Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

JBS hits back at deforestation claims

06-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

JBS has defended its efforts to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest after criticism from environmental campaigners led the UK’s largest supermarket Tesco to attempt to cut links with the meat giant.

Loryma develops wheat-based binding system for authentic meat alternatives

03-Aug-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Loryma has developed a wheat-based binding system, the Lory Bind-Range, for plant-based convenience products

Scotland’s haggis makers heartened at prospect of US breakthrough

03-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The UK’s international trade secretary, Liz Truss, is pressing the US to end its ban on haggis imports as the two countries negotiate the terms of a trade deal. It’s a big if, but should the ban be lifted it presents exciting opportunities for a product...

Concern over 'next pandemic' spotlights antibiotic use in meat: 'Testing will help restore trust'

29-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

The use of antibiotics and other adulterants in meat is a global health problem. Consumers increasingly demand products that are free-from contaminants and additives. But how can you be sure the meat you eat is hormone or antibiotic free?

Robot developed that 3D prints and grills meat analogues in 6 minutes: ‘We are completely disrupting the supply chain’

29-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

Israeli start-up SavorEat has developed an automated, closed system that 3D prints and cooks plant-based meat alternatives for foodservice. “This robot can replace manufacturing practices,” CEO Racheli Vizman tells FoodNavigator.

Romanian plant-based brand Verdino eyes international expansion: ‘The future of food is also produced in Romania’

29-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

Romanian food company Salconserv Food has invested €3m to grow its sustainable plant-based brand, Verdino, and the brand now has international ambitions. “The future of food is also produced in Romania,” CEO Eberhart Răducanu says.

‘A 21st century food and farming revolution’: Produce & Provide backs farmer-to-consumer shift

28-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

UK start-up Produce & Provide is launching a new service that aims to help connect farmers and consumers. The company’s founder Neil Darwent believes the transition to shorter, more local supply chains represents a ’21st century food and farming revolution’.

FAIRR: Unilever and Tesco named sustainable protein ‘pioneers’

27-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

The FAIRR Investor Network has named Tesco and Unilever protein ‘pioneers’ as food giants ‘muscle in’ on the booming alternative protein market.

Hygiena new formulation selects Listeria from non-Listeria more selective for target species

24-Jul-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Hygiena food safety has launched InSite Listeria, a reformulated easy-to-use, all-in-one, test for Listeria species, which has been certified by AOAC RI, which verifies the test detects low levels of Listeria species on stainless steel, ceramic and plastic...

Reform of national dietary guidelines ‘urgently needed’ for health and sustainability

22-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

If the global population adhered to the US or UK’s food based dietary guidelines, food-related emissions would exceed food-system limits for avoiding dangerous levels of climate change by more than three-fold, say researchers.

Charcuterie cartel: Competition watchdog hits cold meats manufacturers with €93m fine

22-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

Cooperl, Fleury Michon, Coop, Campofrio, and Nestlé are just some of France’s ham and cold meats players called out by the country’s competition regulator for participating in a cartel.

Cultured chicken hybrid: KFC develops 3D-printed nuggets from chicken cells and plants

20-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

What do you get when you cross chicken cells with plant-based ingredients and 3D printing technology? KFC collaborates with biotech research lab 3D Bioprinting Solutions in Moscow to bring hybrid nuggets to the Russian market.

In Germany, will the chicken come before the egg? Agriculture Minister eyes chick culling ban

15-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

Julia Klöckner says she wants to outlaw the culling of unwanted male chicks, which has ruffled feathers in Germany’s poultry industry.

Cubiq's 'smart fat' takes on coconut oil: ‘This is what plant-based companies are looking for’

10-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

Spanish food tech start-up Cubiq Foods has developed a vegan ‘smart fat’ that, it claims, behaves like animal fat within product formulations. Addressing some of the functional constraints of coconut oil, CEO and co-founder Andrés Montefeltro tells FoodNavigator...

3D printed fish: Plant-based salmon with ‘complex structure’ under development for EU market

06-Jul-2020 By Flora Southey

Students in Demark aim to commercialise vegan alternatives to salmon and tuna in Europe, having developed 3D printing processes capable of printing plant proteins and binders in structured forms.

Making ‘healthier’ meat: Consumer attitudes to better-for-you burgers and bangers

02-Jul-2020 By Katy Askew

Processed meat is well consumed in Europe – but overconsumption is associated with certain health risks. An EIT Food project from the University of Reading and APB in the UK, Aarhus University in Denmark and the Spanish National Research Council in Spain...

AI drives COVID-19 detection and tracking tech for food manufacturing plants

30-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

Mixed reality-focused Luminous Group says extended environmental monitoring software will help food producers protect against COVID-19 contamination by detecting and tracking the virus on surfaces.

Can coronavirus be transmitted via meat products?

26-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

Outbreaks of COVID-19 at abattoirs and meat cutting facilities in Germany over the last few weeks has prompted concerns that the virus can be transmitted via meat products.

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When plant-based meets clean label: A sweet spot for future innovation?

22-Jun-2020 By Katy Askew

Demand for plant-based products is booming. However, meat- and dairy-free alternatives are facing something of a challenge as the nutritional content of products comes under the microscope. We suggest that the intersection between clean label and plant-based...

Norway squashes speculation that salmon was source of fresh Covid wave in China

17-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Norway’s seafood industry has hit back after China halted imports from European salmon suppliers after a new wave of coronavirus at a Beijing market was said to have entered the city via salmon.

How COVID-19 is shaking up consumer trends: Mintel

16-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

The market insight firm says the coronavirus pandemic has made vegan, ‘healing’, and shelf-stable foods more appealing to consumers.

Spanish consumers shifted to healthier diets during COVID-19 confinement – study

16-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

COVID-19 lockdown in Spain led to the adoption of healthier diets, according to a study.

Salmon farming urged to boost tech investment in face of 'significant environmental threats'

09-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Substantial investment in sustainable farming technology is needed to mitigate the environmental risks faced by US$18 billion farmed Atlantic salmon industry, warns a report.

Meat body hits back as report warns coronavirus could be ‘straw that breaks its back’

05-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The British Meat Processors Association has slammed a new report which claims that factory farming is both vulnerable to pandemics, and guilty of creating them.

Hooked on salmon: ‘World’s first’ shredded plant-based alternative eyes European market

03-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

Swedish start-up Hooked is developing what it claims to be the ‘world’s first’ plant-based shredded salmon product. The aim? To meet the ‘rapidly increasing’ demand for seafood with healthy, tasty, and planet-friendly alternatives, the founders tell FoodNavigator.

Solina looks for European expansion with German acquisition

01-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

French supplier Solina has completed the acquisition of German-based Hagesüd, which produces spice blends for the meat processing industry. Solina says the purchase will allow it to expand B2B activity in the German market, and also develop its plant-based...

Animal welfare: New food label proposed to 'guarantee transparency’ in pig breeding

27-May-2020 By Flora Southey

A new animal welfare label has been developed in Italy to boost ‘clarity’ in pig husbandry for meat products.

What does the farm-to-fork strategy mean for the future of food in Europe?

22-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

After a two-month delay, the EU Commission unveiled its Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategy this week with the aim of creating a more ‘robust, secure, and sustainable food system’.

Seaweed supplier Algaia enjoys sales boom as coronavirus accelerates shift to traceable food solutions

15-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The French company also notes that food manufacturers in Europe are becoming increasingly wary of using ingredients sourced from China owing to the pandemic.

‘Ethical foie-gras’: Cultured meat start-up taps duck egg cells to recreate French delicacy

14-May-2020 By Flora Southey

French start-up Gourmey is cultivating duck egg cells to bring foie gras into the 21st century, co-founder Nicolas Morin-Forest tells FoodNavigator.

German slaughterhouses under fire over 'insufficient precautionary measures' to block COVID-19 spread

14-May-2020 By Katy Askew

An outbreak of coronavirus in German slaughterhouses has placed the sector’s living and working conditions in the spotlight.

Making sustainable waves: SeaGrown on its plans for the UK's first offshore seaweed farm

13-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Fast-growing, robust, sustainable, nutritious... it even tastes like bacon. Is there no end to seaweed's talents? Meet the firm establishing what it claims is the UK’s first and only commercial offshore seaweed farm.

ValuSect project supports market development of insect-based foods: ‘A sustainable solution to feed the world’

13-May-2020 By Katy Askew

A new consortium has been launched to support the development of sustainable production and processing techniques for insect-based products in North-West Europe. FoodNavigator caught up with ValuSect to find out more about how it plans to make insects...

Beef fraud: Counterfeit products the biggest threat to supply chain

12-May-2020 By Flora Southey

In a 20-year analysis of reported food fraud in the beef supply chain, researchers have found counterfeiting to be the most common type of fraud. “By better understanding the fraud which is taking place, we can target fraud prevention, detection, and...

‘A different level of complexity’: Meat alternative start-up mimics fibrous texture of pork whole-muscle cuts

07-May-2020 By Flora Southey

Barcelona-based Novameat has entered the pork alternative space with a 3D printed plant-based pork muscle cut. “The alternative meat industry is moving beyond ground meat analogues,” CEO Giuseppe Scionti tells FoodNavigator.

European Freeze Dry looks beyond COVID-19 boost: ‘We will continue to see repeat purchase’

07-May-2020 By Katy Askew

European Freeze Dry produces long-life ready meals and bulk freeze-dried ingredients. The company’s meals are usually eaten on the side of a mountain. But crises like COVID-19, and Brexit before it, have started to change this.

Food agency stresses vitamin D intake in lockdown: ‘Our immune defences might need to work particularly hard’

05-May-2020 By Flora Southey

With fewer hours spent in the sun due to COVID-19 lockdown, vitamin D levels are at risk of falling. So what can consumers eat to help ensure sufficient intake? ANSES weighs in.

Coronavirus: ‘Significant link’ found between dietary selenium and cure rate

04-May-2020 By Flora Southey

Scientists have identified a link between the outcome of COVID-19 disease and dietary selenium – found in fish, seafood, meat, poultry, and cereals. FoodNavigator hears from lead researcher Professor Margaret Rayman, from the University of Surrey, to...

'Cultivated meat will become a necessity': Aleph Farms discusses its commitment to net-zero emissions

29-Apr-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The Israeli start-up discusses its new sustainability plans, why it sees cultured meat as a 'necessity' and also why the sector can live in harmony with the traditional meat industry.

Meat eaters have better mental health than vegans and vegetarians, study claims

28-Apr-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Researchers in the US conducted a review of 18 studies representing 160,257 participants examining the relation between the consumption or avoidance of meat and psychological health.

4 ‘significant issues’ food systems must address in new COVID-19 era

24-Apr-2020 By Flora Southey

In the era of the COVID-19 crisis, industry must avoid ‘business as usual’ practices, think outside the box, and accelerate efforts to develop sustainable and modern food systems, says food waste expert.

Geographical Indications worth a mouth-watering €75 billion: study

22-Apr-2020 By Flora Southey

Sales of Kalamata olives from Greece, Parmigiano Reggiano from Italy and Champagne from France have contributed to a total sales value of €74.76bn for Geographical Indications, according to a recent study.

‘It is not a diet fad’: Caterers commit to 20% less meat in schools and hospitals

16-Apr-2020 By Flora Southey

School, hospital, university and care home caterers across the UK have pledged to cut the amount of meat on their menus by 20%.

‘Powered by plants and biotech’: The next generation of raw tuna from Kuleana

14-Apr-2020 By Katy Askew

Plant-based seafood specialist Kuleana is targeting seafood and sushi lovers with what it describes as the ‘next generation of raw tuna powered by plants and biotechnology’. FoodNavigator speaks to co-founder and CEO Jacek Prus about developing plant-based...

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