News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Whole Foods Market has launched Home Ec 365, a digital home economics curriculum “built to help you adult like a boss” as it refreshes its 365 private label range.
Atomo Coffee – a Seattle-based startup that claims to have reverse engineered your morning joe to make an awesome cup of coffee without using beans – has raised an extra $9m in seed funding, bringing its cumulative funding to $11.6m, with plans to bring...
Three quarters of families with school-aged children now report being able to spend more time together eating at the breakfast table, promoting an uptick in cereal consumption, according to a new survey commissioned by General Mills Big G cereals.
Keto-friendly cereals and snacks startup Catalina Snacks has hired industry veteran Joel Warady as president as it ramps up its omnichannel business and gears up to launch a new product line in 2021.
Coca-Cola European Partners is introducing CanCollar - a paperboard packaging solution - for multipack cans in Spain. The move will avoid the use of 18 tonnes of plastic a year.
With sugar reduction in the spotlight, Netherlands-based consultancy FutureBridge shares its predictions for three new bioprocesses ‘set to rattle the low-calorie sweetener market’.
A new AI platform has been created to help food businesses manage the risk of COVID-19 in their workforce. We spoke to the platform’s developer to find more.
HelloFresh raised its guidance for the year for the third time, illustrating strong demand for meal-kit among consumers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The recipe box company also hinted at plans to expand in the ready-meal category, and said it was...
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 ($65,500) in funding by UK Research and Innovation.
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The head of the United Nations’ food agency said the beleaguered country – which is battling economic and political woes, the COVID-19 pandemic and a major blast that tore through its capital city – could run out of bread in about 2½ weeks.
Nitrate-rich beetroot juice reduces blood pressure in adults with elevated blood pressure, according to a new double-blind randomised controlled feasibility trial conducted in Africa.
ブランドとサプライヤーは、Covid-19の世界的流行の中でAPACの消費者の変化する需要を満たすために、スピードと機敏性を持って革新する必要があると、多くのトップ企業を集めた専門家パネルは結論づけた。
Japanese start-up eatreat.tea has formulated two Ayurvedic tea blends, touted for its relaxation and refreshing functions.
日本国内の茶葉消費量は、缶飲料やコーヒーが引き続き全国的な人気を集めていることから、減少傾向に歯止めがかかっていない。
日本のスタートアップであるeatreat. TEAは、リラクゼーションとリフレッシュの機能を持つ2つのアーユルヴェーダ茶のブレンドを開発した。
製菓大手のペルフェッティ・ファン・メレは、トーヨービバレッジとの共同開発により、チュッパチャップスブ ランドで日本初となるドリンクを発売した。
2011年の福島原発事故後に人気が急上昇した日本のボトルウォーターの放射線レベルは、世界のレベルとほぼ同じであることが判明した。
日本以外のAPACから注目すべきトップストーリー
Japan’s domestic tea leaf consumption shows no sign of reversing its longstanding decline with ready-to-drink beverages and coffee continuing to gain popularity at its expense across the nation.
Fish caught from the seas surrounding Turkey have been found to be contaminated with heavy metals above the recommended maximum limit, in particular, lead and cadmium.
India has emerged as the top supporter of stronger alcohol policy implementation in a new study, where researchers also criticised labelling changes in Australia and New Zealand and called for stronger, more effective measures to be put in place.
The New Zealand F&B industry has blasted the local government’s upcoming container return scheme, calling this costly, bureaucratic, and almost-certainly going to raise beverage costs and prices, which will be passed on to consumers.