Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

Greencovery: Meet the start-up upcycling food side-streams into ingredients

21-Oct-2020 By Flora Southey

Dutch start-up Greencovery has developed technology that helps food manufacturers recover valuable compounds from their side-streams. The resulting ‘high quality’ ingredients help the business offer an ‘attractive economical proposition’ that reduces...

Meat majors accused of exposing workers to abuse during coronavirus pandemic

20-Oct-2020 By Flora Southey

WH Group, Tyson, JBS and Hormel are among the businesses accused by KnowTheChain of exposing their workers to labour abuse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. FoodNavigator asks the world’s four biggest meat companies for their take on the report.

JBS: 'Our suppliers are producing more while using less land'

19-Oct-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The world’s largest meatpacker says it is harnessing technology to meet the challenge of producing enough food for a growing global population without straining natural resources.

EU assigns first ever funds for cultured meat project

14-Oct-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The EU has allocated over 2.7 million euros to the research programme of the ‘Meat4All’ consortium, led by Spanish firm BioTech Foods and its Ethicameat B2B concept.

Meat transparency: The answer could be in the DNA

08-Oct-2020 By Katy Askew

Today’s consumers expect heightened levels of traceability – particularly when it comes to meat. Dutch retailer Albert Heijn is working with its suppliers and DNA testing expert IdentiGEN to provide shoppers with certainty around the meat they eat.

Grass Fed Standard for Beef launched by Irish Food Board: ‘The standard will be Ireland’s USP in international markets’

07-Oct-2020 By Flora Southey

Bord Bia has rolled out a new Grass Fed Standard for Beef, allowing it to track and verify the percentage of grass consumed in the diet of Irish beef herds.

New Zealand sheep and beef farms close to being carbon neutral, study claims

07-Oct-2020 By Oliver Morrison

A report from New Zealand illustrates farming's potential to sequester carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere on a large scale.

‘A huge playground for cell-based meat producers’: Promising markets for cultured meat identified in Europe

01-Oct-2020 By Flora Southey

Fresh research reveals substantial markets for cultured meat and plant-based meat alternatives in France and Germany, where acceptance of non-meat diets is on the rise. FoodNavigator speaks with Gourmey and ProVeg International for their take on the findings.

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.

UK meat industry hopeful for extension of 10-day shelf-life rule after safety risk study

10-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is optimistic it can persuade the UK’s Food Standards Agency to change its guidance on use-by dates on red meat products by October.

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.

WATCH

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...