The EU wants to tighten rules on the excessive use of antioxidants and labelling botanical preservatives, such as rosemary, as flavours – but it missed an opportunity to clarify the situation for food manufacturers, according to one expert.
The Oreo maker will launch an innovation hub ‘SnackFutures’ next month that will invest in snack startups through partnering with early-stage entrepreneurs.
New research suggests that consumption of fermented dairy products such as cheese, yogurt, quark and kefir could lower the risk of coronary heart disease.
The rise of nutritionalism – focusing on nutrient content rather than the whole food – has created a ‘nutritional cacophony’ that leaves people confused. Nutritionist Bernard Lavallée explains how manufacturers can create healthy processed foods.
A father-son team have combined their expertise in health and retail to create a range of supplemented chocolate products that aim to ‘put the D in delicious’.
The UK’s Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has commissioned independent insight business BMG Research to conduct an in-depth survey of pig buildings.
Arla Foods has announced further changes to some of its corporate group functions as part of its ongoing transformation program, Calcium, with the loss of 140 jobs.
The ageing population is a massive – if somewhat overlooked – opportunity for the food industry. Understanding consumer expectations in this segment is key to delivering relevant product innovations.
Global ingredients producer Cargill wants to build a more sustainable crop supply for food starch with a commitment to source its waxy corn “100% sustainably” from European farmers.
French start-up Tomm' Pousse swaps cow's milk for cashews to make its vegan Camemvert that is aged (and mouldy) like traditional Camembert. "Our product is for everybody - including the French," it says.
Consumers’ approach to what they eat is changing from “monolithic meat, potatoes and veggies,” to increasingly “heterogeneous” diets that go beyond sustenance to represent values and lifestyles – a shift that is translating to big business for companies...
Guest Article: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By Kamel Chida, deputy director of private sector partnerships & innovation for nutrition, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a new effort to work directly with the private sector to address a fundamental driver of undernutrition globally: the lack of nutritious, affordable foods in marketplaces that serve the world’s poorest....
The UK is planning to introduce a ‘world-leading’ tax on plastic packaging in 2022: applying to all single use plastic packaging that doesn’t include at least 30% recycled content.
From quinoa couscous to green banana chips; organic ghee to 'raw' olive oil, FoodNavigator rounds up some of the most interesting products we saw at this year's SIAL in Paris.
Multinational food and beverage companies, governments and NGOs have united behind a pledge to “eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source” and develop circular economy models for plastics.
Coca-Cola Classic saw volumes in Europe decline by 1% over the last three months: attributed mainly to the impact of new soft drinks industry taxes. But Coca-Cola Zero Sugar grew 18.5%, with retailers increasingly shifting space over to the sugar-free...
US brand Loma Linda debuts in the UK with a range of products including a seafood-free tuna alternative ('Tuno'); the importance of on-the-go and convenience trends is evident in Euryza's new range of rice cups in Germany; while the 'craft'...
Arla Foods has joined farmer organizations from the UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, France and Germany to call for the UK government and the European Union to pull out all the stops to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Following a US Department of Agriculture decision to suspend pork meat imports from Poland over fears surrounding African Swine Fever, Polish Agriculture Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski has announced that an agreement has been reached and the ban will...
HEYLO, the sugar substitute product developed by Unavoo Food Technologies, utilises a unique combination of dietary fibre and stevia to hit a healthy and natural sweet spot.
International food exhibition SIAL welcomed over 7,200 exhibitors from 119 countries to Paris’ Parc des Expositions this week to showcase the latest products from across the food and drink industry.
“The age of personal nutrition is here. I believe this is the next frontier and will transform the food industry in the next two decades,” Campbell Soup Co’s VP of science and technology, Anouchah Sanei predicts.
Russia’s biggest meat producer, Cherkizovo, has been authorised to acquire a 75% stake in finished meat producer GK Samson and is seeking permission from the federal regulator to purchase several poultry farms from another firm, Prioskolie.
From banning single-use plastics to tightening up antimicrobial use in food-producing animals, we round up some of the biggest news from Brussels over the past two weeks.
Canada is the second country in the world to legalise recreational marijuana after Uruguay, where adults can carry and share up to 30 grams of dried cannabis and operate up to four homegrown marijuana plants per household, in most provinces.
Juana Botero, director sustainability at Casa Luker, on how the cocoa industry is taking the fight to the drugs gangs by building a successful human-centred business with social inclusion throughout the supply chain based on empathy and support for the...
The European Parliament is pushing ahead with efforts to crack down on so-called unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain, backing a series of amendments that are designed to harden the position initially set out by the European Commission.
Technological developments in food stand poised to change the food system and the way consumers interact with brands. What trends are top investors in the space betting on?
German supplier Doehler is cracking into nut-based product categories, such as dairy alternatives and bread spreads, with a majority stake acquisition in Italian nut and seed processor Nutrafood.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has received approval from Iranian authorities to export cattle into the Middle Eastern country.
Dutch start-up Ghee Easy has seen its year-on-year growth double in the past few years, something its CEO and founder puts down to confusion over healthy fats and consumers' curiosity in cooking with new products.
A nutrition ‘revolution’ has already begun with personalised nutrition not just one of many options, but the central mechanism for preventing and tackling lifestyle diseases in the long-term.
Fruits are the go-to flavours in the Middle East food and beverage market, especially in the carbonated drinks segment, according to one ingredient firm.
Announcement made at WCF conference in Sao Paulo. Cocoa Life will bring economic and social development for Brazilian cocoa farmers and their families while reforesting degraded land in the Amazon rainforest.
One third of food produced globally is wasted. In developed economies, the majority of waste occurs in the home. With the pressures of a growing global population and finite natural resources, this situation is not sustainable. Systems thinking is needed:...
UK-based alternative protein start-up Meatless Farm Co has revealed to GlobalMeatNews that it is set to launch a frozen product range into the US and Australasian markets for the first time.
Social media provides an important insight into how people think and feel about food. Pinterest, in conjunction with Taste Week France, concluded a survey of what food trends are getting users excited.
Healthy nutrition could end the obesity epidemic and make us richer, according to an industry expert, who suggests the economy is keeping the consumer fat.
Experts have highlighted three crucial factors to enhance the rice sector, claiming that farmer resilience, organisational structures and nutritional benefits need to be improved.
Entrepreneur Zoe Adjonyoh is at the forefront of championing African food to the masses, having evolved from setting up a food stall in London seven years’ ago to opening her first restaurant, ‘Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen’, and now vocally promotes the challenges...
