News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Swiss food and beverage giant and the Dublin-based biotech company are to work together on discovering bioactive peptide networks in target high-value areas.
Twelve teams of top-class butchers from around the world are ready to fight it out to be the best.
While most consumers remain blissfully ignorant of their role in food production, enzymes – nature’s microscopic biological catalysts - are helping firms improve product quality, clean up labels, reduce costs and lower their environmental impact, helping...
A study of more than 34,000 people has found that diets high in vegetables are better for the planet than animal-based ones but also flagged that organic production systems have “significant” environmental benefits for plant-based diets.
Denmark is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A in dates from Iran that has sickened 17 people.
Sustainable often pops up in marketing to describe how products are made or packaged, and while consumers increasingly buy these products at a premium, some in the natural products industry fear the concept is becoming greenwashed while others say the...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food recalls and units declined to the lowest levels since Q1 2016, according to Stericycle Expert Solutions.
Nordic food group Orkla is concentrating on rising consumer demand for healthy, environmentally friendly products and intends to build new brands that deliver on these trends.
Free-from labelled foods seem healthier, with GM-free and palm oil-free labels having the strongest effect, according to a study of almost 2000 French, Swedish, British and Polish individuals.
Vazee's app tells manufacturers what consumers are eating and drinking in restaurants. It's important marketing data and Heineken and Pago have already signed up, its co-founder says.
Leading Russian meat companies Cherkizovo and Miratorg both increased production in 2017, contributing to further consolidation of the country’s meat industry.
PepsiCo has called reports of it launching snacks specifically for women inaccurate, noting 'We already have Doritos for women - they’re called Doritos - and they’re enjoyed by millions of people every day.'
Following several negative years, Ukraine meat producers are finally experiencing a surge in average profitability, on the back of major price rises in 2017, according to a recent study by the Ukraine Institute of Agrarian Economics (UIAE).
Muscle Food has recalled meat after an unannounced inspection by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) of one of their suppliers.
The Pew Charitable Trusts has identified four food safety issues to watch this year.
Q4 2017 earnings
Kellogg Company has reported its net sales increased nearly 4% YOY for the quarter ended December 30, driven in part by the acquisition of protein bar maker RXBAR.