Archives for March 20, 2019

Special Edition: Botanicals

Real Organic Project seeks to regain control of soul of movement

The splits in the organic movement have given birth to a new initiative to regain the soul of the concept, according to an executive with a major retailer.

FDE backs Brexit extension ‘only if it contributes to deliver a more orderly withdrawal’

The European agri-food sector says it supports a Brexit extension until 30 June on the condition it helps avoid “a non-orderly Brexit” – as is expected if the UK drops out without a deal next Friday 29 March.

Increased shift to food safety transparency is “microcosm” of future

As diversity in the food industry grows, so too do the methods and the understanding needed to build trust and achieve transparency.

Online grocery race narrows: It's 'anyone's game to win,' says Nielsen

For some time, Amazon has been the dominant player in online grocery, but that lead may be starting to slip as brick-and-mortar retailers have been steadily winning back share in the competitive ecommerce race, says Nielsen.

Fermentation: A pathway to 'superior cannabinoids at significantly reduced cost'?

Amyris teams up with LAVVAN to bring fermentation-derived CBD to market in 2020: 'There's a significant cost advantage'

CBD (cannabidiol) produced via fermentation could hit the market early next year following a partnership between synthetic biology expert Amyris, and LAVVAN, Inc., a newly-formed company committed to “providing the market with superior cannabinoids at...

Tastewise AI platform to guide innovation: ‘You have to be as dynamic as food trucks’

Israeli food tech start-up Tastewise has developed a food intelligence platform that provides real-time analytics of consumers’ “constantly changing” tastes and dietary needs.

Polish retailer invests in meat business

Polish retail chain Grupa Dino Polska plans to invest further in increasing its production capacity, and launch a second facility in Poland, according to the company’s financial report for 2018.

International growth boosts MHP revenue

Ukrainian poultry processor MHP posted a growth in revenue and production for last year, driven by increased capacity and international expansion.

Guarana switches on brown fat to restrict weight gain, researchers find

Colombian and Brazilian researchers have shown that guarana supplementation attenuated markers of obesity and insulin resistance in rats that were fed a high fat diet.

Australian migration cap plan ‘disastrous’ for red meat sector

The Australian meat industry has warned that the proposed migration cap would have a significant impact on the sector.

Food companies urged to improve how they measure sustainability

Food companies must improve how they measure the full impact of their sustainability programmes or risk failing to achieve true impact in alleviating poverty, hunger and deforestation.

WATCH

Inside the lab: Tate & Lyle reveals on-trend prototypes

Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle takes us behind the scenes at its application centre in Lübeck, Germany, to try a number of vegan, reduced-sugar and clean label prototypes.

Food (and data) to go? Machine learning drives innovation in ‘digitally-led’ retailers

Artificial intelligence can help drive revenue and increase customer satisfaction in the food-to-go sector, according to IGD head of innovations and futures, Toby Pickard.

Sustainable Food & Drink Podcast – Episode One

Ecuador’s sustainable cocoa future after cadmium

Ecuador’s efforts to create value at origin could be damaged by the EU’s recent regulation of heavy metal cadmium in chocolate, claims the president of the country’s cocoa export association.

Investing in the Future of Food: Start with the consumer when rebranding, advises Endangered Species Chocolate

While modern wisdom may favor launching fast and iterating quickly based on consumer feedback, the director of innovation at Endangered Species Chocolate says when it comes to packaging and branding it is better to slow down and invest in consumer...

Digimarc: ‘Adding the GS1 Digital Link creates greater transparency & brand loyalty’

GS1 Digital Link has been hitting the headlines in recent months. Although not new, the standard has been updated for web-enabling barcodes to enhance the shopping experience for consumers around the globe and improve supply chain traceability, bringing...

Blockchain opens up milk supply chain to consumers in France

Carrefour has applied blockchain technology from local dairy farm to supermarket shelf, which it says enhances traceability and connects the consumer to ‘the agricultural world’.

Frigo Magic app empowers consumers to tackle waste and track nutrition

French start-up Frigo Magic is using data to provide consumers with suggestions on how to tackle food waste and calculate the Nutri-Score of recipes. “We have an educational vocation but we do not want to teach lessons,” co-founder and chief technical...

Mars’ three-pronged strategy for sustainable packaging success

Confectionery giant Mars has three underlined its three strategies for sustainable packaging - materials and design innovation, recycling infrastructure, and consumer behaviour.

Food Ingredients China 2019

Digital design: Greater scope for Chinese firms to embrace dynamic packaging opportunities

Chinese food and beverage firms need to better embrace the latest digital design technologies in order to keep up with the times and accelerate the nation’s manufacturing skills in line with the government’s Made in China 2025 programme.

GALLERY: Environmentally-friendly packaging from Japan

From recycled PET bottles to paper packaging, we look at some of the environmentally-friendly food and beverage packaging from Japan.

WATCH: Winners of Gulfood Innovation Awards 2019 tell all about their triumphant innovations [PART 2]

The Gulfood Innovation Awards 2019 saw each of 12 companies go home with one of the much sought-after awards in the bag. We caught up with all the winners after the show to find out more about their secrets to success.

From aged care to mainstream: Flavour Creations’ no-melt ice cream looks to shake up the market

Australian food manufacturer and innovator Flavour Creations is looking to cause a stir in the food industry with its no-melt ice cream, which originally formed part of its medical nutrition line.

‘Clear bias’: Punjab milk sellers protest government disposal of fresh milk ‘without substantial argument’

Milk sellers in Punjab are protesting the Punjab Food Authority’s (PFA) discarding of large quantities of milk based on adulteration concerns, arguing that there is a lack of substantial evidence to prove their fears.

‘Challenging environment’: Heineken Malaysia announces price hikes despite positive 2018 results

Heineken Malaysia will be raising its product prices as a response to the ‘challenging environment’ in in country, despite reporting very positive results in its 2018 year-end financial report.