Is animal-free testing for food on the horizon?
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) develops a new platform to model and predict the toxicity of chemicals, signalling the potential to end animal testing.
Archives for December 6, 2023
Butter’s time to shine? The innovations churning up traditional spreads
After decades of ‘very little’ innovation by heritage brands, is butter (and its plant-based counterparts) having a moment? FoodNavigator investigates.
Beyond the berry, Oishii launches Rubī tomato
Oishii’s Rubī, which means “ruby” in Japanese, is the vertical farm’s third fruit within its portfolio to launch in select Whole Foods locations with expected expansion to other locations in the coming months. Prior to Rubī, the vertical farm launched...
JM Smucker bucks market trend with higher volumes despite price increases in select categories
Higher prices are not stopping consumers from buying JM Smucker’s iconic coffee, spreads and snack brands, unlike with many competitors that have struggled with sliding volumes in direct proportion to inflation-related price increases.
Tyson Foods opens high-tech chicken facility to accelerate growth, boost efficiency
Tyson Foods celebrated the much-anticipated grand opening of a new 325,000-square-foot fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Va., last week – marking a significant milestone in its “bold,” multi-point plan to improve its performance, which...
Long-term consumption of whole eggs escalates growth and may boost microbiome in youngsters – Thai trial
School going children who ate 10 additional eggs per week had higher growth hormone levels, and consumption may also lead to benefits for the gut microbiota, according to a Thai trial.
Supplying for success: The Top 10 most popular APAC F&B supplier stories from 2023
We bring you the top 10 most popular supplier stories from the APAC food and beverage industry in 2023, featuring Ingredion, AAK, FrieslandCampina and many more.
COVID-19 and Japan's seafood prices: New analysis could help stabilise market in future pandemics
Insights from Tokyo Toyosu Wholesale Market have helped form a comprehensive study on how COVID-19 affected seafood prices in Japan, providing implications for future policies during a pandemic.
Suntory price hikes: Beverage giant does not foresee ‘major impact’ from alcohol increases
Japanese beverage giant Suntory expects a “slight demand fluctuation” for its products in light of price increases from April 2024, but does not anticipate a major impact on sales.
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Dry and high: Ambient plant-based innovation the way to go for clean label products to become more mainstream
Singapore-based plant-based products firm Thoughtful Food believes that the sector needs to look more closely at dry and ambient innovation as a key driver, particularly for brands seeking to solve ultra-processing challenges or go more clean label.