All news articles for December 2019

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Sustainability, storytelling, sport and sugar-free lead trends in 2020

By Natasha Spencer

Julian Mellentin, food and beverage consultant at New Nutrition Business takes us through the emerging and developing trends impacting nutrition in the LATAM region today, and most importantly, what producers and marketeers need to consider moving into...

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Cutting carbon footprints: Tax treats not meat?

By Rachel Arthur

Japanese households with higher carbon footprints are also larger consumers of alcohol and confectionery. Researchers therefore suggest that reducing consumption of these items - such as with a carbon tax - could be a way of reducing carbon footprints....

The Delta Flobag cuts the pack size to each product’s dimensions. Photo: Ilapak.

Ilapak designs Delta 3000 for speedy fresh sausage lines

By Jenny Eagle

Sausages are an important part of the culinary culture in almost every country in Europe – Poland, Spain Italy and the UK all have strong sausage-making traditions and Germany alone is home to approximately 1,200 different ‘Wurst’ varieties.

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NPD trend tracker: The Christmas edition!

By Katy Askew

In our last NPD round-up of the year, FoodNavigator gets festive to bring you a selection of Christmas treats being rolled out across retail shelves in Europe this season.

Tyson enters into site agreement with Kazakhstan

Tyson enters into site agreement with Kazakhstan

By Aidan Fortune

US processor Tyson Fresh Meats has signed an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan and private holding company Kusto Group to construct a beef processing plant in Kazakhstan.

Relax… CBD will hit the big time, says Bravura Foods’ boss

Relax… CBD will hit the big time, says Bravura Foods’ boss

By Oliver Morrison

CBD innovation is in a bottleneck and poised to burst onto the mainstream, believes the Co-owner and Managing Director of Bravura Foods, Lisa Gawthorne. The only delay, she tells FoodNavigator, is a reluctance on the part of big retailers to make the...

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Organic vs locally produced food: What drives consumer preference?

By Flora Southey

Why do certain consumers in Denmark prefer organic food products, while others opt for locally produced? A recent study from the University of Copenhagen is investigating these questions by analysing consumer values, opinions, and sociodemographic differences.

Sugar taxes prompt heated debate around the globe. Pic:getty/helendavies

Sugar taxes: The global picture

By Rachel Arthur, Elaine Watson, Niamh Michail, Gary Scattergood, Flora Southey

Sugar taxes continue to hit the headlines, so we take a spin around the globe to look at some of the markets where taxes have been introduced or are under debate.

When will cultured meat be on the menu? ©iStock/Lisovskaya

Cultured meat: Challenges and opportunities on the long road to market

By Katy Askew

Cultured meat has seen a surge in interest thanks, primarily, to the mounting realisation that the current system of animal agriculture cannot feed the growing world population sustainably. Nevertheless, significant challenges remain as the sector works...

Spain is the second largest pork meat producer in the European Union. Photo: La Selecta.

Alimentaria 2020

Spain sees a rise in Halal meat for Muslim and non-Muslim consumers

By Jenny Eagle

Spain is seeing a rise in Halal meat for Muslim and non-Muslim consumers with Mercabarna (Barcelona’s wholesalers’ market) reporting 62% of its lamb and 56% of its beef comes from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law.

Griffith Foods on its ‘healthy fried foods’ discovery

Griffith Foods on its ‘healthy fried foods’ discovery

By Oliver Morrison

Ingredients supplier Griffith Foods discusses its ‘Vegetable Based Never Fry Coating System’, winner of the innovation award in the food and beverage category at this year’s FiE 2019 event in Paris.

African Swine Fever confirmed in Indonesia

African Swine Fever confirmed in Indonesia

By Aidan Fortune

African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to cut a path through Asia, with Indonesia the latest country in the region to have a confirmed case of the disease.

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Research tie-up to advance precision feeding for ruminants

By Jane Byrne

Lallemand Animal Nutrition has entered a R&D partnership with the French biotech firm, Dendris, to develop a monitoring tool, a functional biochip, to characterize microbial fibrolytic activity in the ruminant digestive tract.

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