Nestlé has undergone a process of transformation in its Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, with structural change opening the door to a lower cost base. The company has been able to grow ahead of its markets across 60% of its portfolio...
Europeans are the least likely consumers to believe vitamins and supplements are safe and good for their health, Euromonitor International’s 2019 health and nutrition survey has revealed.
Beef burgers that failed to meet legal standards were sold to charities tackling food poverty in France. This latest scandal is horsemeat “chapter 2”, consumer watchdog FoodWatch insists.
The risk of heart disease and death increases with the number of eggs an individual consumes, according to a US study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, however it said eating several eggs a week was "reasonable,"...
A startup founder who battled to bring his brand from near failure to international success in just three years has revealed his insight into the world of health food and drink entrepreneurship.
FoodNavigator brings you a weekly snapshot of product innovation from around Europe. This week's highlights include hemp 'super bars' from France and sharing boards delivered via Deliveroo.
GoodMills Innovation has invested extensively in cereal ingredients that provide snacks with additional health benefits to enable producers to keep ahead of the rapidly changing snacking scenario.
Transitioning from conventional to organic farming methods is an expensive and time-consuming process. In an effort to better support farmers as they transition, French cooperative D’Aucy has developed a front-of-pack label that adds value and raises...
A coalition of NGOs has issued guidance targeting regional fisheries management organisations in an effort to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Attempts by food retailers to encourage customers away from using plastic packaging won’t tackle the enormity of the plastic pollution problem, warns an academic, who believes “strong intervention is needed to move the food system to another place.”
Today is the first United Nation’s World Food Safety Day. The event aims to raise awareness of food safety issues and increase cooperation between governments, producers and consumers. The theme: “food safety is everyone’s business”.
A small farmer’s cooperative in Scotland is putting on a big fight against food waste with its ‘world’s first’ range of crisps that puts broccoli front and center.
Processing giant Danish Crown is to switch all of its green and black meat trays to environmentally-friendly PET materials to help reduce food packaging waste.
Researchers in Argentina have applied fiber-rich prebiotic and probiotic coatings to fresh blueberries, opening up promise for future development of novel multi-functional fruits, they say.
A study investigating the impact of different proteins on cholesterol levels has found that limiting total meat consumption – whether red or white – may play a greater role in lowering blood cholesterol than previously thought.
Feeding a future global population of 10 billion people without causing a climate catastrophe this century will require transformational change across the entire value chain. Fresh evidence suggests climate change is already impacting crop yields. What...
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has set out six principles for the distribution of the €100m fund pledged by the Government and the EU Commission to help beef farmers affected by Brexit.
The snacks and drink giant has built up its iCrop precision agriculture tool to better support potato, corn, oats and peanut farmers make in-field decisions, PepsiCo Europe’s head of agricultural procurement tells FoodNavigator.
Updated gluten labelling guidance has been published in the UK by the Food & Drink Federation, which aims to “achieve greater consistency in how the presence of cereals containing gluten and gluten-free claims are labelled on pre-packed foods”.
Investors are eyeing “game-changing innovations” in the aquaculture sector as climate change and antibiotics threaten to “sink” the fast-growing $232 billion global fish farming sector, according to a report by an ethical investment network.
Trust is an important currency for food brands. But in the era of social media, fake news and information overload, gaining consumer trust has become challenging. How can food businesses build trust in – and therefore loyalty to – their brands?
Following last year’s decision to focus its activities on turkey meat products, Poland’s poultry meat producer and processor Indykpol SA is declaring plans to spend around PLN70m (€16.3m) on investments in increasing and modernising its production capacity...
According to Mintel data, younger consumers are interested in bread with a ‘healthy angle’, yet many remain unsure how best to choose a better-for-you option.
Campaigners in the UK are calling for a government ban on cartoon animations on packets that market unhealthy products to children and compulsory ‘traffic light’ nutrition labelling after a survey discovered that half of over 500 food and drink products...
The Welsh government has unveiled plans to promote sustainable food production through its post-Brexit farming strategy, moving away from the Common Agricultural Policy’s (CAP) subsidy system.
Company say it is realizing supply chain traceability, empowering cocoa farmers, and tackling pressing issues such as deforestation using the power of technology, in latest report.
The European Commission (EC) releases a report offering scientific guidance to help meet the growing global demand for seaweed species now accepted as novel food.
Huel, the ‘complete food’ brand, can help answer some of the food sector’s most pressing challenges – from food waste to obesity, CEO James McMaster believes. For this reason, society needs to embrace a “mindset change” that recognises “food is fuel”.
Reducing import levies on shell eggs and egg powder from non-EU countries threatens the competitiveness of Europe’s egg industry, researcher Peter van Horne tells FoodNavigator.
From The Coca-Cola Co's revival of French eighties classic Tropico, to new brands that want to raise the stakes in the no-alcohol spirits and beers categories, and vegan seitan burgers, here is FoodNavigator's weekly round-up of the most interesting...
