CBD watchdog: Over half of coffee, tea have inaccurate CBD levels
When compared to past results, the latest batch of tests indicate the industry is slowly improving over time.
Archives for September 28, 2021
Tate & Lyle on allulose and sugar reduction trends: 'There’s a huge opportunity in the area of permissible indulgence'
While consumers are becoming increasingly aware of what they eat and drink and opting for 'better-for-you' products, they will never completely abandon their love for sugar and sweetness accelerating the need for low-calorie sweeteners such as allulose,...
Animal-free dairy: Perfect Day moves into foodservice via tie-up with Villa Dolce on gelato, ready-to-bake dessert mixes
Berkeley-based startup Perfect Day – which makes dairy proteins using microbes instead of cows – has made its first move into the foodservice arena via a partnership with Villa Dolce to incorporate ‘animal-free’ whey into two new categories: gelato and...
Private equity firm acquires raw honey brand, Local Hive Honey
Marking its first acquisition for its new fund, Charlotte, North Carolina-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has acquired raw and unfiltered honey brand, Local Hive Honey. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Insect farm uses artificial intelligence to promote food security
UK-based insect mini-farm innovator, Better Origin, uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to convert local food waste into high-quality animal feed in the form of insect larvae. It aims to help the food industry achieve its net-zero targets,...
How Nestlé is supporting regenerative agriculture: ‘We need to source in the right way’
Seventy percent of Nestlé’s emissions lie in the raw materials it sources. Agriculture is therefore central to the Swiss food giant’s target to hit net zero by 2050. Pascal Chapot, Nestlé Head of Sustainable Agriculture, discusses the challenges and...
‘Pea has not yet delivered all its potential’: Roquette on its new €11m plant protein centre
Ingredients supplier Roquette has announced the opening of a new Plant Protein Center of Expertise in north-east France.
How is the consumer’s focus on health impacting the snacks sector?
Industry leaders take the podium to discuss the trend that impacts all areas when it comes to creating stand out snacks, from simpler labels, to trickier better-for-you formulations that do not compromise on indulgence, to being as good for the planet as...
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APAC August 2021 Headline News
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Probiota Asia 2021：地域の先駆的なマイクロバイオームサミットが来月オンラインで開催 - 無料で登録できます
来月開催される「Probiota Asia 2021 Digital Summit」では、ビジネスと科学の専門家が一堂に会し、人々の健康増進のためのプレバイオティクス、プロバイオティクス、マイクロバイオームの調整に関する最新の動向について議論します。
緊急事態の異変：日本の規制はより健康的な食事と相まってより高いアルコール摂取をもたらす
日本の消費者は、新型コロナウイルス緊急事態の間、より多くのアルコールを飲み、より多くのスナックを食べたが、同時により多くの野菜、果物、乳製品を摂ったようである。
内需の落ち込み：日本の養殖戦略は輸出と生産性の拡大に重点を置いたものに更新
日本政府は、国内需要の減少が続くことを認識した上で、水産物の輸出を拡大し、貝類や藻類などの一部の分野の生産性を高めることに重点を置き、水産業の国家戦略を見直している。
Start-up Spotlight: New Zealand's AF Drinks, Singapore's Shandi, Australia's Geezy Go and more feature in our round-up
New Zealand's AF Drinks, Singapore's Shandi, Australia's Geezy Go and more feature in this edition of Start-up Spotlight.
パッケージング パートナーシップ：キリンとローソンがリサイクル率向上を目指し、ペットボトル回収を試行
キリングループとローソンは、コンビニエンスストアの店頭にペットボトル回収機を設置、回収されたペットボトルは飲料メーカー用ボトルにリサイクルされる。
Propel the trend: Sapporo debuts hard seltzers and beer-like beverage to strengthen home consumption business
Japanese brewery giant Sapporo is debuting its first hard seltzer products and a beer-like beverage across supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide, as it looks to strengthen its home-consumption portfolio amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not plant, not meat, all fungi: Nature’s Fynd looks to conquer meat and dairy alternative markets in Asia
US-based alternative protein firm Nature’s Fynd has its eye on both the alternative meat and alternative dairy markets in Asia, and is confident it can tackle both of these simultaneously with its highly versatile fungi protein.
トレンドを推進：サッポロがハードセルツァーとビール風飲料を発売、巣篭り需要対応事業を強化
ビール大手サッポロビールは、コロナ禍の中、巣篭り需要対応製品群を強化するために、初のハードタイプの炭酸飲料とビール風飲料を全国のスーパーやコンビニエンスストアで発売する。
Finding the ‘magic’: Danone trials infant formula with novel lipid structure on babies’ long-term growth
Danone is studying how the consumption of an infant formula with a novel lipid structure could affect babies’ long-term growth, especially on their metabolic health.
COVID-19 and ‘junk food’ ads: Children’s added exposure during pandemic a ‘major concern’ – experts
The increase of online ‘junk food’ marketing to children since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a long term-health risk and has become a major public health concern, claim experts.
Packaging partnership: Kirin and Lawson trials PET bottle collection plan to increase recycling rates
The Kirin Group and retailer Lawson will install polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle collection machines outside convenience stores, which will then be recycled back into bottles for beverage manufacturers.
Shroom protection: Mushroom Material targets cosmetics sector with sustainable alternative to styrofoam and cardboard packaging
New Zealand start-up Mushroom Material has developed a sustainable mushroom-based material as an alternative to polystyrene styrofoam and cardboard packaging and is targeting the cosmetics sector for its first products.