The UK’s largest supermarket retailer is baking new bread pudding and olive oil crostini products made from surplus baguettes and batons. Which other industry players are working to minimise food waste?
This week's innovation highlights include the launch of a new subscription snacking service from UK healthy snacks brand Ginni, which hopes to tap into the growth currently being seen in direct-to-consumer models. Elsewhere, Hunter & Gather hit...
FoodNavigator, in partnership with investment data and analysis provider Tracxn, brings you a quarterly round-up of the latest wheelings and dealings in the EMEA food tech start-up space.
Food brands are profiting from ‘free-from’ fake news, claims an Italian consumer rights organisation, after its study found ‘palm oil free’ products were higher in saturates and less sustainable than their palm oil counterparts.
A study examining Portugal’s food reformulation targets reveals a predicted decline in non-communicable disease mortality. However, researchers say Portugal is “currently not on track” to achieve its impending 2025 objective of reducing premature deaths...
This year, Barcelona in Spain played host to Snackex 2019, the 18th edition of Europe’s only international business event dedicated to the savory snacks sector.
In this week's round-up of new product launches across Europe, FoodNavigator features a 'category changing' plant-based gelato brand and a new air-dried fruit crisp made using watermelon.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Food & Beverages, formerly known as Kievit, has expanded its whipping agents portfolio with a pastry cream powder for bakeries.
This week's round-up of innovation from across Europe sees the opening of a meatless butcher and the launch of some unusual 'fusion' cuisine from discounter Aldi. Healthier options are also on display, with the introduction of 'better-for-you'...
The major barriers in sourcing 100% deforestation-free soy include long supply chains and the legal conversion of natural vegetation to cropland, Nestlé’s soya sourcing lead Madeleine Eilert tells FoodNavigator.
A spike in the level of interest in food tech has resulted in an influx of investment in the sector. Last month, London Food Tech Week brought together a community of start-ups, investors and corporations to spotlight cutting edge innovation.
Ingredion has developed what it describes as a ‘breakthrough’ clean label starch suitable for use in products with ‘delicate’ colour or flavour profiles. According to the company this is necessary because consumer demand for simple ingredient lists continues...
