Alternative supermarket HISBE is balancing purpose and profit to ‘set a new course’ for conventional retail. “Now is the time for supermarkets to evolve and we are here to help show the way,” says executive director Ruth Anslow.
Innovation as a Service (IaaS) is a concept gaining steam in the food sector. According to Dr Raphaëlle O' Connor, founder of IaaS start-up iNewtrition, this reflects a mindset shift as the industry embraces more collaborative approaches to open...
Finnish processor HKScan has announced plans to review its group-wide operating model as part of its overall turnaround programme, with a focus on employee numbers.
A survey by the National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers (NABIM) has revealed that younger British bakers (18-25 year olds) are embracing Parisian specialities like croissants and Pan au Chocolate.
South Korean food technology company Phyto Corporation has developed a range of unique products all based on its research into a single plant, the seawater-grown crop Salicornia.
The Netherlands and German-based colour supplier discusses why natural source, natural processing and natural application help to produce consumer trust.
With so many drivers bolstering the meat-free movement in 2019, it’s a diet choice brimming with business opportunity, according to experts speaking at the Future Food Tech Summit in London last week.
In this week's round-up of NPD from across Europe, sustainability is high on the agenda. A jump in French demand for bio has put organics centre stage, while new sustainable seafood options rolled out in Germany.
Russian biotech company Vyatka Agroconcern has developed a unique solution to cut food waste that, it says, is ‘highly effective’, ‘environmentally friendly’ and can be used across a wide range of produce.
Personalised nutrition has the potential to be at the forefront of real change in the fight against nutrition and lifestyle caused chronic diseases, according to experts speaking at the Future Food-Tech Summit.
World Cocoa Foundation’s annual gathering kicks off in Berlin on Wednesday as The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) says it is continuing to monitor progress after its meeting earlier this month in Cologne.
Polish start-up NapiFeryn Biotech has developed technology that isolates and purifies rapeseed protein for food formulation. Could ‘Raptein’ challenge soy’s leading position in plant-based?
Out-of-home (OOH) food and drink firms should ‘do the right thing’ and ‘demonstrate a strong commitment to food safety’, without the threat of legislation, says Instinctif Partners, which gives advice to brands on risk and crisis management.
Technology company IBM is launching a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to further rollout a blockchain solution for the seafood supply chain. The companies say the initiative can help tackle three of the sector’s ‘most pressing problems’: fraud, transparency...
This latest edition of FoodNavigator's Brussels Bulletin covers the UK Prime Minister's Brexit deal, a new environmental watchdog in the UK, and an open consultation on pesticide residue in food.
The UK’s place in the international meat community will be the focus of the upcoming Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Global Britain conference.
Belgian ingredients supplier COSUCRA is investing further in its pea processing capabilities, with the opening of a second facility in Aarhus, Denmark. According to commercial director Eric Bosly this will make the company one of the largest pea protein...
Sales in plant-based foods show no sign of slowing in Europe. But booming demand raises complex issues, from the nutritional profile of formulations through to the sustainability of ingredient sourcing. “The industry needs to avoid solving one problem...
Start-up Nourished claims it has developed the world’s first 3D-printed ‘truly customised’ daily nutrition stack, which it is launching in the UK this week.
A UK study argues that if government policy made menu labelling mandatory, it could encourage restaurants to produce healthier options, leading to public health benefits.
Tide Pods remain firmly off the menu, but individually portioned instant coffee, pasta, oatmeal and servings of protein powder encased in edible packaging that dissolves as soon as it hits water could become a staple in US households as firms seek to...
Sucafina aspires is to be the leading sustainable ‘farm to roaster’ coffee company in the world. And blockchain, CEO Nicolas Tamari tells FoodNavigator, will help the company get there.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has published a seven-point action plan that aims to positively transform the global food system and potentially unlock $4.5 trillion in new business opportunities.
With the clean label trend embracing a wider remit to include products that can deliver health benefits, sustainably, we spoke to BENEO, part of the Südzucker Group, for an illustration of how clean label product reformulations are being developed to...
Hunter & Gather Foods is a UK start-up best known for its keto, paleo and gluten-free condiments and cold-pressed oils. This might sound like hipster paradise but co-founder Amy Moring is quick to insist the brand is tapping into deeper trends rather...
Lipton’s decision to switch to 100% recycled plastic in the Netherlands as it prepares to make all its bottles from recycled plastic by 2023 in Europe as a whole illustrates the industry’s commitment to plastic recycling. But a new report warns that the...
The European Commission is tackling the challenges brought by big data processing through the Evolve Project. FoodNavigator caught up with the project’s agricultural pilot, which is driven by project partner CybeleTech, to learn what this means for food...
‘Unmissable international platform for industry professionals and consumers’ returns to its spiritual home to celebrate chocolate and cocoa with a new identity, content and packed five-day program in Paris.
Tulip Ltd will operate as a business unit within the Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, the company announced as it confirmed its acquisition of the UK meat processor from Danish Crown.
Suiker Unie, a Royal Cosun Company, officially took its green protein demo plant into operation last week when it started producing protein from sugar beet foliage.
In FoodNavigator's weekly round-up of the most interesting new products hitting the shelves in Europe, we hear about a tie-up between Baileys and Bahlsen as well as an innovative low-carbon water that aims to address consumer push back on plastics....
