News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
New Brunswick-based Chinova Bioworks has secured financing led by DSM Venturing and Rhapsody Venture Partners to accelerate development of its clean label mushroom-based natural preservative for food and beverages.
Organic cereal brand Nature’s Path has struck a deal with Back to the Roots (BTTR) – best known for its indoor gardening kits – whereby it will manufacture and distribute BTTR’s organic cereals under license, helping founders Alejandro Velez and Nikhil...
UK agri-tech start up PBD Biotech has developed what it claims is the “first rapid test for live mycobacteria”, closing a seed funding round that will accelerate its go-to-market strategy.
Norway’s Borregaard is a technology leader in biorefineries, producing biochemical and biomaterials that replace oil-based products. A recent innovation from the group is a wood-based dietary fibre that works as a fat-replacer.
News in brief
The National Fisheries Health Organization of Peru, SANIPES, has announced it has reopened export of fish oil for human consumption to the European Union.
A new consumer website has been created to help the Australian public learn about the domestic production of beef, sheep and goat meat.
UK meat processor 2 Sisters Food Group has outlined its vision for the future.
Ferrero 2018 Christmas NPD
Ferrero UK has invested £6.74m ($8.61m) in launching a new range of confections for Christmas 2018 after the company achieved consecutive seasonal growth over the last five years.
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has demanded the Irish agricultural board back its proposal for a targeted payment of €200 per suckler cow to support the “backbone” of the beef sector.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has welcomed the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) report for a new approach on immigration in the food and drink industry.
Food and beverage manufacturers in South East Asia are increasingly demanding higher levels of synchronisation between robotics and automation to ramp up productivity.
中国日益增加的中薪收入者改变了国家的食品文化，出现更多人吃零食的现象。对此，分析家指出，市场还有待提供更多辣味零食。
日本のソース製造会社ケンコーマヨネーズは、消費者の「インスタ映え」のする健康的な食品という要求に応えるために、先月、スピルリナ抽出物とコラーゲンで作られた青色ノンオイルドレッシングを発売した。
Beverage giant Suntory says it has taken another big step towards achieving a 100% bio-based plastic bottle for its drink products.
飲料業界の大手メーカーサントリーは、飲料製品のボトルに、100%バイオプラスチック原料使用を達成するための大きな一歩を踏み出したことを発表した。
シンガポールにおける日本製品に対する強い需要に応えて、コンビニエンス小売業のセブンイレブン・シンガポールは、日本のプレミアム菓子13品を発売した。
はじめに：Blackmoresの製品イノベーションディレクターPaul Mannionは、微生物のバランスを取り戻すためのソリューションへの、消費者の需要はこれまで以上に高まっていると考えているが、Probiota Asiaでは、この分野のコモディティ化のリスクについて論じる。
日本のクリーンミート会社であるインテグリカルチャー株式会社は大衆市場向けの手頃な価格の製品を作るために、シード期の資金調達で3億円を調達た。
中国科学院昆明植物研究所民族植物学大团队发现，云南的两种植物，萝摩科翅果藤属翅果藤和豆科植物毛果鱼藤含有高效甜味分子，比蔗糖甜25倍。
中国40家国家级食品行业组织签署公约，表示要从行业自身规范，抵制欺诈和虚假宣传的违法行为。
拼多多董事长黄峥表示，拼多多将采取行动，正视平台售卖假货，包括山寨食品和饮料的问题。
Japanese sauce maker Kenko Mayo has launched a blue-coloured salad dressing that contains spirulina extracts and collagen, in an attempt to meet consumer demands for “instagrammable” and healthier food.
Two types of plants in Yunnan, Myriopteron extensum and Derris eriocarpa have been found to contain highly sweet-tasting compounds that are at least 25 times sweeter than sucrose, according to researchers from the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese...
Forty China food associations have pledged to practice self-regulation to tackle food fraud and false advertising.
Singapore consumers’ insatiable demand for all things Japanese has been acknowledged by convenience retailer 7-eleven Singapore, which is launching 13 premium snacks from the country.
澳佳宝产品研发总监Paul Mannion相信现今消费者对调节体内微生物平衡的需求是前所未有的，但他认为，这个产业可能会面临“商品化”的危机。他将会在Probiota亚太峰会讲述观点。