Seara Alimentos launches Incredible range of plant-based products
Brazilian meat processor Seara Alimentos has expanded its presence in the plant-based market with the launch of a range of 100% vegetable foods.
Archives for December 11, 2019
Beef industry welcomes Real MEAT act introduction to US Senate
The US red meat industry has welcomed the introduction of a bill that seeks to clarify labelling of meat products.
Online grocery: Is Walmart giving Amazon a run for its money?
More shoppers now report using Walmart, rather than Amazon, for their most recent online grocery shopping experience, according to new research from the Retail Feedback Group. However, Amazon delivered the highest customer satisfaction scores.
Hormel completes solar panel project
Hormel Foods and energy provider IGS Solar have completed work on the solar energy project at the Hormel Foods Swiss American Sausage Company facility in Lathrop, California.
Flexitarianism may save the planet -- but it’s killed the traditional European diet
The food industry needs to adapt to a paradigm shift among consumers away from traditional diets, according to speakers at the recent FiE show in Paris.
Labels showing the exercise needed to burn off the calories can help curb obesity: study
Labelling food with the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories could help consumers to eat more healthily, according to a UK study.
Perfect Day raises $140m to scale up animal-free dairy platform, prepares for 2020 launches in multiple categories
Perfect Day, a startup producing milk proteins via microbial fermentation (minus the cows), has raised $140m in a Series C round led by Temasek with substantial involvement from past investors including Horizons Ventures, bringing its cumulative funding...
‘Curing food, one protein at a time’: Meet the start-up replacing 1 tsp sugar with 0.5mg protein
Amai Proteins has set out to address ‘the world’s biggest health challenge’: sugar reduction. The start-up is developing designer proteins that are not only sweeter than sugar, but tasty, scalable, sustainable, and importantly, cheaper than the real...
Sustainable Food & Drink Podcast
What next for fair trade after confidence crisis?
Fair trade standards should become watchdogs instead of the benchmark for sustainability, argues the recently appointed head of sustainable commodities NGO Solidaridad.
Can big brands survive the next 10 years? It depends on whether they can evolve with consumers
While iconic brands currently are losing the tug-of-war with niche startups for consumer engagement and spending, how they continue to play the game in the next ten years will dictate whether they regain ground or become obsolete, according to senior...
Investing in the Future of Food: Vite Ramen co-founder shares strategies for crowdfunding success
Crowdfunding is a popular option for entrepreneurs looking for an infusion of capital without having to handover equity in exchange, but according to Kickstarter only 25% of food-related projects successfully reach their funding goals – a discouraging 14...
Australia to introduce ASF prevention measures
In an effort to keep African Swine Fever (ASF) from its shores, the Australian government has pledged $66m towards a series of bio-security measures.
Foodwatch France calls for a ban on nitrite additives in processed meats
Foodwatch France has partnered with Yuka and the Cancer League to demand a diet without added nitrite including; E249 (potassium nitrite), E 250 (sodium nitrite), E251 (sodium nitrate) and E252 (nitrate) used in processed meats such as industrial sausages.
Soldier on: Malaysian start-up turning to black soldier flies as sustainable protein for Asia
Malaysian start-up Life Origin believes the black soldier fly can be a sustainability warrior, both in terms of breaking down food waste, animal nutrition and as a protein-packed ingredient for burgers and snacks.
Sustainable noodles: Singapore start-up creating comfort food with ‘future fit crops’
Singapore food science start-up NamZ is redesigning comfort foods such as instant noodles by using what it terms ‘future fit crops’ to boost sustainability while simultaneously improving consumer health.
Prospective fathers should stop drinking alcohol to cut foetal heart risks: China study
Prospective fathers should cut down on drinking when couples try to conceive, according to a Chinese study that has linked paternal alcohol consumption to a higher chance of congenital heart disease.
Getting the hemp: Vegan consumers down under rapidly making the most of now-legal seeds
Among the many groups cheering the legalisation of hemp as a food in Australia in 2017, vegans perhaps have the most to gain.
NZ 'making progress' in GMO feed research as FSANZ plots food code changes
While New Zealand has not yet approved the release of genetically modified crops, its agricultural research agency’s principle scientist has said it is important that the science keeps options open so policy makers have strong evidence to draw on.
Organic standardisation: China enforces revised product list with immediate effect
China has published a new list of products that can be accepted for organic certification, which has been enforced with immediate effect. A set of revised organic certification regulations is set to follow by January 1, 2020.
Probiota Asia 2019
Centenarians and their microbiota: Metabolites and personalisation ripe for further exploration
The crucial role of microbiota metabolites, and the potential for new technology to create personalised solutions based on scientists understanding of them, has been highlighted by a leading academic from Japan.
Super mussel: New Zealand firm invests $20 million in marine extracts centre to produce powder and oil
New Zealand seafood company Sanford, which has the supplement brand Sea to Me, is building a NZ$20 million (US$13 million) marine extracts centre in Blenheim, New Zealand, to produce high quality nutrition products.