There’s a ‘genuine opportunity’ for food and drink brands to reach ‘a significant number’ of British shoppers with wellness-focused products with premium price tags, research claims, as rising inflation creates increased polarization between low- and...
The US-based company has built a proprietary fermentation platform which makes functional ingredients using mycelium, the fibrous root structure of mushrooms.
Agrifood SMEs are crucial to the development of much-needed innovation in the food system but encounter limited access to scale up facilities and technological proficiency, reveals a new report from EIT Food, the food arm of the EU-funded European Institute...
Spanish ingredient supplier Nektium is expanding its botanic ingredient portfolio into the food and beverage sector for the first time. FoodNavigator caught up with R&D experts at the company to learn more about the ‘exciting opportunity’ for botanicals...
The UK Government is to launch an official review into ways to boost vitamin D levels among the population that could include dietary supplements and fortifying food and drinks.
We are nowhere near on track to keep global warning below 2°C, was the stark conclusion of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. But hope was also on offer. FoodNavigator looks at how food system transformation can help mitigate...
The UK hopes to be at the vanguard of CBD innovation and investment after the country’s Foods Standards Agency created a list of more than 3,500 food products permitted for sale to consumers.
In an important legal case that may delay the advancing fortified foods sector, products containing vitamins are not required to list the chemical source of the vitamins on the labelling, the EU’s highest court has ruled.
European grocery CEOs have a generally negative outlook on market conditions for this year, reveals a new report from McKinsey & Company and EuroCommerce.
Griffith Foods is focusing its product development might on the core pillars of nutrition and plant-based product development, with efforts informed by the ‘guiding star’ of sustainability. European President Wim van Roekel weighs in on the massive potential...
Precision technology, assisted by photonic technology, allows a faster, lighter, more durable, and much cheaper way of producing plants and animals believe Dutch growers.
Infant formula enriched with milk fat globule membrane, omega-3 fatty acids and synbiotics improves brain function in healthy children, a new study suggests.
Scaling back livestock production? Tougher regulation of commodity trading? Pushing back green legislation? FoodNavigator looks at what can be done to limit the impact of this latest food price crisis.
In a near-post pandemic world, consumers want more than ‘healthy’ food. From ‘gut health-supporting’ to ‘immunity-boosting’, terminology must catch up, argues CEO and co-founder of Tastewise Alon Chen.
Cargill is pushing a postbiotic positioning for its Epicor immune health ingredient, maintaining that the yeast-derived ingredients fits squarely within the new definition.
Danish carbon capture firm Algiecel is to receive funding for a photobioreactor that uses CO2 waste to produce products such as omega-3 oils, protein and biomass for food products.
Three years since first debuting its ClearFlo modifying ingredient technology used to reduce sensory off notes of stevia, Cargill is debuting a single solution and combination of the two: EverSweet stevia + ClearFlo, giving food and beverage manufacturers...
“We want to outgrow the competition and we want to do it in ways that are better for people and the planet,” Unilever’s head of Food & Refreshment Hanneke Faber says. How does the company plan to do this? FoodNavigator goes inside Hive, Unilever’s...
The recipe kit provider has introduced free limited-edition ‘Flavour Saviour’ kits in partnership with the charity AbScent to help consumers ‘retrain their senses and rediscover the joy of mealtimes’.
Nearly a third of the world's crop fields will be unsuitable for food production by the end of this century unless carbon emissions are curbed, warns the latest instalment of the IPCC climate change report.
New research from the food waste campaigner claims to challenge the status quo of the way retailers sell fresh uncut fruit and vegetables, highlighting that it should change significantly in the future.
With prices rising faster than in decades and with wages failing to keep up, food manufacturers and retailers are vying to maintain volume, margin and growth, reveals IRI International.
Juicy Marbles is debuting its plant-based filet mignon steak in e-commerce ahead of a full launch in retail and foodservice. The Slovenian food tech company claims the product is an industry first: a plant-based whole cut with fat marbling.
Carbon offsetting proponents claim the controversial practice can make responsible firms bear the costs of climate change, though they acknowledge the need to become more transparent and accountable.
Onego Bio, the cellular agriculture spin-off from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, says it uses a commercially-proven Trichoderma technology to solve environmental problems associated with eggs, one of the world’s most used animal proteins.
The world is producing twice the amount of plastic as it did two decades ago and most of it is ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, according to a new report from the OECD.
Over the weekend spice-blend, soup mix and meal kit maker Knorr worked with chefs in select cities to deliver free planet-friendlier pizzas – called plizzas – to show how simple ingredient swaps can reduce food’s environmental impact and to raise awareness...
A sufficient intake of vegetables is important for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But might a diet rich in vegetables also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
Kerry Taste & Nutrition is expanding its reach in the biotech space through acquisitions, including a deal to take control of German-based biotech company c-LEcta. Albert McQuaid, Chief Science and Technology Officer of Kerry, explains why the company...
Is the industry ignoring the growing numbers of older people? Or do older people just not want to be directly targeted by the food sector? FoodNavigator investigates.
Nutrisure, the nutrition-focused company behind superfoods brand Naturya, launched what it says is the UK’s first superfood brand targeting people over 50 last month. In a sector more served by nutraceuticals than nutritious foods, FoodNavigator finds...
Ingredients specialist Ingredion Incorporated has made a significant equity investment in Israeli chickpea disruptor InnovoPro to drive new applications that capitalise on the trends shaping the food industry.
Food and beverages targeting microbiome health and personalised solutions offer significant potential for innovation. However technical, commercial and regulatory challenges remain and product formulators need to be aware of these hurdles as they navigate...
Preliminary results of a French survey to gauge the depth of EU consumer perceptions and understanding of dietary fibre suggest knowledge gaps may be responsible for low intake among respondents.
Unilever’s CEO has shrugged off speculation that the group could still dispose of its nutrition or ice cream businesses after its failed move for the GSK Consumer Health business, which would have been funded by a likely IPO of Unilever’s food interests.
Quorn is the latest food company to unveil plans to look into the deployment of green hydrogen technology at its facilities in order to cut down on fossil fuel use and meet climate targets.
NewClimate Institute has released a report accusing big companies like Nestlé and Unilever of putting out ‘ambitious sounding’ carbon goals that have ‘very low integrity’. The food giants – both of whom have made net zero pledges – reject this conclusion.
Belgium academics have unveiled a new environmental labelling system that enables easy recognition of the degree of environmental sustainability of food and beverages at point of sale.
Sustainability labels and classifications, such as organic, fair trade and animal welfare, can have a positive impact on consumer acceptance and can raise awareness, but they are yet to actually drive more sustainable consumer behaviour, according to...
Over 20 food and drink brands have pledged their support to increase the amount of fibre in consumer’s diets after backing the Action on Fibre initiative launched by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
A network of over 30 edible insect companies in the UK has submitted a Novel Food dossier to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for Acheta Domesticus, or house crickets.
Brexit bureaucracy and the rising cost associated with doing business with the EU is going to be felt at the checkout the British Meat Processors Association warned in the same week the Government published its White Paper espousing the 'benefits...
The most suitable regions for growing coffee arabica, cashews, and avocados will decline in some of the main countries that produce these crops as climate change progresses, predicts new first-of-its-kind analysis.
New research shows that half of UK consumers want to reduce their carbon footprint by making changes to their food choices. However, FoodNavigator hears, brands focusing in on eco messaging should be cautious: ‘Underestimating cynicism is dangerous’.
