News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The total retail market for plant-based foods in the US was worth nearly $4.5bn* in 2019 with dollar sales growing at 31% over the past two years compared to 4% for US retail total dollar food sales. And according to global ingredients supplier ADM, 2020...
Gardein, the second largest brand in the meat-alternatives space, has upped its plant-based burger game with the launch of the Ultimate Plant-Based Burger, which the brand says provides consumers with a craveworthy burger experience.
The Consumer Brands Association (formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association) has launched an advisory board to provide “thought leadership and strategic oversight for the industry as it moves forward in seeking appropriate regulation of CBD.”
Mexican food manufacturer Kua Foods, which has a mixed portfolio ranging from healthy smoothie mixes to candy, is following Mexico's nutrition label developments carefully. "We’re not worried, just waiting to see," says its business manager.
GriYum and Hakkuna, two cricket companies from Mexico and Brazil, talk to us about why they think insect protein has the potential to make food in Latin America more nutritious and sustainable.
Global bioscience player in the nutrition and food space, Chr. Hansen, reveals that its Latin American operations saw the most positive results in Q1 2019/2020. Speaking to NutraIngredients-LATAM, a spokesperson for Chr. Hansen shared why the region is...
Researchers have noted ‘clear shifts’ in global food supply since the 1960s, including a decline in the supply of animal sourced foods and sugar in high-income English-speaking countries.
Foods for Tomorrow, the Spanish creator of the plant based Heura meat analogue line, discusses its global growth ambitions and gastronomic style of product innovation.
Wicked Healthy brothers Derek and Chad Sarno are bringing their plant-based tuna brand Good Catch to the UK.
A new report from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) calls on governments in Europe and the rest of the world to protect child rights and adopt measures to restrict junk food marketing.
Podberry has announced a number of partnerships for 2020 thanks to a growth in demand for its freeze-dried pea snacks, both in the UK and the Middle East.
A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group is to be created to speed up progress against endemic diseases and reputational challenges that cost the cattle and sheep sectors an estimated £500m per year.
Moving Mountains has launched a No-Pork plant-based Burger which has the same taste and texture of pork, now available in Sainsbury’s, in the UK.
Finnish poultry processor HKScan is to invest €6m in its Rauma facility to improve capacity.
US-based Bettcher Industries has entered into a distribution agreement with Danish Borncut covering the company’s precision portion cutting equipment sold into the North American market.
The likes of Nestle, Apple and 23andMe are spearheading the drive towards Personalised Nutrition (PN) that could see the sector become the next plant-based meat, according to investment bank UBS.
FNA Deep Dive 1: Dairy
The dairy industry has been a subject of intense debate in recent years, fuelled by climate change crisis concerns worldwide as well as the advancement of various plant-based alternatives claiming to be more sustainable replacements.
There is evidence to show that TCM products may alleviate age-related diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, but researchers are warning in certain cases adverse reactions might take place.
Researchers have published a first-of-its-kind map to help score the sustainability of food systems in countries around the world.
Asia is at the forefront of advances in developing insects for human consumption and will benefit from growing demand for nutrient-dense protein sources for the global marketplace.