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March 9, 2022

Egyptian OneOrder’s tech application is under development to address supply inefficiencies

OneOrder, a newly established logistics company in Egypt, has successfully raised $1 million in funds to help restaurants address supply inefficiencies. OneOrder is developing a single app solution for restaurants facing multiple sourcing issues like collaborating with numerous small and big vendors for sourcing meat and packaged goods. The unorganised supply chain network leads to non-transparent and uncertain pricing and production of low-quality meals that are served to consumers. Plus, unexpected delays in supply delivery time limit restaurants’ menu options. OneOrder’s application aims to target these above-mentioned issues by offering quality-driven products, consistent pricing, and punctual timings. Read more from Techjuice

Coles Nurture Grant for Australian food and beverage businesses to promote sustainability and innovation

Coles launched a new Coles Nurture Fund to offer financial support of up to $500,000 to Australia’s small food and beverage businesses. Small businesses that are striving to develop innovation and sustainability empowered products and processes and have less than 50 full-time employees, generating a maximum of $25 million annual revenue are eligible to apply for funds. Since the establishment of Coles Nurture Funds, 80 Australian brands, including Quinoa Processing Facilities, State-of-the-art Factory, and NSW Agricultural Business have been financially supported, enabling them to launch sustainable processes and innovative technologies. Read more from Insidefmcg

UAE’s DP World launched a smart logistics platform to spur digital logistics

DP World has launched a new digital supply chain platform named Cargoes Logistics. The newly launched platform would offer consumers a single-window solution, providing secure, seamless, and safe cargo movements. Cargoes Logistics offers consumers multiple logistic options, including, road, rail, or shipment freight by the sea with a booking confirmation alert. Consumers can pay via multiple payment options after searching, choosing, and booking their cargo. The initial stage of the launch would enable consumers to book cargo from UAE to India and from India to multiple regions like Middle East, Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. Besides, DP World has planned to establish an investment platform in Africa to create employment opportunities and boost trade across the country. Read more from Gulfbusiness

Germany to utilize the energy of freedom by 2030

Followed by Germany’s target to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040, the country has now planned to satisfy its electricity demands from renewable electricity sources by 2035. Economy Minister Robert Habeck believes that this expansion of renewable energy will cut fossil fuel supplies from Russia, making the country less dependent. The amendment has been made in Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), raising the share of wind or power up to 80% by 2030. By the targeted time, Germany’s onshore wind energy limit should reach 110 gigawatts (GW), inshore wind energy should increase up to 30GW and solar energy should hit 200 GW. Read more from Reuters

Tetra Pak has initiated carton recycling programs in Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, and Saudi Arabia

Tetra Pak has invested €11.5 million with co-investors, including suppliers and industry intellects, to drive four recycling programs in Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. The recycling programs in the aforementioned countries would help them recycle 1.4 billion packaged cartons or 45,000 tonnes of post-consumer carton packages. Tetra Pak has taken the initiative to establish an international recycling facility starting from Saudi Arabia which would be expanded by 50% in Turkey. The facility would produce the triple amount of PolyAl carton element in Ukraine and strengthen the partnership in Australia. All these projects share a common aim of recycling and reusing carton packages in quality-driven goods. Read more from Waste360

Singaporean Una Brands branched out in Asia by launching services in South Korea

A Singaporean-based e-commerce aggregator, Una Brands has collaborated with KlickBrands to launch its services in South Korea. The partnership aims to scale 25 brands from $1 million to $50 million, working in the niche of cosmetics, home, health, pets, and baby. South Korea is the fifth largest e-commerce giant in Asia and the market is expected to grow by $250 billion by 2025. That is why multiple companies, including Rainforest, a Singaporean E-commerce aggregator, American-based Thrasio, and South Korean Naver invested in e-commerce markets across Asia. Read more from Techcrunch

Egyptian OneOrder’s tech application is under development to address supply inefficiencies

OneOrder, a newly established logistics company in Egypt, has successfully raised $1 million in funds to help restaurants address supply inefficiencies. OneOrder is developing a single app solution for restaurants facing multiple sourcing issues like collaborating with numerous small and big vendors for sourcing meat and packaged goods. The unorganised supply chain network leads to non-transparent and uncertain pricing and production of low-quality meals that are served to consumers. Plus, unexpected delays in supply delivery time limit restaurants’ menu options. OneOrder’s application aims to target these above-mentioned issues by offering quality-driven products, consistent pricing, and punctual timings. Read more from Techjuice

Coles Nurture Grant for Australian food and beverage businesses to promote sustainability and innovation

Coles launched a new Coles Nurture Fund to offer financial support of up to $500,000 to Australia’s small food and beverage businesses. Small businesses that are striving to develop innovation and sustainability empowered products and processes and have less than 50 full-time employees, generating a maximum of $25 million annual revenue are eligible to apply for funds. Since the establishment of Coles Nurture Funds, 80 Australian brands, including Quinoa Processing Facilities, State-of-the-art Factory, and NSW Agricultural Business have been financially supported, enabling them to launch sustainable processes and innovative technologies. Read more from Insidefmcg

UAE’s DP World launched a smart logistics platform to spur digital logistics

DP World has launched a new digital supply chain platform named Cargoes Logistics. The newly launched platform would offer consumers a single-window solution, providing secure, seamless, and safe cargo movements. Cargoes Logistics offers consumers multiple logistic options, including, road, rail, or shipment freight by the sea with a booking confirmation alert. Consumers can pay via multiple payment options after searching, choosing, and booking their cargo. The initial stage of the launch would enable consumers to book cargo from UAE to India and from India to multiple regions like Middle East, Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. Besides, DP World has planned to establish an investment platform in Africa to create employment opportunities and boost trade across the country. Read more from Gulfbusiness

Germany to utilize the energy of freedom by 2030

Followed by Germany’s target to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040, the country has now planned to satisfy its electricity demands from renewable electricity sources by 2035. Economy Minister Robert Habeck believes that this expansion of renewable energy will cut fossil fuel supplies from Russia, making the country less dependent. The amendment has been made in Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), raising the share of wind or power up to 80% by 2030. By the targeted time, Germany’s onshore wind energy limit should reach 110 gigawatts (GW), inshore wind energy should increase up to 30GW and solar energy should hit 200 GW. Read more from Reuters

Tetra Pak has initiated carton recycling programs in Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, and Saudi Arabia

Tetra Pak has invested €11.5 million with co-investors, including suppliers and industry intellects, to drive four recycling programs in Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. The recycling programs in the aforementioned countries would help them recycle 1.4 billion packaged cartons or 45,000 tonnes of post-consumer carton packages. Tetra Pak has taken the initiative to establish an international recycling facility starting from Saudi Arabia which would be expanded by 50% in Turkey. The facility would produce the triple amount of PolyAl carton element in Ukraine and strengthen the partnership in Australia. All these projects share a common aim of recycling and reusing carton packages in quality-driven goods. Read more from Waste360

Singaporean Una Brands branched out in Asia by launching services in South Korea

A Singaporean-based e-commerce aggregator, Una Brands has collaborated with KlickBrands to launch its services in South Korea. The partnership aims to scale 25 brands from $1 million to $50 million, working in the niche of cosmetics, home, health, pets, and baby. South Korea is the fifth largest e-commerce giant in Asia and the market is expected to grow by $250 billion by 2025. That is why multiple companies, including Rainforest, a Singaporean E-commerce aggregator, American-based Thrasio, and South Korean Naver invested in e-commerce markets across Asia. Read more from Techcrunch