Researchers unveil biosensor that detects hidden rot in potatoes
The innovation is a novel step to prevent looming food crisis, claim scientists.
Archives for August 24, 2022
Steakholder Foods eyes consumer market for cultivated meat: ‘Our strategy has evolved from B2B to B2B2C’
Steakholder Foods, formerly MeaTech, has evolved its commercialisation strategy and rebranded in what it describes as the ‘next logical step’ to position itself as ‘primarily a food company’. “We wanted a name that would reflect the fact that ultimately,...
Unveiling Europe’s ‘largest’ cultivated meat pilot plant
UK cultivated meat developer Ivy Farm has officially opened a cultivated meat pilot plant that, it claims, is the largest of its kind in Europe.
Are children hungry for plant-based meat?
What do kids think about plant-based meat alternatives? Is a meat-free diet even suitable for children? As a growing number of studies seek to answer these questions, FoodNavigator brings you the findings.
Frank Jaksch joins Ayana Bio as CEO: ‘I’m really excited about being back in the exploration mode’
Plant cell technology company and Ginkgo Bioworks spin off Ayana Bio has appointed ChromaDex founder and former CEO Frank Jaksch as its new CEO.
‘We saw huge potential to disrupt the market’: biotech firm creates ‘world-first’ cultivated bovine lactoferrin
TurtleTree says it can produce the protein up to a 100 times faster and at a larger scale to make the hard-to-get ingredient more accessible to food manufacturers.
Bakkavor publishes updated Environmentally Sustainable Sourcing policy outlining cage-free egg commitment
The UK-based manufacturer has joined the growing number of big food producers – including Mondelez, Nestle, retailers Tesco and Aldi and foodservice operators Compass Group and Sodexo, among others – that have pledged to use 100% cage-free eggs across...
Oil turmoil: Turkish brand SUNKOY eyes 10% of country’s edible oil exports in 2023
Turkey’s newest edible oil brand SUNKOY is targeting a 10% stake in the country’s oil exports by 2023, despite facing speed bumps from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Start-up Spotlight: Seedlip, BNutty, Shiok Meats and more feature in our round-up
Seedlip, BNutty, Shiok Meats and more feature in this edition of Start-up Spotlight.
Sweet success: Turkish honey brand Polenkoy achieves 30% growth in India, Australia, eyes wider-Asia
Turkey’s honey brand Polenkoy is targeting a deeper reach into the Asian market after achieving 30% growth year-on-year through its partners in India and Australia.
Food supply woes: Japan’s food self-sufficiency goals suffer setback after 2021 rate hits decade-low
Japan’s longstanding ambitions to boost its food self-sufficiency rates by 2030 has suffered a major setback after government data revealed it has dropped to its lowest value in a decade.
Fermentation for ‘hibernation’: Infants more likely to sleep 10+ hours if mothers eat fermented foods during pregnancy
Infants and toddlers are more likely to sleep 10 hours or more if their mothers consume fermented food when pregnant, according to a Japanese study on 64,200 pairs of mothers and children.
Speaker spotlights
Asian heritage, global health implications: Renowned academic on how natto probiotic strain provides diabetes, cognition and ageing benefits
A Fulbright International Scholar will be detailing how a probiotic derived from natto has the potential to deliver diabetes, cognition and ageing benefits, at our forthcoming Growth Asia Summit in Singapore.