All news articles for September 2018

What should we call meat produced from animals cells without slaughtering animals? Picture: Mosameat

Mattson: 'The very existence of what's now known as clean meat is at stake here'

'Cell-based meat’ not the most consumer-friendly term, reveals GFI consumer research

By Elaine Watson

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has enlisted the services of food and beverage innovation firm Mattson to conduct further research into the best way to describe cell-cultured meat following the release of new data suggesting that the industry-backed term...

Beef producer exceeding market expectations

Zambeef expects results to 'exceed' market

By Michelle Perrett

Africa’s Zambeef, the cold chain foods and retail business, has said it expected its annual results to exceed market expectations by more than 10%.

UK in major voluntary collaboration to tackle food waste ©iStock/Christian Araujo

UK pledges to halve food waste by 2030

By Katy Askew

The UK’s largest retailers, food producers, manufacturers and food service companies have committed to halve food waste – which costs the UK £20bn (€22.5bn) annually – by 2030.

Shaping the bottle of the future. Pic:getty/antonikhr

The quest for the most sustainable beverage packaging

By Rachel Arthur

Drinks should only be put on the market in the most sustainable option available – packaging that can be recycled and reused, but also has the lowest environmental impact overall, according to a vision set out by a University of Cambridge report. But...

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Halal and kosher meat can be labelled organic: ECJ

By Katy Askew

The European Court of Justice advocate general has advised the ECJ that animals not stunned before slaughter in order to comply with religious rites for halal and kosher meat should be eligible to be labelled organic if they meet other standards of organic...

Authors of a US study on sugar reduction say substitution of sugar using non-nutritive sweeteners has been the most successful approach to date. Pic: ©Getty Images/ia_64

UK yogurt study finds high sugar content

By Jim Cornall

A study in the Journal of Dairy Science on sugar reduction in dairy products comes at a time when yogurt is under the spotlight for its sugar content in the UK.

Equipment manufacturer to exhibit at Gulfood

Ishida to showcase at Gulfood Manufacturing

By Michelle Perrett

Equipment supplier Ishida Europe is to showcase its latest solutions to this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai between 6 and 8 November.

Animal health company bought

Carr’s acquires Animax for £8.5m

By Michelle Perrett

Carr’s, the agriculture and engineering group, has acquired animal healthy product producer Animax for £8.5m.

Atria invests in expansion project

Atria invests to increase capacity

By Michelle Perrett

Atria, the Finnish meat producer, has invested €3.4 million (m) to increase capacity at its poultry production plants in Nurmo and Sahalahti.

Analysing UK pork exports

UK pork exports fall in July

By Michelle Perrett

UK exports of fresh and frozen pork fell by 10% in July compared with a year earlier, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Pork (AHDB Pork) has revealed.

Chapman is a sparkling drink that blends botanical flavours and hibiscus flowers. © DVees

DVees brings West African flavours to Europe with 'accessible' formats

By Niamh Michail

UK start-up DVees is on a mission to bring West African flavours to Western Europe, starting with a hibiscus-infused drink and range of condiments. "You can find West African food if you look for it, but it's not accessible or beautifully presented,"...

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