News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Edible insects remain a niche in American food culture, but recent moves from two major industry stakeholders – Loblaws and Maple Leaf Foods – suggest they could edge into the mainstream more quickly than many commentators originally envisaged, predicts...
Soylent – a meal replacement brand that gained a cult following among Silicon Valley programmers after its 2014 launch, but has since broadened its portfolio and its appeal – is rolling out to 450 Walmart stores across the US, taking its retail footprint...
Regenerative agriculture is increasingly on the food sector agenda. The idea that food production can be used to sequester carbon as a means to tackle climate change is compelling. But will it catch on?
While nutrition scientists are still unlocking the secrets of the gut microbiome, consumers increasingly understand that what we feed the army of microbes that line our digestive tracts may be intimately connected to our physical – and mental - health...
AgrarMarkt Austria has developed a voluntary quality logo for processed foods, meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables.
Sustainability spotlight
Nestlé has announced a vision for none of its packaging to end up in landfill or as litter, highlighting the potential for PET to be a reusable resource. But it acknowledges the size of the challenge for bottled water when, across the industry, only half...
Market trends
Mintel says mass produced chocolate brands such as Mars and Hershey are losing market share to imported premium chocolate brands in China primarily due to lack of innovation.
Ruby chocolate
Nestlé will bring a four finger KitKat made with Barry Callebaut-created Ruby chocolate to the UK for the first time later this month.
State of the organic industry part 2
The US may be the largest market for organic products, but it is also highly competitive, and manufacturers looking for a leg up might consider exporting their products as a way to build sales and even become category leaders, according to the Organic...
For years pouches of baby food have been all the rage, but now concerns that they may create unnecessary waste are prompting new brands such as Little Roots Puree, to propose new packaging solutions.
Risk of food poisoning from contaminated food surfaces may be reduced by using oregano oil to help kill bacteria, new research suggests.
Philippine activists opposing the cultivation of Golden Rice — which is biofortified to address vitamin A deficiency — have been accused of ‘shameful’ behaviour in trying to halt a ‘life-changing’ innovation.
An Australian food firm has recalled a batch of its Creative Gourmet Frozen Pomegranate product – containing fruit sourced in Egypt – due to potential Hepatitis A contamination.
Saudi Arabia’s dairy industry is set for a major shake-up with the National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC), part owned by the sovereign wealth fund, set to acquire the Danone venture in the country.
A study backed by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has found that lower household income and educational levels are linked to a higher chance of women being overweight or obese.
Novozymes inaugurated its new Innovation & Technology Centre in Istanbul this month, focused on developing enzymes that could ultimately reduce food waste in the MEA (Middle East Africa) region.
A United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) report thinks the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are among the most vulnerable to food fraud such as species substitution and mislabelling.