastic bucket stuck in its mouth, new-born dolphin calves being exposed to pollutants through their mother’s contaminated milk, and seabirds unsuspectingly feeding their chicks piece of plastic - these scenes from the BBC Blue Planet II documentary series were heart-breaking, and just a snapshot of the problems plastic pollution is causing in the oceans.

He says his family and friends thought he was mad. “‘Why are you doing this?’ they said. ‘You’ve got a good job. You’ll get bored. I reckon you’ll be back in a year.’ I didn’t know what I was going to do, I just knew that the world was full of things I wanted to see and do, and even if I chose to watch daytime TV all week, at least I didn’t have to go into the office at someone else’s beck and call. Now, I have been retired for more than five years. In that time, I’ve travelled a lot, got married, had a child, learned Italian, taken up painting and built a house. I play a lot of tennis and rarely switch on the telly. I spend much less money now because the things I enjoy don’t cost that much.”

On show at All4Pack in Paris (France) from November 26 to 29, 2018 (Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, Stand 6 L 022).

Lacta chocolate started in the 1960s as Galacta, named for gala, the Greek word for milk. In the ’90s, the brand tried to move away from being known as a kids’ candy and focused on a new slogan: ‘‘The sweetest part of your life.’’ The company doubled down in 2010, crowdsourcing love stories from its fans and vowing to create a video out of the winning submission. It received 1,307 stories and made a 27-minute video, with more than 11,000 people voting online to choose the actors, character names and wardrobes; some even served as extras. ‘‘Love in Action’’ was shown on Greece’s biggest TV channel on Valentine’s Day. Today Lacta is one of the best-selling milk chocolate brands in the country.

Whole Foods Market’s global buyers and experts revealed the most anticipated and innovative food trends for 2019 in their fourth annual trends predictions announcement. Pacific Rim flavors, eco-conscious packaging, faux meat snacks and new varieties of hemp-infused products are among the food influences expected to take off in the next year. The retailer’s seasoned trend-spotters thoughtfully compiled this report based on more than 100 years of combined experience in product sourcing, studying consumer preferences and participating in food and wellness industry exhibitions worldwide.

Zero-waste shopping is likely to be an easier sell to Western expats familiar with recycling practices than to Chinese locals, particularly those who remember when the Sars virus spread through the city in 2003. For many, hygiene is paramount, and Live Zero’s help-yourself ethos might deter those used to the perceived safety of plastic wrapping.