Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

‘In the future, the end product will not differ in taste from wild-caught fish’: Bluu Biosciences on its plans to scale up cell-based seafood

08-Apr-2021 By Oliver Morrison

The Berlin-based start-up has revealed plans to have a first prototype product in the form of fish balls or fish paste in 2022 after securing €7 million in funding.

Commission takes stock of EU Animal Welfare Scheme: ‘None of its objectives has been fully achieved’

08-Apr-2021 By Flora Southey

An evaluation of the EU Strategy for Protection and Welfare of Animals has suggested sub-par results. “The EU clearly needs to do more,” animal welfare charity CIWF tells FoodNavigator.

Does the blended plant-based x meat protein category have legs? ‘The biggest challenge is brand positioning’

06-Apr-2021 By Flora Southey

From an environmental and sensory standpoint, it makes sense to create ‘hybrid’ products from a blend of plant-based and meat proteins. Yet experts are dubious the category will take off.

‘We know seafood is a healthy and sustainable choice’: Industry reacts to ‘extreme’ and ‘misleading’ Netflix documentary

01-Apr-2021 By Oliver Morrison

The seafood industry has hit back at a controversial film about the impact of commercial fishing.

Freezer giant Nomad on hot streak with new category buyout: ‘There is no reason for us to stop M&A’

30-Mar-2021 By Flora Southey

Europe’s largest frozen food player has announced plans to acquire Fortenova’s frozen savoury and ice cream assets. The buy-out marks Nomad’s second in six months, and CEO Stéfan Descheemaeker says investors ‘should not assume we are done’.

JBS makes fresh commitments to net-zero emissions and zero deforestation

26-Mar-2021 By Oliver Morrison

The meat giant and world’s second-largest food company has announced a new pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 and zero deforestation across its global supply chain by 2035.

UK meat sector wants ‘overhaul’ of EU export system: ‘The hurdles we face are not going away’

25-Mar-2021 By Katy Askew

The UK meat sector has dismissed the suggestion that Brexit trade disruption can be chalked up to ‘teething problems’ and insisted that ‘systemic weaknesses’ in the export system need to be addressed.

What can European food manufacturers learn from the healthy ageing qualities of the Japanese diet?

22-Mar-2021 By Oliver Morrison

For the first time in history, across the globe people aged over 65 now outnumber children under five, according to the UN. By the middle of this century there will be more than twice as many. In Europe, the population of over 65s is expected to reach...

Cell-based prices forecast to drop ‘significantly below conventional foods’ in five years as alt proteins attract record $3.1bn in 2020

18-Mar-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Global investment in alternative proteins was the highest ever in 2020 and three times the capital invested in 2019 – signalling growing momentum for sustainable alternatives.

Yellowfin tuna ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026: A 20% reduction in catch would turn the tide

18-Mar-2021 By Katy Askew

Yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean is overfished and ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026, according to non-profit thinktank Planet Tracker. The only way to avert this situation is a significant reduction in catch.

Nomad and WWF tie-up champions ‘nature positive’ vegetable production across Europe

18-Mar-2021 By Flora Southey

Frozen food company Nomad Foods has announced a partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that aims to reduce the environmental footprint of farming, with new on-pack communication rolling out in Belgium, Portugal and Spain next month.

Keto for healthy ageing: F&B brands tap into ketone production with older generations in mind

17-Mar-2021 By Flora Southey

How are brands responding to growing demand for keto-friendly food and drink that supports healthy ageing?

The case for country of origin labelling: Food quality, transparency, and value creation

16-Mar-2021 By Flora Southey

FoodNavigator hears from agri-food players – sitting at both extremes of farm-to-fork – and an MEP, who make the case for enforcing indication laws across the bloc.

Unilever looks to fat alternatives in quest to hit €1bn plant-based sales target

16-Mar-2021 By Oliver Morrison

The FMCG giant recently tasked start-ups to find solutions that promise to improve the taste, texture, sustainability and affordability of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. The winner? A French company with a patented plant-based fat that closely...

‘World’s first’ plant-based steak marbled with sunflower oil: ‘It’s not just for aesthetics. It behaves as marbling does in animal meat’

15-Mar-2021 By Flora Southey

Slovenian start-up Juicy Marbles claims its plant-based filet mignon marbled with sunflower oil is an industry first.