News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
While 42 out of the top 100 US restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, new data from NPD Group commissioned by the Good Food Institute (GFI) shows US shipments of plant-based meat from major broadline foodservice distributors to...
Operating in both Silicon Valley and Argentina, Michroma uses CRISPR-engineered filamentous fungi to create novel, natural food colors, and is already attracting interest from multinational food manufacturers.
Struggling to give up a meat-heavy diet? Plant-based food brand Strong Roots is trialling a scratch and sniff patch it says could help vegetarian and vegan consumers manage their meat cravings.
Producers of ancient or re-discovered crops are buoyant as consumers - rightly or wrongly - shun meat and dairy products for health and sustainability reasons.
One strategy for reducing food waste – and in doing so, cutting carbon emissions – is to increase grocery store density, according to Cornell University researcher Elena Belavina.
Healy Group, the Ireland-based ingredient supplier, has developed a process to turn cocoa shells – an otherwise under-utilised by-product of cocoa production – into a micronised cocoa fibre that can help with sugar reduction in chocolate.
Health and wellness continue to drive consumer purchases and in-store foot traffic, but how shoppers define these terms is evolving quickly – prompting grocery retailers to refine and expand their offerings to focus on prevention and offer more...
For many Americans, chewing gum is a way to avoid bad breath, yellow teeth, or unhealthy cravings, but the founder of the Seattle-based startup Mighty Gum believes the format can do more than simply mask symptoms – it can offer a holistic solution to...
Finnish processor HKScan has reported a growth in sales for the past year, driven by a series of turnaround programmes.
Danish emulsifier ingredient company Palsgaard has taken over Turkish food ingredients distributor Teknaroma.
Food industry groups have criticized Mexico's newly approved nutrition label regulation, warning that the US, EU and Switzerland have voiced objections before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
US processor Perdue Farms has teamed up with Penn State University Partner to help improve sustainability.
International trade and regulation for meat alternatives remain top of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) agenda for 2020.
Japan’s Asahi Breweries is focusing on its beer business this year, as it seeks to replicate its sales of JPY 666 billion (US$6 billion) in 2019, despite a forecast of 2% decrease in Japan’s overall beer market.
High monensin levels are prompting Cargill to recall a selection of its pelleted beef feed sold in Kansas and Texas.
Nissin Food Products (subsidiary of Nissin Foods Group) is reformulating its instant noodles to reduce salt intake for the rising number of Japanese consumers with hypertension.
Coca-Cola New Zealand have announced a goal to reduce the amount of sugar in its beverages by 20% by 2025, including Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, Kiwi Blue water, Pump, Keri Juice as well as its Coca-Cola range.
Regulation and policy stories from the Philippines, China, South Korea and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks
From state-of the-art shopper-focused store formats, to the soaring scope of social commerce, here are five trends that are set to shape the region’s grocery retail sector this year…with market-leading examples from Aeon, Lotte, FamilyMart, Alibaba and...
Researchers in Singapore have found five healthy dietary patterns consumed in midlife are associated to a lower risk of cognitive impairment in late life in Chinese adults.