Britain and China finalise £230m beef trade deal
In a deal worth £230m over five years to Britain, a beef trade agreement with China has been finalised.
Archives for October 18, 2019
Multivac unveils new tray-sealing, packaging and slicing models
Packaging firm Multivac has launched four new processing machines, claiming to save UK manufacturers time and costs.
Could rapeseed protein be the new soy? Start-up develops tech for ‘Raptein’ extraction
Polish start-up NapiFeryn Biotech has developed technology that isolates and purifies rapeseed protein for food formulation. Could ‘Raptein’ challenge soy’s leading position in plant-based?
From plastics to plant-based: Business must find ‘intelligent ways forward’ for sustainable food
Good Business CEO Giles Gibbons discusses why food firms can't ignore the two 'totemic issues' of climate change and equality.
‘Act now on food safety’, out-of-home chains told
Out-of-home (OOH) food and drink firms should ‘do the right thing’ and ‘demonstrate a strong commitment to food safety’, without the threat of legislation, says Instinctif Partners, which gives advice to brands on risk and crisis management.
‘We could solve a trifecta of the seafood industry’s most pressing problems’: IBM partners with Raw Seafoods to fight fraud in seafood
Technology company IBM is launching a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to further rollout a blockchain solution for the seafood supply chain. The companies say the initiative can help tackle three of the sector’s ‘most pressing problems’: fraud,...
Tips from Packaged Facts to boost cereal sales from reformulating to repositioning it beyond breakfast
Americans may be eating less cereal now than in years past, but that doesn’t mean manufacturers in the category should give up on the US, which remains the largest consumer of cereal per capita globally, according to a new report from Packaged Facts.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Ritual Zero rises to meet the sophisticated demand of 'sober-curious'
Whether training for a marathon, raising a family, cutting calories, driving or a multitude of other reasons, more Americans are cutting back or avoiding alcohol – creating demand for healthier alternatives beyond sparkling water or sugary sodas and juices.
Plummeting beef prices in the UK scrutinised
A decline in beef prices has led to producers losing £170m between November 2018 and August of this year.
Brussels Bulletin: Brexit deal reached, UK instates environmental watchdog, and pesticides again under EU spotlight
This latest edition of FoodNavigator's Brussels Bulletin covers the UK Prime Minister's Brexit deal, a new environmental watchdog in the UK, and an open consultation on pesticide residue in food.
CP Foods launches green packaging for meat range
Thai processor Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) is introducing eco-friendly packaging as part of its long-term sustainability drive.
Brand New: CP Foods, Mondelez, and Coca-Cola are some of the big brands featured in our round-up
CP Foods, Mondelez, and Coca-Cola are some of the big brand names featured in this edition of Brand New.
From waste to taste: Singapore food tech firm develops soy whey-based alcohol
Singapore food tech company, SinFooTech, is upcycling soy whey food waste into an alcoholic beverage, Sachi, using its zero waste patented fermentation technology.
Edible insect startup Cricket One closes seed round: ‘Our job is to develop unique applications’
Vietnamese edible insect startup Cricket One – which processes crickets raised by local cassava farmers in abandoned shipping containers that have been kitted out as intensive breeding units - has closed a seed round led by VC firm 500 Startups and...
WATCH: What role will microscopic microbial factories play in the future of protein?
Could a suite of microscopic microbial factories (yeast, bacteria, fungi, algae) churning out protein in huge fermentation tanks prompt the collapse of the meat and dairy industry as we know it, or are proponents of this view living in some kind of...