Proteins

China detects COVID-19 on German pork knuckles, suspends imports from 20 countries

20-Nov-2020 By Flora Southey

Reports that COVID-19 has been detected on frozen food packaging and products, including on pork knuckles coming from Germany, have prompted import bans in China. However, Germany’s BfR says infection via pork meat is ‘unlikely’.

Barry Callebaut wants to crack the plant-based market with global expansion of La Morella Nuts

19-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Barry Callebaut is planning a global push for its La Morella Nuts business as it works to tap into growing demand for plant-based products and consumer interest in health and sustainability.

Unilever eyes €1bn plant-based sales and ‘positive nutrition’ push

19-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Unilever has said that it wants to increase its plant-based sales to €1bn and double the number of its products that deliver ‘positive nutrition’.

M&S and 3F BIO collaborate for mycoprotein vegan range

18-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Marks and Spencer is launching the Innovation Hub, a new specialist team that will focus on ‘disruptive innovation’. As part of this initiative, the UK retailer is partnering with biotech start-up 3F BIO to develop a vegan range using ‘protein powerhouse’...

Chickpeas: a rising star of the starch market?

18-Nov-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Israeli food-tech start-up ChickP is aiming to reinvigorate the starch market with a chickpea-based product.

From immunity and sustainability to plant-based and clean label: Top trends out in force at Fi Europe CONNECT 2020

18-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Fi Europe is a red-letter event for the European food sector. This year, COVID-19 means things will be a little different. But the need to share ideas and innovation – as well as networking and business opportunities – has ‘never been more important’.

‘Bridging the gap between food and drink’: Behind BOL Foods’ foray into the meal replacement category

17-Nov-2020 By Flora Southey

Plant-based ready meal company BOL Foods is joining the likes of Huel and Soylent in the meal replacement market with its newly launched Power Shakes. FoodNavigator catches up with founder Paul Brown to find out how his range sets itself apart in the...

Quorn eyes ‘the next big product opportunities’ in plant-based

13-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Quorn Foods, a pioneer in the plant-based category, is expanding its culinary innovation team. Tim Ingmire, Head of Research, Development & Quality, tells FoodNavigator the investment will help ‘identify the next big product opportunities’.

Is Nestlé and McDonald’s climate ambition ‘undermined’ by ‘plodding’ meat and dairy suppliers?

12-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Global investor network FIARR warns that high street brands like Nestlé and McDonald’s risk missing their climate targets due to scant progress to reduce emissions from meat and dairy suppliers. But the food giants tell FoodNavigator that partnership...

Embracing 'marginal gains' to shift the narrative on beef's environmental impact

11-Nov-2020 By Oliver Morrison

How do you reduce the carbon footprint of beef production efficiently both from an environmental and financial standpoint to offer supermarkets and consumers the products they demand? By doing 100 things 1% better, say producers.

One-in-three consumers want ‘tastier’ plant-based choices

11-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

As the plant-based boom continues apace, a majority of consumers are looking for ‘tastier’ plant-based options.

‘Meat isn't evil’: Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd discusses the path to net zero in pork production

06-Nov-2020 By Katy Askew

Meat is a category besieged by accusations that animal production is unsustainable. But UK pork producer Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd would like to see the development of a more nuanced conversation, sustainability head Matt Dight explains as he details the company’s...

Should food with ‘heavy environmental impact’ be taxed?

05-Nov-2020 By Flora Southey

The UK Government is being urged to tax food producers according to the carbon footprint of their products, raising concerns that this cost would be passed onto consumers.

Become a Beefatarian: Commission backs campaign promoting ‘balanced diet without deficiencies’

04-Nov-2020 By Flora Southey

The European Commission is pumping €3.6m into a new campaign designed to ‘strengthen the knowledge and competitiveness’ of the European beef sector.

Allergen-free fungi protein a ‘breakthrough’ in food ingredients: ‘We have a unique proposition from a sustainability and economic perspective’

04-Nov-2020 By Flora Southey

This week, The Protein Brewery announced a €22m Series A investment to help scale up production of its fungi-based alternative protein Fermotein. FoodNavigator asks founder Wim de Laat what benefits the novel food ingredient will bring to manufacturers,...