Nutrition

Konya Metropolitan Municipality applied for Registration of Geographical Signs to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in order to protect the tastes and local products of the province and to contribute to the development of gastronomy tourism. With the application of Konya Metropolitan Municipality, the registration of Okra Soup, a …

Household expenses witnessed a new shift as the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a varied impact on the economy, changed consumer habits in Turkey, according to statistics. Last year, money spent on services like education and tourism decreased, while people spent more on appliances and food, according to Turkish Statistical Institute …

Turkey’s ice cream exports expanded in 2020 despite the pandemic that has taken the hold of the whole world. Ice cream exports increased by 7 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 35.7 million dollars. Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey produces 17 percent of the ice cream across the country and …

According to a survey, concerns about environmental problems affect food purchasing habits. 60 percent of consumers are sensitive to the environmental impact of their food and drink. Consumers will eat “healthier” after the pandemic! In a survey conducted by FMCG Gurus, 83% of consumers globally stated that they would eat …

Turkey has taken its place among the best examples in the world with an arrangement made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in terms of limiting trans fats by the rate of 2 percent which considered safe by the of 2020. With the regulation made by the Ministry of …

Turkey is looking into solutions to help the country’s struggling restaurants and cafes, whose operations have been disrupted by the lockdown measures enacted to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Turkey’s Health Ministry is working on a formula that includes enabling eateries and cafes to open in provinces with a …

Press release… Fisheries industry set an export target of 100 million dollars to the USA. Americans will get fit with Turkish seafood and Mediterranean diet. Turkish aquaculture products were introduced in the second leg of the TURQUALITY Project carried out by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) to increase the exports …

Mahsum Altunkaya, Chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, stated that 2020 was a difficult year for all exporters and they wished that everything would return to normal in 2021. Altunkaya said, “We achieved the highest monthly sector exports of all time in …

Suffering from the fallout caused by the coronavirus-related restrictions, restaurant and café owners in Turkey are now seeking ways to reopen, putting forward proposals that may help them get back to business. As part of the wider measures the government introduced to bring the spread of COVID-19 under control, restaurants and cafes are only allowed to …

Press release… FAO collaborates with Sabri Ülker Foundation on educating children in pre-school and primary schools on reducing food waste at home. 18 January 2021, Ankara, Turkey – The majority of food waste still occurs at the household level, making it imperative for the consumer households to be informed and change their behavior. To …