ADM files world patent for its edible bean food binder
Processing major Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has filed a global patent on its edible bean blends VegeFull for use as non-sweet food binders in cereals and bars.
Archives for August 16, 2018
KitcheNet rethinks meal kit offering and pushes simplified fruit and veggie boxes
KitcheNet launched as an affordable meal kit delivery company two years ago servicing food insecure areas in Chicago, but learned that its ready-to-make meals weren't hitting a homerun with all of its target demographic.
Upcycling: ‘We believe there is a second life for everything’, says Rise CEO
“The time is right to focus on upcycling and I’m pleased this conversation is happening”, says Dr Bertha Jimenez, CEO of New York-based start-up Rise Products, which is increasingly attracting attention for its flour produced from spent brewers’ grains.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Carrefour collaborate to create a ‘Chair in Food and Nutrition’
French retail giants Carrefour is to collaborate with Spain’s CEU San Pablo University to create a ‘Carrefour Chair of Food and Nutrition’ that will look at the impact of dietary trends and establish a healthy diet model.
‘The weak link is enforcement’: Study finds inflated health statements ‘rarely clamped down on’
Nutrition and health claims regulation is not adequately enforced, a new UK study concludes.
‘It’s going to require openness and courage’: Nestlé, Unilever, Arla, Salling join Danish push to halve food waste
Seventeen leading Danish food makers, retailers and NGOs have united in a “ground breaking” partnership that aims to have food waste by 2030 through open collaboration.
Modern updates to cottage cheese could help it steal market share from yogurt
With sales of yogurt flattening but consumer demand for high-protein, high-fat foods that are convenient still on the rise, several brands are launching updated versions of cottage cheese as an easy side-step for yogurt-lovers who want something new.
DSM Hydrocolloids restarts Rainbow facility and redefines biogum portfolio to cater to increased focus on sustainable and healthy living
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DSM Hydrocolloids (DHC), the specialty hydrocolloids business of Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living, announces that, six months since it completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Inner...
Sustainable beef pilot doubles volumes
Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability pilot scheme has doubled its output in the past six months.
Napa Hills ‘vineyard enriched water’ to expand beyond Illinois
Chicago-based Napa Hills turned wine into water last year when it launched two flavors of antioxidant-enriched functional water. It’s now expanding outside of Illinois and considering more flavors for 2019.
New Arla Foods Ingredients protein slashes cream cheese-making process to 30 minutes
Arla Foods Ingredients will launch one of the world’s fastest cream cheese manufacturing processes at next week’s Food Ingredients South America, in São Paulo, Brazil, August 21-23.
Trade tensions impact sales at WH Group’s US division
China’s ‘trade war’ with key international markets has affected WH Group’s US division in its annual results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.
Can unmanned convenience stores take-off in Indonesia? JD.com thinks so
JD.com has launched its first overseas unmanned convenience store in Indonesia — the JD.ID X-Mart — with a strong snacks and drink offering alongside fashion and beauty items.
Most YouTube adverts targeted at Kids promote ‘unhealthy foods’, study reveals
A new case study analysis of advertisements on YouTube videos that are targeted at children in Malaysia has revealed that food and beverage ads appeared the most frequently, with more than half of them promoting non-core or unhealthy foods.
Packaging innovation aids Seoul Dairy Cooperative’s new fortified soymilk beverage
South Korea’s Seoul Dairy Cooperative (SDC) has launched Achimae Soymilk (meaning ‘morning soymilk’), a nutritionally-rich soy milk drink fortified with chickpea protein, in a microwaveable aseptic carton pack.
China food and beverage imports rise, but experts warn against complacency from overseas brands
China had imported considerably more food and beverage products last year, according to its General Administration of Customs (GACC), indicating growing demand for overseas brands.