News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
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One of the most exciting players in the fast-growing meal replacement space, Soylent built its business – and a highly engaged community – online, first on its own website, and later on Amazon, but has recently ventured into the bricks and mortar space...
KRā Organic Sports Drink's commitment to only organic is driving sales and investor interest, says the company's co-founder, with distribution now expanding the brand's footprint to 16 states.
The launch of Amazon Go and a separate $5.5 million infusion of seed preferred financing into Cargo’s “in-car commerce platform,” underscore how quickly the grocery channel landscape is changing and the need for brands to take an omni-channel marketing...
The increasing speed with which new fads emerge and old ones fade can leave companies scrambling to innovate and launch products before consumer whims shift, but as cookie maker Donsuemor shows there are other ways to meet changing trends without...
Danish researchers believe that cleaning root vegetables in ‘hot baths’ may reduce spoilage.
Nestlé aims to ensure 100% “responsible sourcing” in its supply chain across 12 categories of key raw materials in Switzerland by 2020.
A diet rich in fibre could aid chronic inflammatory joint diseases, leading to stronger bones through the increased production of short-chain fatty acids in the microbiome, say researchers.
Calbee has entered China’s brick-and-mortar retailers with its fruit cereal brand Frugra, as the company’s CEO Akira Matsumoto hopes the country will contribute one-third of Calbee’s international sales by 2020.
Cargill is working with bakeries to create clean-label items made with pea protein to allow bread producers to capitalize on the protein trend.
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir has filed a legal complaint to the High Court of Paris against Mars, Casino, McCormick and Jacobs Douwe Egberts due to the “significant proportion” of undeclared nanoparticles in their products.
Mars, Nestle and Orkla are among 10 firms pledging to cut salt, sugar and fat in products in Lithuania, as part of a voluntary agreement overseen by the Ministry of Health which has shelved plans for a sugar tax.
Poor livestock farmers must not be pushed aside by “capital-intensive” companies as the world gears up to feed nine billion mouths by 2050, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
China continues to be a thriving market for Australian wine exports, with the value of wine exports to the country up 63% in 2017.
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RIKILT, DTU Food and CVUA Freiburg are to become the new EURLs in areas held by the Joint Research Center (JRC) since 2006.
South Africa’s antidumping PR machine has claimed it’s “no surprise” imported Brazilian chicken could be thawed and refrozen before reaching consumers, an allegation reported by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
Campylobacter spp., non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. and norovirus infections account for the majority of food-related illnesses and hospitalizations in France, according to a study.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) is proposing to change swine inspection regulations.
BioCeuticals, the Blackmores-owned practitioner-only supplement firm, has launched a full suite of immunity-boosting medicinal mushroom supplements, produced using a novel growing system and backed by a DNA-testing process.
India's forthcoming union budget needs to better address the persistent problem of malnutrition in India, with an Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) report claiming it causes the country to lose at least 4% of GDP.
A nanoemulsion-based delivery system may be an effective way to combat vitamin D deficiency, say researchers in China, the US and Turkey.
A division of China's state-run investment fund is believed to be among the front runners to snap up Australian vitamin maker Nature's Care, as it embarks on its second sale attempt with a price tag of around $1bn.
One-in-ten middle school children and almost one-in-five in high school in South Korea come from households deemed to be food insecure, a new report has revealed.
US plant-based food start-up JUST has made its debut in Asia with the launch of its egg-free mayo, ranch dressing and scramble products in Hong Kong’s Green Common stores.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is joining forces with MPs in the Philippines in a first-of-its-kind alliance in Asia Pacific to improve the country's nutrition and food security situation.
China is set to be home to 200 'sugar reduction' retail stores and an industry park, after ingredient firm Bayn signed a joint venture agreement with real estate outfit Huahe International.