USDA introduces swine inspection system change
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced a new swine inspection system it believes will “modernise” the sector to a mixed reaction.
Archives for September 17, 2019
Dakota Provisions launches new turkey brand
US poultry manufacturer Dakota Provisions has launched a new turkey brand to the retail market.
New abattoir to create 80 jobs
Australian family-owned pastoral business Angus Pastoral Company is to build its own on-farm boutique abattoir, creating more than 80 new jobs. Construction is expected to take approximately 13 months.
Cerebelly: ‘when neuroscience meets nutrition science’
Brain food for babies? Cerebelly launches ‘veggie-first’ line nationwide at Whole Foods
While most responsible baby food brands work with pediatric dietitians to ensure their products meet babies’ nutritional needs, Cerebelly – the brainchild of Canadian neurosurgeon Teresa Purzner, MD, PhD - takes this to the next level with a granular...
Clean label Holy Grail? Two-ingredient bar made with ‘no preservatives, no additives, and no processing aids’
Perry Court Farm is selling fruit bars made from just two ingredients: apples and raspberries. Director Charlie Fermor says he uses a slow drying technique to retain the fruits’ natural flavour while ensuring a long shelf life.
Clean labels and the sustainability agenda: Does the drive for natural food hurt nature?
Consumer interest in clean label or natural ingredients continues to rise. However, given our finite natural resources, is this inhibiting the development of products that could be better for the environment?
Protein-based systems and clean label driving demand for gellan gum: CP Kelco
Discovered in a Pennsylvanian lily pond in 1978, gellan gum has grown into a 5,000 MT global market, with its clean label profile and the rise of plant-based, alternative proteins helping to drive future growth.
RTD coffee drives a 'hot bed’ of innovation in coffee category
The US coffee market has been heating up with innovation and consumer interest, with ready-to-drink (RTD) products taking off and driving most of the category growth, according to Nielsen research.
Are plant-based milks entering a vegan renaissance?
As consumer demands for vegan milk varieties and 'refreshing' milk gather pace, we ask Caroline Roux, global food and drink analyst at Mintel, whether we’re entering a new era of milk?
Deforestation pledge by companies ‘will very likely’ not be met
Five years after a landmark pledge to cut the rate of natural forest loss by half and restore 150 million hectares of land by 2020, the global state of forests has dramatically worsened, reveals a report.
Fazer eyes Solar Foods’ climate-friendly novel protein for commercialisation
Finnish food manufacturer Fazer has entered a strategic collaboration with start-up Solar Foods to jointly research and develop the latter’s novel protein ingredient Solein.
Mengniu looks to buy Bellamy’s
China Mengniu Dairy’s board has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Australian infant formula maker Bellamy’s.
New Zealand's wine industry celebrates its 200th anniversary
On September 25, 1819, Reverend Samuel Marsden planted the first vines in New Zealand. ‘New Zealand promises to be very favourable to the vine… should it succeed, it will prove of vast important in this part of the globe’, he prophesied. With the...
Local focus: Walmart India invests US$4.8m to hit 25% direct sourcing goal
Walmart India has announced a US$4.8mn grant towards programmes to develop and boost local agricultural technologies and capabilities to help it source 25% of fresh produce from local farmers.
Inconvenient truth: Aussies spending 32% of food budgets on takeaways
Food manufacturers have been urged to play their part in helping Australian’s improve their diets and tackle the nation’s obesity epidemic, in the wake of a report that found Aussie’s blow a third of their food budget on takeaways.
Herbalife reveals key market opportunities in APAC on the back of new record high for sales volume
Herbalife has identified three key opportunities in APAC's dietary supplement market, ranging from obesity to ageing after the firm saw a 23% year-on-year rise in sales in the region.
Seaweed and tree fern: $1.1M Māori-led research announced to create new NZ functional foods
New Zealand’s High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge and industry partners are seeking to establish two new ‘highly functional natural foods’ – Karengo, a type of edible seaweed, and Mamaku, a type of tree fern.
Boosting Indian competitiveness: Five major food categories to benefit from US$417m World Bank collaboration
Prepared and packaged foods are one the five key categories identified by an India-World Bank collaborative programme to boost the nation’s food manufacturing sector, which has now moved to the cabinet approval stage.
Plant-forward diets may reduce greenhouse gases, but to meet nutritional needs, emissions would increase
Just as there is not only one diet that is best for the health of all people, so too is it true for the health of the planet, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
EFSA expresses concern over thyroid effects of Moringa leaf extract
A technical report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) details safety concerns the Agency has for placing leaf powder of Moringa stenopetala on the market as a traditional food (TF).
Israel champions personalised nutrition in FoodTech incubator launch
An Israeli collaboration of investors, food and beverage manufacturers are launching a FoodTech incubator focusing on improving food’s nutritional value as well as advancing personalised nutrition.
‘By 2030, the US dairy and cattle industry will have collapsed,’ as microbial protein factories take over, predicts think tank
“By 2030, the US dairy and cattle industry will have collapsed,” as ‘precision fermentation’ – producing animal proteins more efficiently via microbes – disrupts food production as we know it, predicts think tank RethinkX, which critics argue is living...