Archives for January 11, 2024

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Can Oatly reinvigorate slowing oatmilk category sales with launch unsweetened, clean-label options?

Oatmilk pioneer Oatly’s new Unsweetened Oatmilk and Super Basic Oatmilk, which launched this week, respond to rising consumer concerns about plant-based milks, including their nutritional value and, for some, long lists of unfamiliar ingredients, which...

[Video] ‘The worst is behind us,’ Why 2024 might be a better year for private equity funding in food, beverage

Private-equity firm Forward Consumer Partners started 2024 with an oversubscribed $425m debut fund, at a time that the private equity markets might be opening to food and beverage companies, Matt Leeds, managing partner at private equity firm Forward...

From tuna to plant-based fish, how brands are expanding the canned fish category

Poised to grow to $50.47bn by 2030, the global canned seafood market is driven by consumer demand for nutrient-rich foods, like protein and fatty acids, and longer shelf-life, per Grandview Research data. Notably, canned tuna, with its high nutritional...

Egg prices jump as avian flu spreads, pushing up overall food prices, CPI reveals

The Consumer Price Index released today shows the price of eggs is climbing again as producers scramble to contain a highly contagious outbreak of avian flu that the US Department of Agriculture estimates has infected more than 50 flocks in the last 30 days.

US sugar taxes cut sugary beverage purchases by 33% across five key cities

Sugar taxes in Boulder, Colorado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Oakland, California; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington were associated with a 33% reduction in purchases by volume, according to a study published this month.

Preserving meat with natural alternatives? It's possible, confirms research

As a new Chinese study supports the role of natural alternatives in meat preservation, does this have the potential to expand Europe’s approved preservatives list?

Bottled water can contain thousands of particles of nanoplastics, research suggests

Microplastics, which research suggests could be harmful to human health, are well-known infiltrators of a wide variety of food and beverages. Now, researchers have found that nanoplastics, the even smaller offspring of microplastics, are present in...

Speical Report

Amazon chocolatiers: Biofactory offers ‘new way of living’ for forest communities

The Surucuá community in Brazil's state of Pará is the first to receive an Amazonian Creative Laboratory, a compact mobile biofactory designed to help kick-start the Amazon’s bioeconomy to process, package and sell bean-to-bar chocolate and similar...

Plant-based 3D printed eel: ‘Complex texture’ achieved with precision layers in industry first

Steakholder Foods, which claims the launch is a ‘world first’, says its proprietary tech allows the start-up to closely mimic the taste, texture and appearance of traditional meat and seafood.

Study suggests adjustment to egg consumption for individuals at risk of stroke

New dietary guidelines may be needed concerning egg consumption for people who are at risk of stroke, claim researchers.