How is meat consumption affecting climate change?
A recent Oxford University study explores various diets and their impact on the environment, advocating for the reduction in animal-based food consumption.
Archives for September 20, 2023
Better taste, better bite: Can ingredient and tech innovations fire-up plant-based meat sales?
Can technological innovations help turn the tide on plant-based meat? We ask ingredient suppliers which technologies might be letting down the category, and what tools can be leveraged to reignite consumer excitement.
The FoodNavigator Podcast: Why avoiding terms like ‘vegan,’ ‘vegetarian,’ or ‘meatless’ may boost the plant-based market
As arguments rage about the use of ‘meaty’ or ‘dairy-like’ names for plant-based versions of animal-based foods, we ask could plant-based sector momentum be improved if meat and dairy alternatives avoid imitating the names of animal-based products.
Moyu launches better-for-you baked good applications with konjac-based mix
Baking mix brand Moyu recently launched in the US better-for-you and healthier baked goods featuring konjac, which is gaining more widespread use, brand founder Gillian Hu told FoodNavigator-USA.
From ‘pandemic peaks’ to sales slumps: Grasping the rollercoaster of plant-based meat consumption
Why are consumers turning away from plant-based meat? And how can industry renew excitement for the category?
‘A vitamin B12 deficiency can have very unpleasant consequences’: Can B12 work in plant-based meat?
Despite the abundance of NPDs for plant-based meat in recent years, concerns about nutrition still resound in the sector. There are many nutrients, critics claim, that are difficult to find outside of animal products. One of these is B12. Yet it is...
Bibigo spices up frozen offerings with Crispy Dumpling Bites
Asian food brand Bibigo is expanding its portfolio of frozen products with new Crispy Dumpling Bites to meet growing demand for Korean flavors in the US, Megan Elliott, marketing director at Schwan's, told FoodNavigator-USA.
New AI aims to reduce food and beverage product launch risk
Nordic tech company Cambri today announced the release of Launch AI, which provides companies with advice and predictions for NPDs. The AI, which has worked with food and beverage companies such as Carlsberg and Nestlé, reduces the risk that inevitably...
Sugar Reduction
FDA seeks strategies for reducing added sugar consumption at upcoming meetings
FDA opened registration this week for a virtual public meeting and listening session it will hold Nov. 6-8 on strategies to reduce added sugar consumption, following a commitment it made last fall during the White House’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition...
Nourish Ingredients teams with Boston Bioprocess to scale animal-free specialty fats
Nourish Ingredients, a frontrunner in the burgeoning ‘animal-free’ specialty fat segment, is teaming with Boston Bioprocess to efficiently scale the most “potent fat molecules” responsible for replicating the “animalic” aroma, flavor and taste of meat...
Review calls for lower caffeine limits in energy drinks amidst health risk concerns
Authors of a new review argue that daily caffeine safety thresholds set by regulatory bodies should be lowered, while an industry expert says painting “all energy drinks with such a broad brush is inaccurate and irresponsible.”
Sainsbury’s claims to ‘raise the steaks’ with lower carbon beef
UK grocer Sainsbury’s is launching a new Taste the Difference Aberdeen Angus range which it claimed offers a 25% lower carbon footprint compared to industry standard, making it the largest low carbon beef range ever produced in the UK.
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How to revive flagging demand for plant-based meat
The food industry has responded to bullish predictions of a boom in plant-based meat alternatives with a gold rush mentality. But as sales slow and interest dips, can advances in food science come to the rescue of a category that is struggling to live up...
WHO AI tool to clampdown on infant formula marketing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe is calling on consumers to use its newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) tool in order to clampdown and regulate the promotion of harmful products targeted at children.
Hot Right Now: CSIRO-led healthier diet, Nestle on palm oil, food innovation AI and more of our social media trending news
CSIRO-led healthier diet, Nestle on palm oil, food innovation AI and social media trending news topics feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.
Middle East majors: Clean label and sugar reduction ‘a must’ to penetrate local beverage market
Beverage products entering the Middle Eastern market need to be clean label and low in sugar in order to gain a strong local foothold, with both regulatory pressure and consumer demand firmly pushing trends in this direction.
Using their loaf: Collaboration is key to breaking niche for upcycled foods in Asia – Brewerkz, Baker & Cook
Singapore-based companies Brewerkz and Baker & Cook envision upcycled foods to be a major trend in the next few years, with collaboration between F&B manufacturers playing a crucial role in raising awareness and uptake of such products.
Sustainable strides: Mengniu overcomes recyclability challenges of dairy packaging
China diary giant Mengniu says it has overcome some of the long-standing recyclability challenges in the category with a new all-polyethylene (PE) yoghurt packaging concept.