News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
One of 15 startups pitching at Rabobank’s FoodBytes! competition in Chicago last month, Spira is using CRISPR gene editing techniques to create more stable natural blue pigments from spirulina, and exploring the potential of spirulina protein isolate.
Spanish agricultural business Cefusa has become the first livestock company to be awarded the domestic meat industry’ welfare seal.
China has lifted the temporary suspension on imports of beef and pork products from Canada.
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Firmenich has launched its Gulfood Flavour 2020, which comprises of a range of Mediterranean flavours containing spices, basil and garlic notes, to cater to the tastes of consumers in the India, Middle East and Africa region (IMA).
Cadbury has relaunched its popular Caramilk chocolate as a permanent item due to fervent consumer demand – but the availability of this will be limited to only New Zealand and Australia.
Nestle Malaysia recently launched the Milo Global Centre of Excellence in the country with the aim of meeting not only global demand for the malted chocolate beverage, but also overall hot drink demand within South East Asia.
The Australian confectionery sector has called for one of the recommended changes to the Health Star Rating (HSR) system - to remove the energy icon and make star labels compulsory – to be reconsidered, claiming this could lead to its products appearing...
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that sesame allergy is common among children with other food allergies, occurring in an estimated 17% of children with other food allergies.
Plant-based dairy brand Mooala has completed an $8.3m Series A funding round led by Sweat Equities and supported by several investment firms and family offices including M3 Ventures as it seeks to expand distribution, boost its team, develop new...
Layn Corp. has registered its hemp-derived CBD business based in Indiana as HempRise LLC, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global botanical extracts and plant-based ingredients company.
Dairy industry would have suffered if PM Modi signed RCEP deal, experts say
India’s government has bowed to pressure from agriculture, and in particular the powerful dairy industry, and refused to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal with 15 other Asia-Pacific countries.
Uflex Ltd has launched ‘Asepto Eye’ for beverages, to give aseptic packaging a 'stylish revival’.
The likes of Mondelēz, Nestlé and Unilever have joined a new scheme aiming to improve deforestation transparency. Just as well, as palm oil may be next to witness ‘the Attenborough effect’.
FoodNavigator caught up with the confident Spanish cell-based animal protein start up.
Cereal giant Kellogg is launching a new plant-based meal delivery service with Deliveroo in a bid to extend its brands outside of the breakfast occasion and explore new channels.
Concerns over climate change have jumped up the agenda and sustainability experts at Corbion believe the topic will continue to gain momentum. The bio-based ingredient supplier recently announced an ‘ambitious carbon footprint reduction target’ in response.
While many manufacturers continue to grouse about updating their Nutrition Facts Panels to comply with Nutrition Label Reform, General Mills not only has rolled out the changes for its “Big G Cereals” ahead of the upcoming deadline, it also took the...
As part of Nestlé’s goal to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable in the next five years, baby food giant Gerber is teaming with TerraCycle to collect, clean and remold hard-to-recycle but extremely popular single-use containers, including...
A report into the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe has identified the countries most at risk from the disease hitting its borders.
The fresh meat industry is on the verge of phasing out pre-made shrink bags in favour of an on-machine vacuum flow wrapping process that eliminates any product contact, claims Ilapak.
The best butchery business in the UK was unveiled at the 2019 Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards.
The rapid growth of pre-prepared foods in supermarkets shows that shoppers want quick convenient options for dinner. However, the rise of meal kits suggests that many Americans also want to cook more from scratch, but need extra help, says the president...
Coca-Cola China is banking on the popularity of digital e-commerce in the country to introduce its second local sports drink BodyArmor to consumers via its Tmall store, along with other products only found in other global markets thus far.
Food adulteration in Pakistan and India, FSANZ alcohol pregnancy warning labels and more feature in this edition of Safety First.
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in October 2019, including AI for NPD, raw milk, plant-based updates, PepsiCo, Mondelez and much more.
An internationally-backed Indian nanotechnology-based fruit and vegetable shelf-life extension formulation has moved beyond the research phase into commercialisation, claiming to extend freshness by a minimum of two weeks.
Japan has signed an agreement with Vietnam to provide financial assistance of some JPY1.204bn (US$11.1mn) to help the latter in upgrading and improving its food safety testing systems and facilities.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has laid out the first draft of its rules covering Shared Responsibility, and one of the major proposals is to make it mandatory for its members to increase their purchase of sustainable oil by 15% each year.