News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Soylent has sealed nationwide distribution in 4,378 Walmart stores for five of its ready-to-drink (RTD) meal replacement drinks, furthering the company's goal to bring complete and affordable nutrition to all, said Soylent CEO Bryan Crowley.
The options available to those with a lactose intolerance have expanded with the boom of non-dairy alternatives to lactose-free milk products, but until now, there hadn't been a premium lactose-free ice cream made with dairy ingredients and free from...
Food and drink brands lead the way in product innovation in today's fast-moving consumer goods sector, according to a new list released by Nielsen.
Current GMO regulation is crippling advancements in sustainable development and food security, according to agricultural economist Matin Qaim, who told FoodNavigator he is optimistic EU law can be adjusted to be ‘more science-based’.
Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) chief executive Peter Rizzo has told MPs that the droughts and floods affecting cattle farmers in north Queensland will have a “significant impact” on meat processors.
Chilean start-up Valnux is transforming discarded walnut shells into a biodegradable thermoplastic with naturally occurring antibacterial properties.
Regenerative agriculture can be productive and profitable, according to Brazilian producer Rizoma, which aims to regenerate one million hectares of land in Brazil by 2030. “Simply sustaining is not enough,” it says.
Arcor’s head of nutrition development tells us how it is making its products healthier, from reducing sugar with prebiotics and researching fat crystallization to applying nutrient thresholds and shrinking portion sizes.
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are developing facial recognition technology that can help farmers assess the emotional and physical well-being of pigs.
Results coming out from China’s leading pork firms show a collapse in profits due to the drag on prices from African Swine Fever.
Sustainability
Almost 230,00 cocoa farmers to benefit from Fairtrade’s new version of its main standard for small-scale farmers, making them more resilient to market prices and climate change.
Using tactics such as “sin taxes” and a new bold-faced call-out for added sugar on the revised Nutrition Facts panel, public health advocates and regulators have targeted sugar as a primary caloric contributor in the ongoing obesity epidemic in the US –...
Russia is likely to see moderate growth in poultry, pork and beef production in 2019, as it capitalises on a rapid expansion in exports and continuous state support, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has forecast.
Israel-based Gat Foods has launched a range of ingredients made from 90% fruit components, which it says will help food companies ‘make the switch’ from refined to unrefined sugars.
根据市场调查平台Lumina Intelligence，有别于其他国家，中国消费者对“可持续发展”的产品定位并不感兴趣，反而较注重产品是否走“高端”路线。
中国当局将加大违法成本，以降低假食品猖獗的情况。当中的惩罚包括让制假售假者“倾家荡产”。
以下是亚太区（不包括中国）本月份的重点新闻
UK, German, Spanish and Dutch consumers appear unable to differentiate between a nutrition claim and a health claim in a study that calls for improvements in communicating the benefits of healthier food choices.
百乐嘉利宝中国表示，将巧克力应用在中国的当地食品，是在中国巧克力市场取得成功的方法之一。公司预计，中国市场今年会出现更多新种类的巧克力产品 ，例如红宝石巧克力。
有越来越多高薪、高教育水平的中国城市人口把植物性食品和“清洁肉”视为更健康、营养价值更高和更有趣的饮食选项。
中国国际食品添加剂和配料展览会2019
中国公司江苏豪蓓特食品推出了一款使用九种坚果制成的植物蛋白饮料，并有意把其制作植物蛋白饮料的专长，带进西方国家。
Foodex Japan
Japan is a notoriously difficult market for overseas food and beverage firms to crack, but here are three top tips from one of the country’s leading trading partners.
FoodEx Japan
日本の厳格なオーガニック基準と要件を順守することは、現在急成長を遂げつつある新興分野で足がかりを得ようとしている海外企業にとって最大のハードルである。
FoodEx Japan
最近のFoodEx Japanショーで見た、勢いに乗るアイスクリームから高含有ココアのチョコレートまで、今の日本で菓子とデザートのカテゴリーを形成している4つの傾向。
サッポロビール株式会社は、今年の国内市場で、いわゆる「第3カテゴリーのビール」 - 大豆やエンドウ豆のタンパク質などの麦芽代替品を使用する - に熱心に取り組んでいる。
政府高官によると、日本の関係当局は2011年に原発事故で最も打撃を受けた地域で生産された食料品の販売促進のため、観光客と外国政府に対し二重戦略で取り組んでいる。
FoodEx Japan
日本は海外の食品飲料企業にとって参入が困難なことで知られているが、国内有数の貿易会社から3つのヒントがある。
日本以外のAPACから注目すべきトップストーリー
CP Kelco is eyeing aggressive APAC expansion with its recent global brand strategy launch, with the Philippines, Malaysia and Pakistan topping the list of countries for market entry, on the back of growing demand for plant-based protein and dairy...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) implemented the mandatory attachment of warning labels to all alcoholic beverages on April 1, but has further extended the transition period for beverages manufactured before this date.
Heineken’s new zero-alcohol beer Heineken 0.0 is the brand’s pioneering foray into the Low and No Alcohol (LNA) category in Singapore, with the firm targeting availability in locations such as salad bars, gyms and offices as it seeks to rival soft drinks...
Japanese authorities have been engaging both tourists and foreign governments in a double-pronged strategy to promote food products produced in areas that were hardest hit by the nuclear disaster in 2011, according to a senior government official.
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The consumption of food and beverage is a multi-sensory activity that, for most of us, happens three times a day.