News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
US per capita consumption of dairy milk beverages decreased by 22% from 197 pounds to 154 pounds between 2000 and 2016, according to data* from USDA’s economic research service, with the biggest drop in fat-free and skim milk (whole milk in contrast is...
Field Roast Grain Meat Co makes vegan roasts, sausages, burgers and cheese. But it’s not in the meat or dairy ‘analog’ business, stresses co-founder, and CEO David Lee. “I’m not making fake beef or Monterey Jack. I’m not trying to mimic or imitate...
The results of a new survey suggest that consumers struggle to identify so-called ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol.
The deadlock over glyphosate continues as EU policy-makers today failed to gather support for the Commission’s proposal to renew the herbicide for another five years.
China’s largest e-commerce company, JD.com, is in talks with European meat companies as it works to increase its access to international protein supplies.
Thanks to a patent-pending production process, shea butter can beat palm oil for functionality and health with 40% less saturated fat, says Dutch supplier IOI Loders Croklaan.
As the process of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement continues to sour under the current US Administration’s ‘protectionist war’ that emphasizes ‘America first,’ stakeholders for Mexican Avocados are trying to smooth tensions by...
New product information describing PepsiCo and Unilever brands are not being accurately represented in major grocer listings, with oversights particularly evident on e-commerce platforms.
Montana Stock Growers Association (MSGA) has signed a beef supply deal with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the next three years.
Fruit and vegetable ingredients supplier SVZ has joined the Sustainable Juice Covenant, committing to 100% sustainable sourcing by 2030.
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) call to stop farmers and the food industry from using powerful antibiotics preventatively is “wrong” and “ill-advised”, a US trade body has said.
Consumer demand for clean-label food and beverages has given rise to the use of HPP (high pressure processing) in dairy applications due to its ability to kill bacteria in a cold environment while preserving key nutrients and enzymes typically destroyed...
Experts are warning that diet will become the number one modifiable factor for disease and death in Australia, overtaking cigarettes.
San Miguel Corp (SMC) has revealed it will consolidate its food and beverage businesses under San Miguel Pure Foods Co Inc in a P336.35bn (US$6.5bn) share swap with its group companies.
Net profits at Nestlé (Malaysia) dropped by 25% during the latest quarter, down from RM160.71m this time last year to RM119.75m.
‘Food is at the heart of a growing global health crisis’, with a more joined-up approach from governments, industry and individuals needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition in South East Asia.
The demand for goat milk infant formula in soaring in Asia, according to Nuchev CEO Ben Dingle, who is targeting South East Asia market entry on the back of his company's success in China.