Can onion really make soda taste sweeter? By identifying the molecules responsible for complex, full-bodied flavour notes, Givaudan uses “counter-intuitive” ingredients, such as onion or celeriac, to reduce sugar by up to 50% without losing flavour.
The 15th annual general assembly of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) closed today, with over 850 representatives of the global palm oil and food industry agreeing to new certification standards for sustainable palm oil.
Market researchers Mintel are predicting that Evergreen Consumption, Through the Ages, Elevated Convenience will be three big food and drink innovation trends for 2019 and beyond.
European consumers are increasingly interested in buying locally produced products, with local and national brands “winning hearts and minds”, according to new research.
From concern over ultra-processed foods, to developments in food tech and sustainable sourcing, the stories that got you talking on social media reflect some of the most significant trends in the food industry. Click through the slide deck to see what...
UK retail giant Tesco launches its first private label baby food range while meat giant Zwanenberg enters the vegetarian market with plant-based versions of Dutch specialities, such as smoked liver sausage. This is our pick of the most interesting recent...
Significant commitments on issues like food waste or plastic pollution would suggest that sustainability is moving up the corporate priority list. However, with consumer sentiment sliding and upward pricing pressure on the horizon, it would require a...
Large corporations are increasingly using open innovation as a way to tap into the entrepreneurial energy of start-ups. Seeking out investment targets, these “pirate mavericks” often have to challenge corporate culture in their search for collaboration.
This week's round up of some of the most interesting products rolling out across Europe gets festive with the 'biggest' pig in a blanket available in the UK this Christmas. We also hear from crowd-sourced innovation platform C'est...
Waitrose has unveiled its 2018-18 food and drink report, pinpoint some of the hottest ingredients hitting the shelves and shining a light on the emerging ‘mindful consumer’.
People of colour do not having the same access to networks that would help them raise finance and find investors in the food industry, says African food champion Zoe Adjonyoh.
