News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
US retail sales of plant-based meat up 23% year on year
The notion that plant-based or cell-cultured meat will only ever capture a minority share of the conventional meat market is based on a false premise, says Impossible Foods, which is developing plant-based products seeking to precisely mimic the flavor,...
The European Commission is facing calls for a tougher approach to Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) as it looks at proposals for a directive to promote more equitable relationships in the food supply chain.
Automated data capture and Internet of Things (IoT) technology can help food makers improve efficiency, according to Irish data and analytics provider Cognition.
ECMA Congress 2018 preview
Brexit, the Circular Economy, plastic waste and digital technology are some of the highlights at this year’s ECMA (European Carton Makers Association) Congress.
Will the Asian invasion have longstanding benefits for the industry in New Zealand as it becomes a central link in China's supply chain?
As Mataura Valley Milk receives the first milk deliveries at its Southland processing plant, another Kiwi company, far bigger in scale, has an ambitious plan to list on the New Zealand stock exchange.
The Scottish Government has called for a “fair solution” to the problem of red meat levy funding.
The US Government is to hold a public meeting to discuss the use of cell-cultured meat in livestock and poultry.
Australian red meat, offal and livestock exports reached AU$13.78bn, up 13% year-on-year in the year ended June 2018, the latest statistics from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has revealed.
Hilton Food Group has revealed that it has taken over operational control of two meat plants in Australia following a restructuring of a joint venture with Woolworths.
Food for thought
A new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that the progress on tackling hunger made over the last decade was wiped out this year. The global food sector must respond by stepping up its efforts to combat malnutrition and...
UK start-up In The Buff talks to FoodNavigator about cracking into the consolidated condiment category, helping consumers eat healthily with "marginal gains" and what pea protein isolate is like to work with.
As trendy as turmeric may be for now, the functional beverage brand known for years as Temple Turmeric is dropping the ingredient from its branding to avoid being “pigeonholed,” and to position the company more broadly around additional herbs for when...
UK-based agribusiness impact investor AgDevCo has secured £55m ($71m) from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to expand its portfolio of sustainable investments in African agriculture.
For many entrepreneurs who dream of launching the next big national brand, the future can’t get here fast enough; but the founder of the “curiously pink” antioxidant lemonade brand Poppilu, warns growing too quickly without first nailing down the...
The National Dairy Council (NDC) has kicked off its 2019 New Product Competition and is now accepting submissions for the ‘next new innovative product’ in dairy. The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the US and Canada.
UAE consultancy firm National Adviser Bureau Limited hopes to sell iceberg waters in its home market by the end of next year.
Nestlé Waters had withdrawn a brand of bottled water that was on sale in Jordan, amid concerns of Pseudomonas bacteria contamination.
India has set out its stall to become the UAE’s food security partner with the forming of the India-UAE food corridor, which could see exports triple.
Roughly 68% of all milk and milk products in India has been found to be in violation of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) standards – despite the regulators' recent proposal of a penalty of around US$14,000 (INR1m), or a maximum...
Coca-Cola India’ says its latest product launch Minute Maid Smoothie hits the buttons for three of its core initiatives: Expanding its Health and Wellness portfolio, boosting its Fruit Circular Economy concept and adhering to two-thirds product localisation.