Sayit Karabağlı, founder of Sait İskender, who was elected as the President of the Turkish Restaurants and Pastries Federation, said, “Food and beverage industry will focus on accelerating innovative steps!” Traditional Turkish cuisine Sayit Karabağlı, the founder of Sait İskender, one of the leading restaurant chains in Turkey, was elected …
Read More »FERSAN STARTS THE HARVEST PERIOD WHILE PRODUCING 22 MILLION LITRES OF VINEGAR…
Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …
Read More »HOW OTTOMAN SULTAN HELPED IRELAND DURING GREAT FAMINE!
Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I went out of his way to help the Irish people during the Great Famine of 1845-1852. They returned the favor in the Crimean War. Sultan Abdülmecid 1 The Great Famine in the mid-19th century was one of the most devastating events in Irish history. Between 1845 …
Read More »ONE-THIRD OF ALL FOOD PRODUCED EACH YEAR THROWN AWAY ACROSS THE WORLD!
The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in the UK alone have experienced severe food insecurity during COVID-19, according to a recent report by the country’s Foods Standards Agency. …
Read More »A MOVE TO REDUCE FOOD PRICES!
A new era in retail trade: A move to reduce food prices… In order to reduce food prices, new practices will be implemented to facilitate retail trade. The law on the creation of a better functioning and fair supply chain that will eliminate unfair commercial practices in retail trade, taking …
Read More »EXPORT OF OLIVE OIL SET TO FREE!
The restriction on the export of olive oil in bulk and in barrels has been lifted by the order of the Ministry of Trade. Many sector representatives reacted to the restriction decision taken last March due to the low yield in olive oil, the uncertainty created by the pandemic and …
Read More »KASTAMONU ÜRYANİ PLUM RECEIVES GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION!
“Kastamonu Üryani Plum” was given a geographical indication registration certificate by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. In the written statement made by Daday (a district of Kastamonu province) Municipality, it was wished that the registration would be beneficial for the district, Kastamonu and Turkey. Emphasizing that the recognition of …
Read More »COŞKUN DÖNMEZ: WE ARE UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE PRICE INCREASES IN FOOD
Catering industrialists stated that companies operating in the ready-to-eat food sector have become unprofitable due to the difference between general inflation and food inflation. Bursa Catering Industrialists Association (BUYSAD) announced the cookware inflation in July. Association Chairperson Coşkun Dönmez said that food prices increased by 3.18 percent in July, thus …
Read More »DAIRY-RELATED TERMS NOW ALLOWED DAIRY-FREE PRODUCTS!
The European Parliament has decided not to pass Amendment 171. This means that, in Europe, dairy-free products can now use dairy-related terms such as buttery and creamy. In October 2020, the European Commission voted to ban dairy-related terms, such as buttery and creamy for plant-based foods. But, less than 7 …
Read More »SEEDLESS SULTANA GRAPES READY TO EXPORT!
Press release… This year’s export journey of seedless table grape, which has a 73 percent share of Turkey’s table grape exports, begins on Friday, August 6, 2021. The export date of Mevlana (Razaki) table grapes is set for Thursday, August 12, 2021. While Turkey’s export of fresh grapes was 150 …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
