News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
After creating a booming online business, Cali'flour Foods is poised for its next phase of retail growth with an investment from Boulder-based brand accelerator, Sunrise Strategic Partners, and Trilantic North America.
From snack wafers made "using the ingredients of a salad" to moringa infusions that claim to deliver a "daily dose of wellbeing" FoodNavigator brings you some of the most interesting product launches from around Europe in our weekly NPD gallery.
TreeHouse Foods’ relatively new CEO Steve Oakland continues to pare back underperforming and non-core products in the company’s portfolio and broader production network with twin announcements Thursday that the company would divest its ready-to-eat...
Attracted to recent high-dollar acquisitions, consumer demand for healthy and sustainable options, and the opportunities created by a diversifying retail landscape, the number of investors flocking to the food and beverage industry continues to grow...
The world’s largest trade show that is dedicated to the meat industry is now upon us. IFFA 2019 takes place 4-9 May in Frankfurt and will feature more than 1,000 exhibitors from 49 different countries.
International meat business Tönnies Group has expanded its UK footprint with the acquisition of slaughter and cutting specialist C&K Meats for an undisclosed sum.
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Fundamental questions of identity and intended use will have to be answered before CBD can take center stage as a legal dietary ingredient. The upcoming meeting with FDA will likely provide a start, but hopes that all issues will be quickly solved seem...
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Acacia gum, or food additive E414, is used by food and beverage manufacturers as a natural texturizing agent. FoodNavigator travels to Senegal to find out how the plant exudate is ‘tapped’ from African acacia trees, before being exported and processed by...
Danish supermarkets Coop, Aldi and Lidl demand their suppliers go beyond legal requirements on maximum pesticide levels in response to mounting consumer concern over the issue.
It is wrong to focus on reducing people’s consumption of meat and dairy in order to combat climate change, according to National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Minette Batters.
Global consumer goods giant Unilever wants to deliver faster innovation and an enhanced brand experience by addressing the complexity of its business model, according to its marketing transformation director, Jon Walbancke.
Action on Sugar is demanding the UK government introduce stricter rules on the labelling of products containing honey and syrups.
The commitment by Mondelēz International to use 100% sustainable cocoa makes business sense -- but it now it needs to demonstrate it can truly improve people’s lives and the planet, says one analyst.
A food innovation celebrity search, viral chickpea snacks, Nestle China NPD and more feature in this edition of China Focus.
Do kids always prefer sweeter products than adults? And are children’s palates really more conservative, or have we ‘trained’ them to like a limited set of flavors (banana, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry) by playing it safe with new launches? And how do...