Blue Sky Meat unveils new branding
New Zealand lamb producer Blue Sky Meats has unveiled new branding as it looks to update its image.
Archives for August 22, 2019
Is Front-of-Pack labeling set for harmonization?
As the development of front-of-pack (FOP) labeling continues to evolve to meet ever-growing consumer and market needs for transparency, we look at their prevalence and the current measures being explored to harness the functional food and nutrition...
Hormel fights off ASF and recalls to hit targets
US processor Hormel Foods’ third quarter results were bolstered by pork sales despite volatility caused by African Swine Fever (ASF).
FOOD FOR KIDS: What matters to Mom: Revelations about mealtime
What motivates Moms as they shop for food for their kids? What are they looking for on labels? Are they looking for foods containing certain key nutrients?
Nestlé Health Science acquires Persona personalized nutrition company
Nestlé Health Science has added Persona – a personalized vitamin business founded in 2017 – to its Atrium Professional Brands business.
Belgian pork market sees steady growth in 2018
The Belgian pork market has experienced a solid year-on-year increase in 2018.
NEWS IN BRIEF
CP Kelco expands its gellan gum production capabilities in the US
CP Kelco is expanding its gellan gum production capabilities in the US in response to rising demand for clean label, multi-functional ingredients.
Amazi Foods takes jackfruit into the snacking category: 'I like to describe it as a grownup Fruit Roll-Up'
Emerging snack brand Amazi Foods is working to popularize jackfruit as snack in the US by drying the tropical fruit into chewy snack-sized pieces when it's at peak ripeness and spicing up the flavor with ginger, lime, turmeric, and chile.
In conversation with Givaudan: How do you create ‘meaty’ flavors in plant-based meat?
The next generation of plant-based burgers looks, cooks, tastes, and smells eerily like the real thing. But how do you deliver an authentically ‘meaty’ taste without animals, and which flavors (beef, chicken, pork, tuna?) are the hardest to emulate?
Heftier fine handed down to meat cutting plant
A meat cutting plant in Preston, England has had their fine for public health failures increased following an appeal.
Simply Good Foods buys Quest Nutrition for $1bn to create low-carb snacking powerhouse with Atkins
With the $1bn cash acquisition of the fast-growing, protein-focused brand Quest Nutrition, Simply Good Foods Company adds muscle to its already strong portfolio of healthy lifestyle brands, which includes the complementary low-carb brand Atkins...
Expert view
CETA raises questions over transparency of meat labelling
The EU-Canada trade deal, which came into force on a temporary basis in 2017, is working its way through national legislators for approval. The controversial agreement raises a number of questions about labelling and transparency. Katia Merten-Lentz,...
UK food tech entrepreneurs buoyed as Britain becomes world’s hottest tech start-up hub
The UK tech start-up sector is shrugging off concerns over a no-deal Brexit.
News in brief
Nestlé to invest R$1 billion in Brazil
Nestlé will invest R$1 billion (US$248m) at its factories in São Paulo state and in start-up acceleration over the next three years, it has announced.
Danish Crown launches 50/50 concept
Danish Crown has launched a new range of meat products that are supplemented with vegetables.
Grant offered to lab-grown kangaroo meat start-up
An Australian lab-grown meat business has been awarded AUS$25,000 to help with its research into cell-cultured kangaroo meat products.
Expanded focus for Anuga Meat 2019
More than 1,000 meat industry exhibitors representing 50 countries will be present for Anuga 2019 in Cologne.
Asia's Food Future: Industry 4.0
Tracking product origins: The hot topic of traceability in F&B and the emerging technology enabling advances
The importance of traceability within the food and beverage industry has rapidly risen over the past few years so in our latest edition of Asia’s Food Future: Industry 4.0, we take a look at several of the most significant solutions and the vital role...
Dressing up: Kewpie expands sales of Japanese functional salad dressings
Kewpie will expand the Japanese sales of its three functional salad dressings, which seek to offer blood pressure and fat absorption benefits, from Tokyo to Hokkaido, Tohoku, Niigata, and Nagano.
Science Shorts: Clean meat advances, Australia's new food allergen-exposing strategy, nanotech-based food packaging and more in our round-up
Advances in clean meat, Australia's new food allergen-exposing strategy, nanotech-based food packaging and more feature in this edition of Science Shorts.
Dairy sees the light: New protective packaging for functional yoghurt in China
Guangzhou-based probiotic yoghurt producer Honest Dairy and light protection technology company Noluma have developed what is claimed to be China’s first functional yogurt product contained in a light-protected packaging.