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TNA opens third manufacturing facility in Sydney, Australia


Fairtrade announces new partnership with Satelligence


TNA solutions announces the addition of a third manufacturing site in Australia, at Wetherill Park, Sydney. This expansion aims to meet the burgeoning demands of the global confectionery and nutraceuticals sector. “Our confectionery


processing capabilities are continually


evolving,” said Thiago Roriz, Chief Operating Offi cer at TNA solutions. “With our new Wetherill Park facility, we extend our ability to deliver complete solutions to our global customers effi ciently and with short lead times. We understand our customers’ needs for reliability and effi ciency as they cater to the ever-evolving palate and increasing demands of consumers.” “Since acquiring NID in 2017, TNA has been updating existing


technologies while retaining industry defi ning standards in reliability in the confectionery arena. This added manufacturing capacity ensures that customers worldwide can receive state-of-the-art solutions in a timely manner”, added Thiago. The company creates and integrates complete processing and packaging solutions, that include everything from kitchen operations, starch conditioning, mogul tray handling, de-moulding, product cleaning and fi nishing, to depositing, distribution, packaging, and case packing. In today’s unpredictable environment, the security of supply is paramount. TNA’s unique off ering includes comprehensive expertise and support in project management and aftermarket services. Through a global network, spread across 30 countries, the company ensures seamless access to experts, spares and technicians, enabling customers to realise their goals, and exceed expectations.


Fairtrade has announced a new partnership with Satelligence to scale up satellite monitoring of forested areas and farms to all certifi ed cocoa and coff ee producer organisations globally. The initiative aims to connect Fairtrade cooperatives with data on their members’ farms and their deforestation risks, so the cooperatives can share these data with their commercial partners and better manage forest landscapes. The Fairtrade-Satelligence partnership and expansion plan will also support producer organisations – representing more than one million coff ee and cocoa farmers cultivating 2.5 million hectares – to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation requirements so they can maintain access to important markets in Europe and beyond. “This partnership focuses on an increasingly important


area of trade: access to risk management data, which defi nes what cocoa and coff ee can enter the EU market,” said Jon Walker, Senior Advisor for Cocoa at Fairtrade International. “Whoever has the data has the key to market access. Many large buyers have their own monitoring systems that cover the cooperatives they buy from, but they don’t necessarily share what they see with the cooperatives themselves. Inequalities in trading relationships will only widen if producer organisations are reliant on their trade partners for access to these important data. This partnership enables producer organisations and their smallholder members to have access to the data and act on risks identifi ed.”


LoveRaw, the UK plant-based chocolate brand, has


launched Atlantic, its fi rst airline listing, in


partnership with Gate Gourmet. FAs part of Virgin Atlantic’s new winter menu across the entire network, LoveRaw will off er its Caramelised Biscuit Wafer to passengers to help themselves from the Wanderwall in Upper Class and Premium. Rimi Thapar, Co-Founder at LoveRaw: “Virgin Atlantic is our fi rst on fl ight


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LoveRaw launches into its fi rst airline, Virgin Atlantic onboard Virgin


listing, so this is a key milestone for us. We have created a bespoke LoveRaw Cream Filled Wafer Bar in a single bar format. Andy and the team have done a fantastic job onboarding Virgin and we really appreciate Virgin Atlantic and Gate Gourmet’s teams for believing in our mission as a brand which is creating indulgent plant-based chocolate that can be enjoyed by everyone.”


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