News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Demand for alternative proteins – beyond traditional meat, fish and dairy sources – is expanding across Europe as consumers turn to products they view as healthier and more environmentally friendly and food makers work to drive excitement through innovation.
With one in six children in the US and one in five in Canada entering classrooms hungry each morning, food service players, CPG manufacturers, FDA and non-profits are raising awareness about the importance of breakfast and striving to feed more children...
Promises of 'clean' meat that negates the need to raise and kill animals continue to attract both headlines and investment, meaning progress towards getting affordable cultured meat on supermarket shelves has been swift.
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Barry Callebaut has made changes to its executive committee as its CEO and president Americas is set to retire.
Danish Crown has tapped into China’s booming e-commerce market as it boasts the “perfect combination” of factors needed to fuel economic growth, CEO Jais Valeur exclusively told this site.
CibusDx has acquired Pronucleotein Biotechnologies ahead of commercializing its food safety testing system by late spring 2018.
VWR has opened a 125,000 square foot distribution center in Missouri City, Texas.
Tate & Lyle has developed two instant functional starches to add to its clean label Claria range, which can help manufacturers banish modified starches, it says.
As Odwalla heads into private mediation with a plaintiff suing it over ‘no added sugar’ claims on 100% juice, a California judge has just granted in part and denied in part Kroger’s bid to dismiss a near identical lawsuit from the same law firm, and...
If President Trump follows through on his suggestion at Tuesday’s rally in Phoenix to “probably” ditch the North American Free Trade Agreement – some of the produce American manufacturers rely on from Mexico could be at stake – including mangoes.
Amazon’s decision to tackle Whole Foods ‘whole paycheck’ moniker from day one with a wave of price cuts sends an immediate signal to rivals that “they are now dealing with a competitor that is not afraid to damage profits and margins if it creates long...
A Texas biotech business plans to unveil an approach that bolsters the meat industry’s ability to stop pork tainted with dangerous foodborne pathogens from reaching consumers.
A lab in Pakistan supported by the IAEA and FAO has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation.
Southeast Asians are increasingly leading healthy lifestyles, with as many as three in four urban Indonesians and a third of Thai city residents saying they have been striving to improve their diets this year.
Fast food super-giant McDonald’s has updated its vision on reducing the usage of routine antibiotics in its supply chain on an international level.
Quorn has been using a mix of R&D and marketing to ferment growth and capitalise on rising demand for meat-free products at home and overseas, CEO Kevin Brennan tells FoodNavigator.
UK meat packer Hilton Food Group is extending its reach in the processed foods sector thanks to an agreement to supply Tesco with fresh foods such as sandwiches, ready meals, soups and pizzas in Poland.
Foods made from insects generate a lot of column inches but they are a long way from entering the mainstream European diet: Will they get there?
Multivac is to invest €2.5 million in the expansion of its Enger site in Germany.
UK food makers have issued a warning on the “significant disruption” that will ensue if the sector is hit by a drop in the number of EU workers in the UK following Brexit.
As the UK’s childhood obesity strategy turned one last week, health campaigners lined up their critiques of the first 365 days. However, the government managed to sidestep any bad press by announcing an expansion of the plan’s focus (from sugar content...
Pectin and pulp extracted from passion fruit makes an effective probiotic food carrier, research finds as it demonstrates properties that stimulate probiotic growth and survival in the gut.
This week Down Under
Not only are Australian Millennials less likely to drink alcohol than their parents, only around half have consumed grog in the past month—compared to 65% of Gen X-ers and 72% of boozy Boomers.