Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

How will Mosa Meat spend its latest $55m injection?

25-Sep-2020 By Flora Southey

Cultured meat company Mosa Meat has closed a $55m (€47m) Series B funding round. FoodNavigator asks the start-up’s Head of Operations, Sarah Lucas, exactly how it plans to use the money.

Princes adopts blockchain as part of its 'proactive approach' to illegal labour in Italian agriculture

21-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

Princes is leveraging blockchain developments to improve traceability and communicate its sourcing story to customers and consumers. Starting with its Napolina brand – but with plans for a further rollout – the company is working with Provenance to communicate...

Can eating pork from ASF-infected pigs make you sick?

17-Sep-2020 By Flora Southey

How is African Swine Fever transmitted? And can eating foods from infected animals make you sick? BfR has answered a selection of FAQs following the first confirmed case of African Swine Fever in Germany.

Consumers ‘may not understand difference’ between a food’s carbon footprint and calories

16-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

An academic has urged food brands to innovate with carbon footprint labelling after a study discovered a lack of understanding among the general public about the carbon footprint of foods.

Stabizym secures EU patent for ‘safer and more efficient’ liquid transglutaminase

14-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

German supplier Stabizym, the European arm of Shanghai-based Kinry Food Ingredients, has secured a European patent for the ‘first stable liquid transglutaminase preparation’.

African Swine Fever hits Germany: What does it mean for the European pork sector?

10-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

African Swine Fever has been confirmed in Germany, Europe’s largest pork producer, raising the likelihood of widespread disruption in the market and downward pressure on pork prices. FoodNavigator founds out why.

Warnings over ‘unintended adverse consequences’ of ditching animal protein

08-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

The argument that plant-based foods are healthier and more sustainable than animal-based products has become increasingly common. However, experts warn that the ‘unintended adverse consequences’ of any push to eliminate meat, dairy, eggs and fish from...

Healthy eating takes lockdown hit: IGD

02-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

People feel that their diets have got worse during the coronavirus lockdown. And, while more people say health is an important purchase motivator, fewer consumers are going to make healthy changes to their diets, according to IGD data.

White striping found in 85% of supermarket chicken: ‘There are clearly shocking levels throughout the UK’

01-Sep-2020 By Katy Askew

A new study has uncovered the presence of white striping in 85% of ‘standard’ factory-farmed chicken stocked by UK supermarkets.

New campaign champions environmental benefits of meat

28-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

With livestock ‘getting blamed for everything from cancer to climate change’, the British Meat Processors Association has launched a new website to promote the environmental benefits of eating beef and other animals.

Halal Fresh: UK start-up fills recipe box gap for Muslim communities

26-Aug-2020 By Flora Southey

Halal Fresh is filling a gap in the market by delivering HMC certified recipe boxes to Muslims in London, founder Saima Duhare tells FoodNavigator.

Nestlé launches plant-based Vuna with ‘rich flavour and flaky texture of tuna’

20-Aug-2020 By Flora Southey

The Swiss company is making its first move into plant-based seafood with a six-ingredient vegan alternative to tuna: Vuna.

Tyson eyes European expansion: ‘We have an aggressive growth agenda’

17-Aug-2020 By Katy Askew

Tyson Foods completed the ‘transformational’ acquisition of BRF’s European operations last year. FoodNavigator speaks to regional president Brett Van de Bovenkamp to learn more about the company’s ‘aggressive growth agenda’.

Big Idea Ventures talks future proteins: From clean meat to bio-fermentation and plant-based

12-Aug-2020 By Katy Askew

Big Idea Ventures is welcoming a second cohort of start-ups to its New Protein Fund accelerator. From cellular agriculture, to bio-fermentation and plant-based innovation, Managing Partner Andrew Ive shares his thoughts on building a more sustainable...

Eating fish protects brains from air pollution, study suggests

12-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Older women who eat more than one-to-two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may consume enough omega-3 fatty acids to counteract the effects of air pollution on the brain, according to a new study.