Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

Finland taps WeChat for entry into China’s cross-border e-commerce market

20-Feb-2019 By Flora Southey

Finland’s ‘clean, safe and pure’ reputation in Asia presents an opportunity for Finnish food SMEs, says Business Finland, which is piloting a WeChat platform to boost export channels to China.

Food for thought

Why the food industry can’t ignore the bioeconomy boom

20-Feb-2019 By David Burrows

Publication of the European Commission’s new bioeconomy strategy last October may have passed many in the food sector by. However, the agri-food chain lies at the heart of the concept.

France ups resale threshold to favour food distributors & farmers

14-Feb-2019 By Flora Southey

France has enforced measures designed to re-balance power in the supply chain and limit buy-one-get-one-free promotions.

NPD trend tracker: From climate-neutral ice cream to broccoli-flavoured breakfast cereal

11-Feb-2019 By Flora Southey

From an environmentally conscious organic ice cream, to a broccoli and almond flavoured breakfast cereal, and an aloe vera coconut water. FoodNavigator brings you the latest new product development trends in Europe.

BRUSSELS BULLETIN

Japan-EU trade deal, Polish beef recall, and EU sustainability targets: A round-up of EU news & views

08-Feb-2019 By Flora Southey

EU and Japan close ties, Poland recalls suspect meat, Europe addresses sustainability goals, and a French shellfish is granted PGI status. FoodNavigator brings you the latest news from Brussels.

Post-Brexit reform: New report calls for fairer allocation of fishing quotas

07-Feb-2019 By Flora Southey

The new briefing paper addresses overfishing, quota allocation, sustainability, and a ‘food-focused’ approach to fishing policy after Brexit.

Kemin combats microbial spoilage in processed meat with clean label ingredient

30-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

A ‘clean label’ food safety ingredient made from buffered vinegar and plant extracts has launched in Europe to extend the shelf-life and stabilise the colour of processed meats.

‘We want to ensure labels are clearer’: UK mulls tougher allergy labelling regulations

29-Jan-2019 By Katy Askew

The UK government is looking at how “tougher labelling laws” can protect allergy sufferers and close loopholes in labelling requirements.

BRUSSELS BULLETIN

Controversial pesticides, single-use cutlery ban, GMOs and ‘dual quality’: A round-up of EU news & views

25-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

A potential alteration to bee-safety standards, MEPs vote to ban throwaway cutlery, and EFSA says it will share data on an open-access platform. In this bulletin, we round some of the biggest news from Brussels over the past fortnight.

WEF embraces the fourth industrial revolution: ‘Food systems are ripe for technology disruption’

23-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

Big data, the Internet of Things, artificial learning and blockchain technologies are largely underused in food systems, but present a major opportunity in accelerating their transformation, according to a World Economic Forum report.

Danish ‘foodshakers’ advise government on ingredients policy

15-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

Denmark’s advisory board for the ingredients industry has issued recommendations to the government, detailing how to “reap the industry’s large growth potential up to 2030”.

Germany targets food waste with supermarket scanner tech

15-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

A compact scanning device that determines the freshness of food in supermarkets is under development in Germany, where the Bavarian government is tackling food waste.

FuturMaster on 2019 supply chain trends: Machine learning, IoT and data sharing

11-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

Food companies are increasingly aware that processing big data, and sharing selected sets with competitors, can help boost their bottom line, says FurturMaster sales manager, Martin Sewell.

Cargill enters Polish protein market with poultry acquisition

07-Jan-2019 By Flora Southey

US-headquartered Cargill has completed the acquisition of Polish food and fresh chicken firm Konspol, adding a feed mill, broiler farms, and processing plants to its Global Poultry network.

28,000-strong survey reveals Europeans' fish and seafood preferences

04-Jan-2019 By Niamh Michail

Most Europeans prefer buying fish and seafood frozen but consumers in Mediterranean countries such as Greece and Spain prefer fresh, according to a 28,000-strong European Commission survey.