Japanese opportunity ‘critical’ for Australian meat sector
The importance of Japan as a trading partner with Australia has been emphasised during a visit by key members of the meat industry.
Archives for October 4, 2019
Cherkizovo revamps main meat brand
Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group has launched a comprehensive revamp of its flagship Cherkizovo brand.
BrewDog’s Hybrid Burger: cynical cash cow or fresh frontier for flexitarinaism?
Vegans are hopping mad about the craft beer company’s new 50/50 Hybrid Burger. But could it prove a milestone in flexitarianism?
Younger consumers more likely to pay higher prices for organic food and drink: Mintel
Does less money spent on the pursuit of hedonism mean Millennials and GenZs are more prepared to buy organic?
Fighting food waste with a clean label: DuPont launches protective cultures for fermented plant-based products
Danish ingredients supplier DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences is launching a new dairy-free protective culture that, it says, builds on key sustainability objectives around tacking food waste and improving plant-based formulations – all with a clean label...
New Zealand beef and sheep exports to hit $4bn
New Zealand Sheep meat and beef exports in 2019-20 are both forecast to break $4 billion for the first time, driven by Chinese demand.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What will it take to bring animal-free cultivated meat & fish to market?
Once the stuff of science fiction or far-flung futuristic dreams, the ability to eat juicy sausages, fish fillets or a sizzling steak without having to first slaughter an animal is rapidly becoming a reality as the cultured-meat and -seafood industries...
Specialty Food Association’s new vision, updated logo invite more emerging brands, retailers to the fold
With a new logo and vision that will serve as a ‘rallying cry,’ the Specialty Food Association wants everyone to know that it is more than the host of the widely popular semi-annual Fancy Food Show, but also a platform for connecting key players and...
AB InBev to launch 15 microbreweries in India
AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, will launch a premium chain of microbreweries in a partnership with The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL).
Brussels Bulletin: Incoming European Commissioners talk food, farming and fishing
FoodNavigator’s latest rundown of the wheelings and dealings in Brussels come as an in-coming group of nominees set out their plans and priorities before the European Parliament ahead of joining the College of Commissioners. Some telling things were said...
From SodaStream to Starbucks: PepsiCo on building a power portfolio
PepsiCo: ‘We’re seeing consumers going after functionality, going after health and wellness, but also going after indulgence’
It’s the key question for any company: What do consumers want? While health and wellness is an obvious trend, consumer demands are broader and more complex than that, according to PepsiCo’s CEO.
Pennine Foods to close Sheffield factory
Hundreds of jobs are set to be lost with the proposed closure of the Pennine Foods factory in Sheffield, owned by 2 Sisters Food Group.
Hot Right Now: Ice cream in China, sugar tax in UAE, food labelling in Japan and more trending social media stories in our round-up
Ice cream in China, sugar tax in UAE, food labelling in Japan and more trending social media stories feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.