dispatches from Pittcon 2017
Ellutia unveils system for conventional, fast and ultra-fast GC
Ellutia has launched the 500 Series gas chromatograph at Pittcon.
Archives for March 22, 2017
Impossible Foods moves to commercial scale production of plant-based burgers
Impossible Foods – which claims to have created a plant-based burger that precisely replicates the taste and texture of meat - will be able to produce one million pounds of Impossible Burgers a month when its first commercial-scale manufacturing facility...
Dispatches from GFSI 2017 in Houston
Risk-based auditing using data could be future - Sealed Air
Using data to move to a risk-based auditing model could be the future, according to the global director of Diversey Consulting.
UN reveals scale of Yemeni food crisis after years of war
Seventeen million Yemenis face “crisis” levels of food insecurity, according to the latest United Nations humanitarian analysis of their war-ravaged country.
Food insecurity puts preschool kids at social and learning disadvantage: Study
Children who experience food insecurity in early childhood are already at a disadvantage when starting school as research has found they are less able to learn and interact with their peers.
US-China trade war threat analysed
The threat of a trade war between two of the world’s most powerful countries China and the United States is low, but analysts warn it could dramatically damage pork trade.
If it’s natural, it’s good…but what's natural? A case study in cultured meat, E numbers and plant extracts
If in-vitro meat is to be successful it must be marketed as a natural meat substitute, because the negative perception of synthetic foods are too great to overcome the potential benefits for the environment, say Swiss researchers.
China seemingly backtracks on tougher e-commerce rules providing a boost to supplement and food firms
China’s Commerce Ministry appears to have halted plans for more stringent cross border e-commerce rules, meaning many goods will still be regarded as personal trade, rather than for commercial distribution.
'The best kind of bad': Chocolate makers need premium ingredients not sugar reduction
Sugar and calorie reduction has taken its toll on the chocolate category, but focusing on quality ingredients can foster growth, suggests a Euromonitor analyst.
'Very little appetite' amongst consumers for post-Brexit food regulation changes
Politicians need to think very carefully about how they communicate what Brexit means for food safety and regulation, according to new research carried out in Scotland.
UAE’s Hotpack tempted by wales for $62m plant investment
A UAE-based food packaging materials company is planning to invest US$62m in a manufacturing plant in Britain, which will also function as its new head office for the UK and Europe.
Smoked meat traders find export joy in Japan
European dried, cured and smoked meat producers are poised for a rapid expansion of export sales to Japan, with growing demand for such products that cannot be satisfied by Japanese specialist producers.
Is ‘local’ synonymous with ‘better’? Experts weigh in at the Good Food Festival
Local is as popular of a call-out for food as non-GMO, organic, or ‘free from.’ But there’s no legal definition of what local means (50-mile radius? 150-mile radius?), and it definitely doesn’t always mean better.
Kitchen Crafted carves new space for savory spreads
The Florida-based small brand Kitchen Crafted recently launched a line of two savory spreads, called SPRD, flavored Marinara Mia and Creole Mayo Spread. It just struck a deal with its first bigger chain grocer (Lucky’s Market in Florida), and founder...
Tate & Lyle unveils upgraded innovation center
Tate & Lyle PLC, a global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, has unveiled its upgraded Food Systems Global Innovation Centre in Lübeck, Germany.
video dispatches from Expo West 2017
Crunchies targets Millennial moms as fruit & veggie snacking gathers pace
If freeze-dried fruit conjures up images of space food, or brightly colored soggy bits floating in your breakfast cereal, you should buy a bag of Crunchies, and reassess, says CEO Scott Jacobson, who says that when it comes to fruit & veggie snacks, his...
FAO DG chides Egypt over crop choice as water stocks drop further
The head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has called for an “urgent and massive response” to the problem of critically low water reserves in the Middle East and North Africa.
Are you ready for the ‘Cheester’ Easter Egg?
Food blogger Annem Hobson has partnered with Wildes Cheese to create the first ever ‘Cheester Egg’ for Easter.
Brazil meat scandal: EU says trade ban ‘inaccurate’
The international embarrassment facing Brazil over its rotten meat scandal has deepened after Hong Kong joined China in banning meat imports, although Europe is yet to follow suit.
Is the era of cheap food over? Food Ethics Council says not just yet
The Food Ethics Council met in January to discuss climate change, obesity, food security, people and animal welfare, and new technologies.
UAE prepares double-pronged assault on nutrition in schools
Dubai’s municipal authorities will soon begin to apply updated nutrition guidelines in school canteens to encourage healthier choices, while Abu Dhabi is engaging a task force to wage war on over-nutrition.
Chef cooks the world’s first lab-grown chicken
Memphis Meats made headlines around the world with news that it had produced the world’s first lab-grown duck and chicken – now you can watch a video about the innovation.