Qualified health claims will buoy cranberry sales, supplier says
A new qualified health claim for cranberry approved in 2020 will help buoy sales of the ingredient in 2021 and beyond, a supplier says.
Archives for December 9, 2020
Kalera expands indoor vertical farming footprint: 'We're going to take a lot of market share'
Orlando-based Kalera has expanded operations of its indoor vertically-grown hydroponic lettuce and microgreens to the Pacific Northwest with construction of a facility in Seattle, a significant milestone in the company's journey of making locally-grown...
Meat processors send ‘stark warning’ on Brexit: Trade volumes ‘could drop 50-75%’
The UK’s largest beef, lamb, pork and chicken processors have warned that if Brexit preparedness efforts aren’t accelerated, trade volumes of products of animal origin could drop 50-75%.
JollyGut: This new smart food scanner is ‘reinventing the shopping experience’
In the short-term, JollyGut aims to simplify and personalise the shopping experience for consumers both in-store and online. In the long-term, CMO Dmitry Dubovik says the start-up is setting its sights further afield: “We want to become an Amazon for food.”
Plant & Bean opens Europe’s 'largest' plant-based meat factory: 'To make an impact you have to drive scale'
Plant & Bean, a UK-based contract manufacturer, has opened Europe’s largest plant-based meat production facility. The investment is an important milestone on its strategic journey to establish what it says would be an ‘industry-first’: a global...
Are we headed for Horsegate 2.0? COVID-19 escalates risk of meat fraud
An unprecedented shortage of meat production, prompted by the COVID-19 outbreak, is driving up the risk of meat fraud – particularly in species substitution.
Investing in the Future of Food: Ag-tech attracts record funding in 2020 for supply chain, production challenges exposed, intensified by pandemic
While the pandemic may have slowed the flow of venture capital funding in some segments of the packaged food and beverage industry earlier this year, analysis from Finistere Ventures shows it threw open the tap for the food- and ag-tech sectors, which...
Science focus: Top 10 most read research stories in 2020
See our top 10 most read research and discovery stories, featuring food safety concerns from COVID-19 to heavy metal contamination, to new technology and new class of colour pigments.
Prebiotic ramen? Arista eyes Japan as next big market for products made with its high-fibre, low-GI, clean label wheat
Arista Cereal Technologies has set its sights on Japan as the next big market for foods made from its special low-GI, naturally prebiotic-containing wheat, particularly in popular local items such as ramen.
Zinc rice fortification: Indian officials reject academic recommendations in favour of other health policies
A new study has pushed for rice fortified with zinc to be made a priority in South Asian countries such as India, but the Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) has classified this as a ‘curative’ measure that is being addressed by other...
Aim high: ASX-listed NGS to enter Japan, South Korea and Australia with kids’ protein shake
Kids protein shake maker Nutritional Growth Solutions (NGS) is planning to enter the Japanese, South Korean, and Australian markets next year via both online and offline channels.