Botanicals

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Botanical yields fall as climate change affects harvests

By Stephen Daniells

Extreme weather events from heat waves and droughts to ‘hundred-year storms’ happening every two years, the impact of climate change is obvious. And few industries are witnessing the impact as much as botanical supply chain.

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Kerry agrees to acquire Natreon for ~$50 million

By Stephen Daniells

Kerry’s expansion of its health portfolio shows no sign of slowing as the company has agreed to acquire botanicals player Natreon for approximately $50 million (€42 million).

The fate of a plant community on a remote Andean ridge top is a cautionary tale for the future of botanical ingredients supply, and the future of the planet as a whole. ©Getty Images - RPB Media

From the editor's desk

Centinela: Remember the name

By Hank Schultz

People who would like to put a damper on apocalyptic projections of the effects of climate change and habitat destruction like to focus on the fact that we’ll get through this, that life will find a way. There’s no doubting this (the world is not about...