Tesco is among a small group of companies incentivising Brazillian farmers to stop deforestation through a new initiative: ‘Funding for Soy Farmers in the Cerrado’.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set a deadline for the CBD industry to apply for Novel Food approval, warning that failure to do so will see products ‘taken off the shelves’. What does this mean for the burgeoning CBD sector?
Cutting edge artificial intelligence technology is promising to disrupt environmental monitoring in the food and drink processing sector by dramatically improving efficiency in the way pathogen monitoring programs are managed.
Swedish start-up Mycorena has developed a fungi-based ingredient for vegan products. Targeting the B2B – rather than the B2C – market, the mycoprotein producer is hoping to make a splash in a category largely dominated by alternative protein brand Quorn...
Mars, Inc. has responded to Global Canopy’s 2019 Forest 500 report, which stated the confectionery giant had removed deadlines from its traceability commitments on palm oil and soya.
French flavours and fragrances manufacturer Robertet insisted that ‘independence remains a priority’ after it emerged that F&F giants Givaudan and Firmenich are vying to build stakes in the company.
A recently confirmed case of avian influenza in Brandenburg is ‘unlikely’ to be transmitted to humans through the consumption of poultry products, according to a national scientific institution.
Danone Manifesto Ventures is investing in French waste reduction start-up Phenix in a move that will see the food waste pioneer expand its consumer and business-to-business reach.
Having closed a funding round worth €1.9m, a group of entrepreneurs are working to boost the efficiency of insect protein production in Thailand and grow demand for their cricket flour snacks in Europe.
From locally sourced snacking innovation to functional muesli that aims to reinvigorate a declining category, FoodNavigator brings you a weekly round-up of on-trend innovations hitting the shelves across Europe.
Producers of ancient or re-discovered crops are buoyant as consumers - rightly or wrongly - shun meat and dairy products for health and sustainability reasons.
One strategy for reducing food waste – and in doing so, cutting carbon emissions – is to increase grocery store density, according to Cornell University researcher Elena Belavina.
Danone says it will ‘rethink’ the marketing of its Alpro Cuisine Soya Whippable product, after the plant-based ‘cream’ was voted ‘food bluff of the year’ by Swedish consumers.
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has claimed 425 lives in China to date, prompting concerns that food imported to Europe from Hubei Province and affected regions could be infected.
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has repeated its pleas that it wants to keep trading ties closely aligned with the EU’s after British prime minister Boris Johnson dismissed fears about food standards as ‘mumbo jumbo’ and implied that GM food imports...
An anti-food waste pact has been signed by more than 40 food players in France, including Nestlé, Danone, Carrefour, and Intermarché. The agreement aims to collectively reduce ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ date confusion on-pack.
American consumers are increasingly looking for products with a focus on simple, high-quality ingredients and sustainability. And a group of Italian companies believe their products are ready to meet these demands: with their drinks on show at the Winter...
The authors of a new study have suggested the CBD sector is mired by inconsistent quality, concentrations, pricing and labelling. “What we encountered was a wild, wild west scenario in terms of manufacturing and marketing,” Noa Gans, head of product at...
The imminent collapse of dairy and cattle industries has been forecast by think tank RethinkX, with precision fermentation protein set to ‘outperform the cow’.
Danone has been given a ‘triple A’ score by non-profit organization CDP for its environmental efforts, namely in tackling climate change, fighting deforestation and protecting water cycles.
The Kellogg Company has confirmed it will phase out the use of controversial agri-chemical glyphosate as a drying agent in its wheat and oat supply by 2025. The company said this is part of its ongoing commitment to ‘sustainable agriculture’ and pesticide...
Just days before the UK leaves the EU, Woven Network’s Nick Rousseau shares some of his members’ concerns: Novel Foods Regulations, post-Brexit trade, and balancing safety with innovation.
Sainsbury’s is investing to make its operations carbon neutral by 2040. The news comes as further evidence that sustainability is an important issue for the food industry’s European retail customers and consumers, contributing to mounting pressure on...
Consumer expectation of health and wellbeing focused food and drink has evolved so quickly that the big trends of last year are already outdated but here are the newest trends and the key strategies for success.
The Cannabis Trades Association is putting pressure on the Food Standards Agency to keep cannabidiol-infused food and drink products – legally classified as ‘unauthorised novel foods’ – on retail shelves in the UK.
What does the future have in store for the food industry? We spoke to Ernst and Young’s Rob Holston, global consumer industries advisory lead, to hear his thoughts on the top trends and technologies at play.
Researchers have noted ‘clear shifts’ in global food supply since the 1960s, including a decline in the supply of animal sourced foods and sugar in high-income English-speaking countries.
Foods for Tomorrow, the Spanish creator of the plant based Heura meat analogue line, discusses its global growth ambitions and gastronomic style of product innovation.
Europol revealed details of arrests made in Spain this week over a fresh horsemeat scam. But rather than feeling reassured, observers suggest this is further evidence of systemic weaknesses in the food chain that are exploited by criminal elements.
An AI-powered food search and discovery platform has been developed for supermarket retail, offering a ‘Netflix-style curation for food’, tech start-up founder Markus Stripf tells FoodNavigator.
Big food companies are lagging on their commitments to eliminate the environmental damage being caused by the palm oil supply chain, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
CBD has caught the public's imagination as an ingredient offering a host of health benefits. But for all the hype, CBD also courts controversy. To move from a trending ingredient to an ingredient trend, the sector will need to overcome the complex...
Researchers in Europe are concerned about the increased levels of herbicide residues found in harvested plants and food products, which they associate with the use of glyphosate-resistant soybeans.
Ingredients specialist Roquette has extended its pea protein supply agreement with Beyond Meat for three more years. The amount supplied will ‘significantly’ increase compared to 2019 figures, Roquette executive Jean-Philippe Azoulay tells FoodNavigator.
German-based ingredients provider Beneo says there's a growing desire for its low-glycaemic sweetener Palatinose among the video gaming community, who are keen to use the product’s slow energy release to stay focused.
What key flavours will spark consumer interest in 2020? Comax Flavors, Flavorchem, Bell Flavors and Fragrances, and Kerry Group share their predictions.
Terra Delyssa is an olive oil brand that does not hide its origins. In a sector dominated by European producing giants, Terra Delyssa – owned by CHO America – is flying to flag for Tunisian olive oil. And the company is driving this message home with...
Environmental campaigners clashed over the future of food in the wake of a controversial documentary 'Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet', aired on Channel 4 on Wednesday night (8 January) in the UK.
The Irish Farmers’ Association is demanding organisers of Go Vegan World disclose the parties responsible for funding a ‘multi-million-euro advertising campaign’.
Our latest news and views from Brussels looks at food waste regulation in France, sugar reduction in the UK, excessive salt intake in Spain, and EFSA’s concern over THC levels in hemp products.
The UK government’s food and farming minister has insisted that environmental, animal welfare and safety standards will not be put on the line in trade deals struck after Brexit. But calls for a food standards commission to scrutinise future agreements...
Many alternative meat products are highly processed, have high salt levels and contain the same amount of calories and saturated fat as beef burgers, according the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
An EU-funded project is working to optimise the utilisation of seafood side-streams through the design of ‘new holistic process lines’ that tackle inefficiency in the seafood supply chain.
