News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
While several firms are exploring using genetically engineered yeast to biosynthesize cannabinoids using a fermentation process (rather than extracting them from cannabis plants), German company Farmako claims a new approach utilizing bacteria gives it...
Canadian processor Maple Leaf Foods has attributed a strong first quarter of sales to new acquisitions and core business growth.
Australia and New Zealand have reported a record volume of lamb pushed onto the export market in the first quarter of 2019 driven by Chinese demand.
The chief veterinary officers for Canada, Mexico and the US met earlier this week to discuss prevention and control of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Americas.
Romania’s meat business CIA Aboliv SRL has secured a RON3.8 million (€800,000) grant from the Romanian Ministry of Public Finance to support the company’s planned investments in raising the production capacity at its facilities.
These days, as I travel through the offices of natural products CEOs and investors, and grocery aisles, and trade show booths at Expos North, South, East and West, I find myself constantly informed of the protein content in food and beverage products. Do...
The FDA recently reiterated that it’s unlawful to introduce foods or supplements containing added CBD into interstate commerce, but also said enforcement action would focus on brands making "egregious" claims, providing some comfort to firms that have...
Bernstein: Beyond Meat could potentially generate annual sales of $2bn in 2033
Beyond Meat’s decision to go public amounts to “an extremely rare exit strategy in the highly centralized food industry and is almost unheard of in the plant-based food space,” says The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit that promotes plant- and...
In recent years, sugar has emerged as the primary scapegoat for unwanted weight gain and a litany of chronic diseases, and while science does not support all the allegations against the ingredient, consumer “perceptions can become reality in the form of...
Predicting the quality and quantity of crops and when they will be ready to harvest and deliver traditionally has been more of an art than a science – until now, thanks to Israeli-based startup Trellis’ artificial intelligence-powered supply optimization...
The multinational snack maker is in the early stages of assessing how CBD could fit into its future product portfolio, according to CEO Dirk Van Put.
The Brazilian health regulatory agency ANVISA is seeking to collect data to help update maximum levels of food contaminants.
A new global online database of 185 underutilized varieties of vegetables, fruits, grains, and wild edibles -- 78 of which are native to Brazil -- is readily available to food industry decision-makers with the goal of sparking new conservation and...
In a small cohort of overweight children, almost 25% were diagnosed with food addition, says a new study from Brazil. Among the factors associated with this diagnosis was a higher consumption of ultra-processed foods.
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鹰嘴豆在中国不是常见的食材，不过，有一款以鹰嘴豆为主要食材的零食 - 本宫鹰嘴脆 - 却深受支持，透过线上和社交媒体闯出了一番名堂。
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has begun consulting with farmers on a potential biosecurity levy increase.
以下是亚太区（中国以外）本月份的重点新闻。
US processor Pilgrim’s Pride maintained a positive outlook despite a modest drop in sales for the first quarter of the year.
Foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease is close to ruining industrial pig farming in Primorsky Krai in Russia’s Far East region, according to regional governor Oleg Kozhemyako.
Sales of ethical food and drink in the UK hit £8.2bn in 2018 and are projected to continue growing through 2019, according to new research by Mintel.
在中国，进口酒类比中国本土品牌更吃香，专家预计，外国酒的进口量会在今年增加8%。
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Chickpeas are not commonly consumed in China, but PavoMea Chick Pea Crisp has gone viral after fervent support from consumers online and via social media.
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上海的光明食品集团要建一个超级工厂 – 目的不是要做产品生产，而是将食品饮料的研发过程，一一呈现在电视屏幕上。
New research from the World Health Organization reveals that school-aged children in Southern Europe are at greater risk of being “severely obese” than those in the north of the region. Treatment and management options across the region are “not...
日本以外のAPACから注目すべきトップストーリー
日本の飲料と食品メーカーは、新しい天皇時代の到来を告げる、新製品の導入やパッケージのリニューアルーを行っている。
An EU-wide front-of-pack nutritional labelling scheme with colour coding could help reduce obesity levels and tackle rising non-communicable disease rates, argues the BEUC.
コカコーラは、健康志向製品への需要の高まりに応えるべく、「いろはす」ブランドより、無糖フレーバーウォーターを発売した。
Scotland’s salmon farmers are hitting back against long-standing claims that the industry damages the environment and destroys wild salmon and sea trout stocks.
Current ‘restrictive’ and ‘unjustified’ EU GMO policy has halted the development of biotech in crop cultivation, Danish academic Andreas Christiansen tells FoodNavigator.
数年にわたる法的議論の末、世界貿易機関（WTO）によって支持された食品の「科学的に安全である」という日本からの抗議にもかかわらず、韓国の福島産水産物禁止が続く。
原材料メーカーである三栄源F. F.Iは、異臭を生じない赤ダイコン由来の食品着色料を発売した。
Nestle's supply chain transparency, tea in India, Heineken's zero-alcohol beer and more are among our trending stories on social media featured in this edition of Hot Right Now.
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Shanghai-based Bright Dairy Food Group is building a super factory – not to manufacture products, but to unravel innovative ideas on TV screens.
Japanese food and beverage firms have introduced new products or revamped their product packaging as the country ushers in a new emperor era.
As Japan ushers in the new emperor reign - the "Reiwa" era on May 1, we look how food and beverage firms are riding on the opportunity to launch new product designs.