Food

Consumers are cutting back spending on dining out or are opting for more budget-friendly restaurant options, says Kaya Demirer, the president of the Tourism Restaurant Investors and Gastronomy Enterprises Association (TURYİD). Kaya Demirer High prices charged at restaurants and cafes have been a hotly debated issue among consumers for some time as rampant inflation …

Press release… AKİB MADE AN EXPORT OF 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS WITH A HIKE OF 12 PERCENT IN APRIL… R. Onur Kılıçer, Coordinator President of Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB), announced that they exported 1 billion 308 million dollars in April. Onur Kılıçer Kılıçer stated that despite the long holiday in April, …

Press release… Food Exporters of Türkiye – We created the brand of TFE (TGİ)… Muhammet Öztürk, Head of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, said that they have created the brand of Turkish Food Exporters -TFE (TGİ). Emphasising that the 2023/2024 period was a year in …

New criteria are planned to be introduced to prevent counterfeiting and adulteration in butter. According to the draft, the milk fat ratio of butter without added salt will be at least 82 percent. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry prepared the ‘Turkish Food Codex Draft Communiqué on Butter and Clarified …

Global rice supplies have steadied following last year’s surge, but the market still faces exposure to potential dry weather risks induced by El Nino, according to a senior executive at commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Co. Rice prices in key Asian export hubs have eased in recent weeks after climbing last year …

World food prices rose for a second consecutive month in April as higher meat prices and small increases in vegetable oils and cereals outweighed declines in sugar and dairy products, the United Nations’ food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) price index, which tracks the most …

For Egypt, whose economy was shaken by geopolitical conflicts, it is possible to talk about a calmer environment in recent years. In addition to the re-stabilisation of the country, Egypt’s dense population signals more exports in cereals and pulses. It is necessary to accelerate commercial contacts in the field of …

The announcement of Türkiye’s application to the European Union (EU) to register döner, one of the first flavours that comes to mind when it comes to Turkish cuisine, as a “traditional product name” was published in the EU Official Journal. In the announcement, it is stated that döner is made …

Press release… Losses in the food sector to be prevented with projects to be developed by young people… Artificial intelligence (AI) to combine with the synergy of young entrepreneurs to prevent food losses… Hayrettin Uçak Fresh fruit and vegetable sector to use artificial intelligence to prevent losses and implement projects …

Press release… Singapore, one of the world’s reexport centres, is one of the priority target markets for food exports of Türkiye, which is the world’s food warehouse with a foreign trade volume of 30 billion dollars in the food sector in 2023. Turkish food exporters aim to strengthen their position …