Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

Animal welfare labels: Without an EU-wide scheme, how can consumers vote with their wallets?

10-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

As concern builds for farm animal welfare, we look at whether an EU-wide scheme is on the cards, what such a labelling matrix might look like, and ultimately, whether high welfare labels make a difference.

KFC mycoprotein buckets? Dutch branch ups Quorn supply for meat-free week

09-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

A KFC branch in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is replacing all chicken with Quorn products for one week.

Foodie fashion for hungry hipsters: 9 food trends to watch

28-Feb-2020 By Katy Askew

From seaweed snacks to ‘clean’ keto, Future Cubed food futurist Tony Hunter forecasts what consumer trends will shape food and beverage innovation.

Norovirus: Fresh research suggests food plays bigger role in illness cases

26-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

The UK Food Standards Agency has revised its foodborne norovirus estimate after research suggested around 2.4m cases of foodborne illness occur in the UK each year.

Prepare for the split in plant-based demand

26-Feb-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The plant-based protein market is set to diverge as it caters to two sets of consumers: those demanding products that mimic meat, and those that want vegetables to be the ‘heroes’ of their plates, panellists told FoodNavigator during a recent webinar...

‘Meat is part of a sustainable world’: Professor Louise Fresco

24-Feb-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Professor Louise Fresco used the prestigious City Food Lecture in London to argue in favour of the shift towards flexitarian and reductionist diets. But she warned against doing away with meat consumption altogether.

Chicken welfare up to scratch? Retail majors commit to higher standards

21-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Whether it be improving environmental standards for broilers or abandoning cage eggs in favour of free range, major retail players are adopting higher chicken welfare standards.

Could the EAT-Lancet diet really save 10 million lives? Researchers question report’s NCD stats

20-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

The EAT-Lancet report has been criticised by researchers who argue the proposed diet has no greater impact on mortality reduction than energy consumption changes.

VIDEO: Grieg Seafood on ‘diving’ into the ocean to feed growing populations

19-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

With the global population estimated to reach 8.6bn in the next 20 years, the salmon farming company recommends we ‘dive’ into the ocean to boost food production. FoodNavigator visits Grieg Seafood in Norway to find out how this can be done sustainably.

The FoodTech 500: The ‘world’s first’ definitive list of AgriFoodTech talent unveiled

17-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

The 500 most ‘inspirational’ entrepreneurs in the AgriFoodTech sector using tech to transform the future of food have been published by Forward Fooding.

Mars corrects record on Forest 500 report: ‘We have not removed commitments to soy and palm’

12-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Mars, Inc. has responded to Global Canopy’s 2019 Forest 500 report, which stated the confectionery giant had removed deadlines from its traceability commitments on palm oil and soya.

From a cricket farm in Thailand to insect snacks in Europe: Meet the start-up making the ‘most accepted bug’ affordable

10-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Having closed a funding round worth €1.9m, a group of entrepreneurs are working to boost the efficiency of insect protein production in Thailand and grow demand for their cricket flour snacks in Europe.

Nicotine style ‘meat patch’ developed to help wean consumers off carnivore diet

06-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Struggling to give up a meat-heavy diet? Plant-based food brand Strong Roots is trialling a scratch and sniff patch it says could help vegetarian and vegan consumers manage their meat cravings.

EU urged to adopt ‘sustainability charge’ on meat: ‘Pricing has been kept artificially low for far too long’

31-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The European Parliament is due to consider a proposal to increase the price of meat across the bloc, which not-for-profit TAPP Coalition says is designed to ‘reflect it environmental impact’.

Food label fight: Italy’s NutrInform ‘confusing and counter-intuitive’, claim consumers groups

31-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Italian consumer organisation Altroconsumo is unimpressed by the ‘battery’ nutrition labelling system NutrInform which has been officially proposed to the European Commission by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development as the country’s preferred nutrition...

Balancing safety and innovation to drive insect protein market: ‘Have you read of anyone dying from insects?’

29-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Just days before the UK leaves the EU, Woven Network’s Nick Rousseau shares some of his members’ concerns: Novel Foods Regulations, post-Brexit trade, and balancing safety with innovation.

‘Vegan ranges need to adopt clear label to have wider impact following Veganuary’

29-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Integrated Food Projects, which provides project solutions for the food and drink industry, discusses what’s next for the much-discussed plant-based trend.

When the UK leaves the EU, will ‘meaty’ names leave plant-based labels?

27-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The future is uncertain for ‘meaty’ descriptions of plant-based foods in the UK. If we ban the terms ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based offerings, what does that mean for ‘beef tomato’ and ‘veggie fingers’? questions the Vegan Society.

How has global food supply changed in 50 years?

23-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Researchers have noted ‘clear shifts’ in global food supply since the 1960s, including a decline in the supply of animal sourced foods and sugar in high-income English-speaking countries.

Good Catch plant-based tuna crosses the pond: ‘This is vegan food made for fish eaters!’

23-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Wicked Healthy brothers Derek and Chad Sarno are bringing their plant-based tuna brand Good Catch to the UK.

Coalition for Global Protein sustainability initiative launched at Davos

21-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

Processor Tyson Foods has announced the creation of a new initiative to help advance sustainable protein.

What are the emerging trends in novel foods?

20-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

What novel food applications are manufacturers pushing for authorisation? According to Chair of the UK’s Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, Professor Peter Gregory, emerging trends include sustainability, meat analogues, and ‘healthy’ foods.

Agriculture Bill: UK to reward farmers for clean air, soils and water

17-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The UK’s first domestic agricultural policy in more than 70 years addresses food security and food safety, alongside clean air, soils and water.

'Offal is unbeatable': UK doctors push health and environmental benefits of organ meats

13-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

In response to the Veganuary phenomenon, doctors in the UK are encouraging consumers to eat organ meats such as kidneys, liver and offal to help their health and the environment.

‘Cultured meat is fool’s gold’: Environmentalists lock horns over controversial documentary

10-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Environmental campaigners clashed over the future of food in the wake of a controversial documentary 'Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet', aired on Channel 4 on Wednesday night (8 January) in the UK.

Farmers demand Go Vegan World ‘come clean’ on campaign funding

10-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The Irish Farmers’ Association is demanding organisers of Go Vegan World disclose the parties responsible for funding a ‘multi-million-euro advertising campaign’.

Bacon products saltier than seawater? Manufacturers slammed for ‘pathetic’ salt reduction progress

09-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Campaigners are calling out food manufacturers producing ‘incredibly salty bacon’, after a survey revealed some bacon products contain significantly more salt than competitor brands.

Meat alternatives warning: ‘More evidence is needed on health and sustainability claims’

08-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Many alternative meat products are highly processed, have high salt levels and contain the same amount of calories and saturated fat as beef burgers, according the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

From fish waste to value-added ingredients: European project looks to develop circular model for seafood sector

08-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

An EU-funded project is working to optimise the utilisation of seafood side-streams through the design of ‘new holistic process lines’ that tackle inefficiency in the seafood supply chain.

NovaMeat develops ‘world’s first’ meat analogue with look and feel of whole beef muscle cut

07-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Spanish start-up NovaMeat claims it has developed the world’s first 3D-printed plant-based beef steak with the appearance and texture of a whole beef muscle cut.

‘Strongest link yet’ between nitrates and cancer

02-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have uncovered what they describe as the ‘strongest link yet’ between nitrates in processed meat products and cancer risk. However, they also stressed, ‘not all processed meat has the same risk’.

Tyson Foods commits to sustainable soy in poultry supply chain

02-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Meat giant Tyson Foods Inc. will work with the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) to purchase credits for soybean meal used to feed its chickens.

8 consumer trends to watch in the new decade

20-Dec-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Mintel has released the trends that it expects will shape the global food and drink industry over the next 10 years.

Are vegan diets detrimental to children’s health and development?

18-Dec-2019 By Katy Askew

A leading French paediatrician has hit out at what he describes as a growing problem: nutritional deficiencies in vegan children. What are the risks associated with following a vegan diet in childhood and how can they be mitigated?

Alimentaria 2020

Brexit: ‘Uncertainty for us is over, having a set date is very positive’, says FIAB

16-Dec-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Wine, olive oil and cold meat products will be the worst affected by Brexit, according to the MD of FIAB (the Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation) but uncertainty is over, now that UK PM Boris Johnson has a stable Government with a working majority,...

Foodwatch France calls for a ban on nitrite additives in processed meats

11-Dec-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Foodwatch France has partnered with Yuka and the Cancer League to demand a diet without added nitrite including; E249 (potassium nitrite), E 250 (sodium nitrite), E251 (sodium nitrate) and E252 (nitrate) used in processed meats such as industrial sausages.

Farmers hit back as BBC documentary exposes meat production’s ‘devastating effect on ecosystems’

25-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

We need to distinguish between the livestock systems and meats that are part of the problem, and those that are part of the solution, say farmers as BBC documentary suggests that consumers should cut their meat consumption for environmental reasons.

6 sustainable food trends businesses must watch

22-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

As the food industry continues to explore plant-based innovations, they must deliberate the health and sustainability credentials of these products, according to experts.

‘We’re not all turning into vegans’: New Nutrition identifies meat as a growth opportunity

06-Nov-2019 By Katy Askew

Despite all the buzz around plant-based, a new trend report from New Nutrition says the meat category is a growth opportunity.

‘Everybody accepts the cultured meat trend is happening’: Biotech Foods

05-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

FoodNavigator caught up with the confident Spanish cell-based animal protein start up.

Foodvalley spotlights innovation to solve the ‘complex puzzle’ of healthy and sustainable protein

04-Nov-2019 By Katy Askew

Innovation in proteins will be needed to solve the ‘complex puzzle of achieving a healthy and sustainable protein balance’, according to Dutch agrifood ecosystem FoodValley.

NPD trend tracker: From low-calorie ice cream to vegan popcorn

28-Oct-2019 By Oliver Morrison

From low-calorie ice cream to vegan popcorn and a CBD drinks range, here's the lowdown of all the latest product launches in Europe.

‘Daddy, I don’t want to eat animals anymore’: Tesco advert criticised for demonising meat

24-Oct-2019 By Flora Southey

A television advertisement promoting Tesco’s new Plant Chef range has been criticised by the NFU for its messaging and ‘negative connotations’, which British farmers claim have caused them ‘significant distress’.

‘We could solve a trifecta of the seafood industry’s most pressing problems’: IBM partners with Raw Seafoods to fight fraud in seafood

18-Oct-2019 By Katy Askew

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...

Agroecological farming, not cultured meat, is key to a sustainable future, says campaigner

11-Oct-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Think we’re at ‘peak livestock’? Hold your horses, says Robert Verkerk from the ANH Consultancy.

Underwater nutrition: ‘An important source of protein for the future’

09-Oct-2019 By Flora Southey

As populations grow, and limited natural resources diminish, could the oceans provide a key source of protein and nutrients to the food sector? FoodNavigator speaks to researchers at UIT, The Arctic University of Norway, to learn more.

BrewDog’s Hybrid Burger: cynical cash cow or fresh frontier for flexitarinaism?

04-Oct-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Vegans are hopping mad about the craft beer company’s new 50/50 Hybrid Burger. But could it prove a milestone in flexitarianism?

No need to reduce consumption of red and processed meat, study claims

03-Oct-2019 By Oliver Morrison

A controversial new study is recommending there is no need for adults who eat red or processed meat to cut down.

Cutting meat consumption may cause ‘serious harm’, academics warn

30-Sep-2019 By Oliver Morrison

There is a lack of robust evidence to confirm link between meat eating as part of a healthy diet and the development of Western diseases, according to a paper that contends there are a wide range of benefits delivered by meat that are not always easily...

Bankrolling start-ups: What are investors looking for in alternative proteins?

27-Sep-2019 By Flora Southey

Significant investment is required to get innovative protein start-ups off the ground. So what are investors looking for when deciding to bankroll new talent? And what do they predict for the future of protein? Cargill and S2G Ventures weigh in.