Israeli food tech start-up Tastewise has developed a food intelligence platform that provides real-time analytics of consumers’ “constantly changing” tastes and dietary needs.
Polish retail chain Grupa Dino Polska plans to invest further in increasing its production capacity, and launch a second facility in Poland, according to the company’s financial report for 2018.
Food companies must improve how they measure the full impact of their sustainability programmes or risk failing to achieve true impact in alleviating poverty, hunger and deforestation.
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle takes us behind the scenes at its application centre in Lübeck, Germany, to try a number of vegan, reduced-sugar and clean label prototypes.
Artificial intelligence can help drive revenue and increase customer satisfaction in the food-to-go sector, according to IGD head of innovations and futures, Toby Pickard.
GS1 Digital Link has been hitting the headlines in recent months. Although not new, the standard has been updated for web-enabling barcodes to enhance the shopping experience for consumers around the globe and improve supply chain traceability, bringing...
Carrefour has applied blockchain technology from local dairy farm to supermarket shelf, which it says enhances traceability and connects the consumer to ‘the agricultural world’.
French start-up Frigo Magic is using data to provide consumers with suggestions on how to tackle food waste and calculate the Nutri-Score of recipes. “We have an educational vocation but we do not want to teach lessons,” co-founder and chief technical...
The French ministry of agriculture and food has announced that 50% of food served in canteens must be organic, sustainable, or of a specific quality by 2022.
Ingredient start-up Planetarians produces a plant-based protein from up-cycled defatted sunflower seeds. Founder and CEO Aleh Manchuliantsau reveals that the group has been working with European food majors Barilla and Amadori to develop high-protein,...
Representatives from Denmark’s food industry have contributed to the development of government initiatives that aim to strengthen Danish gastronomy, attract tourists and promote sustainability.
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has highlighted the risks that come with a no-deal Brexit on the Irish and EU food sectors.
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has been recognised as the strongest supporter of Scottish Beef after a National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland ‘shelf watch’ survey revealed almost 96% of beef stocked on its shelves was Scotch Beef PGI.
Israeli company Practical Innovation has revealed a new system for developing “innovative” food and beverage products from side-steams that were previously treated as waste.
The majority of new food and beverage products fail in their first year of launch. According to Pauline Foster, of Foster and Brown Research Ltd, understanding the neuroscience of flavour can help.
Cargill will have commercial quantities of Non GMO corn protein available by 2022 as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for plant-based proteins.
A plant-based yogurt alternative company from Germany has claimed Chobani copied its packaging designs for its recent Non-Dairy line. Harvest Moon hopes to expand distribution to the US and said it “will take legal actions to protect our brand.”
Major Russian turkey company Damate has revealed plans to build the biggest kosher meat processing plant in the country, with the aim of establishing exports to Israel.
From fudge flavours inspired by the school tuck shop, to turmeric and mango muesli, and exotic ice cream championing Australian macadamia and salted caramel. FoodNavigator brings you the latest new product development trends in Europe.
Bulgarian meat producer and processor Gradus AD has completed an investment worth BGN3.5 million (€1.8m) to increase its broiler breeding capacity by launching a new facility.
Technology is creating consumer expectations on privacy, trust and traceability and cannot be overstated, said mobile and digital marketing guru Tom Daly. His answer? Blockchain.
Children continue to be targeted by HFSS advertising campaigns on social media, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is calling on Member States to implement measures that restrict underage ad impressions.
From a Flat Wine Bottle, to Mix On Command (MOC) Shaker Bag, PaperBoat Thandai Retortable Profile Pouch and KitKat Celebreak box; Dow is on the hunt for this year’s breakthrough designs for its Packaging Innovation Awards 2019.
Global ingredient giant Tate & Lyle has partnered leading research institute APC Microbiome Ireland to discover more about the health effects of dietary fibres.
Cargill has said it will source 60% of its red seaweed sustainably by 2025. Building “resilience” into a supply chain on the sharp end of climate change will be key to securing long-term supply, sustainability manager James Ede explains.
The multinational’s food and health business says it has solved the challenge of stabilising protein-free, non-dairy whipped cream with a sugar-free ingredients blend.
German-based food stabiliser supplier Hydrosol will present a range of solutions for the meat and plant-based food markets at the largest international meat trade show, IFFA, in Frankfurt this year.
FoodTech startup Inspecto has developed a portable scanner that detects chemical contamination in food in real-time, expected to be commercially available in 2020.
The dairy industry represents around 13% of Europe’s total food and drink sector and is one of the largest users of energy and water, according to Tetra Pak.
Danone, The George Institute for Global Health, ai.agency and the Responsible Nutrition Association of India have joined the line-up of speakers for the second Healthy Ageing APAC Summit.
The e-commerce giant made a splash when it rolled out its grocery business Amazon Fresh in 2016, but needs brick and mortar stores to truly disrupt the sector, says analyst.
A group of international researchers have developed a new wheat variety that is safe to be consumed by people who suffer from celiac disease and gluten allergies.
Finnish food maker Raisio has entered into a strategic alliance with Italian gluten-free specialist Dr. Schär in a deal the companies believe will open new avenues for speciality innovation.
Consumer goods retailers and manufacturers are making ‘good progress’ on their ambition to enable consumers to make healthier lifestyle choices, according to a new report from the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
Dutch starch manufacturer Avebe is boosting its investment in potato ingredients development through the opening of a new innovation centre in the Netherlands.
