Pulses are key to a healthy 2023/ We explain why and how to cook some delicious dishes If your post-holidays health drive is starting to fizzle out, fear not. We’ve looked at the ways different pulses can benefit your health and help create a new year diet to keep you feeling fighting it.
UK chickpea consumption up by over 8%/ Who’s driving the rise and could it mean an increase in local production? Whether dried, canned, curried or pureed, chickpeas are rapidly taking a stake in the UK’s sustainable and health-conscious dinner plate - according to National Diet and Nutrition Survey Results.
Trade Talk with Prof. Brent Kaiser/ Australia’s plant-protein development project and the regionalization of pulses
Searching for chickpeas/ Google Doodle Celebrates International Falafel Day It’s the best thing that happened to chickpeas, says Google … with the possible exception of hummus.
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Hold on to your hummus!/ Following last year’s claims, we investigate the potential for a 2023 chickpea shortage Last year’s predictions for a reduction in global chickpea supplies in 2023 made headlines; as we move into the new year, what’s the outlook? Luke Wilkinson talks to experts across the globe to find out.
Looking at the way bean consumption is going in Colombia, it’s very likely that production will go up/ Benjamin Perez looks to the future After a turbulent six months for the pulse trade, Benjamin Perez of Comercializadora Gran Colmado talks about his country’s love for pulses, a black bean boost from Venezuela, and the untapped potential for self-sufficiency in Colombia’s seasonless but fertile farmlands.
Harnessing the power of the lupin bean/ Tarwi's Cata Gorgulho tells us how This week, Madaline Dunn chatted to Tarwi's Cata Gorgulho to learn about the company's inception, its mission to popularize the lupin bean and how small dietary changes can have a big environmental impact.
Opportunities in plant protein & an acquisiton by Ardent Mills/ Kyle Hinrichs on the future of Hinrichs Trading Co. Kira Nash spoke to Kyle Hinrichs of Hinrichs Trading Company about their recent acquisition by Ardent Mills, the state of the chickpea industry and what exciting innovation the future holds for pulses in value-added.
Trade Talk/ Rav Kapoor of ETG Commodities Founded more than fifty years ago, ETG is an agricultural conglomerate now operating in over forty countries around the world. Kirsten Provan spoke to ETG’s CEO, Rav Kapoor, to get a better understanding of the company’s aims and find out his thoughts on the current pulse market.
Gonzalo de la Cierva of Industrias Racionero/ An in-depth look at the Spanish pulses market This week, Luke Wilkinson chatted to Gonzalo about his life in pulses, changing tastes, and the present and future of the Spanish market.
GPC Ask the Experts Europe/ Andy Bury on UK Pulse Production Andy Bury, a pulses trader at Frontier Agriculture, talks about UK pulse production, this year’s crops, and the slow but steady progress of the fava bean ahead of Monday’s EU webinar, where he will be a panellist.
Trade Talk with Manuel Hernandez/ What 24 years in the business teaches you about crises What experience teaches us: How someone with 24 years in the business deals with crises