New research has linked ultra-processed foods to type 2 diabetes. How will this latest blow impact the food and beverage industry and is reformulation the only solution?
Sales of branded meat-free sausages are growing despite a wider plant-based category slump, but meat and alt-meat processor, Pilgrim’s, says any sales positivity could easily reverse.
Following months of rumours and speculation, the European Commission has proposed a 12-month delay to the current EUDR deadline. So, will the proposal be passed and what does this mean for stakeholders?
The OG meat alternative mycoprotein is set to retake the spotlight in a sector rife with food start-ups bringing to market products through an increasing array of food-tech innovations.
Food-tech industry leaders have turned the table and asked who is responsible for the sluggish pace at which alternative proteins gain legislative approval in Europe.
Private investor and government backing has sparked a jobs and revenue boom in Europe’s alternative protein market, leading to a need for specialist recruitment services.
As the clock ticks down three months to go until EUDR, FoodNavigator reviews how ready food and drink giants like Unilever, Mondelēz International and Danone are for the industry-shaking regulation.
New research has identified gut bacteria associated with food addiction and obesity in humans. How can the food and beverage industry harness this knowledge and what NPD opportunities does it create?
An all-female collective of food and drink industry leaders is taking on a lifechanging challenge by travelling across Kenya to raise awareness and funds to support female-led farms in the country.
The EU has appointed Hungarian politician Olivér Várhelyi as its new Health and Animal Welfare commissioner. But who is he and how will he make an impact?
Ingredients and packaging materials will form the very foundation of your brand, so getting them right is essential. Here’s how to find the right suppliers and build successful relationships.
Losses have continued for Quorn and Cauldron parent company Marlow Foods as the vegetarian and vegan mycoprotein food major suffers the shocks of the relentless meat-alternative market slowdown.
A recent study suggested that radical cost reduction in cultivated meat production is possible. Ivy Farm, Aleph Farms and Vital Meat speak on the potential of this.
Farmers in countries worst affected by extreme rain and weather this this year could receive a package of support worth over €119m from the European Commission.
Reputation is everything to food and beverage brands. But what happens if a brand receives negative press? Does it lose customers? And can it get them back?
Low carbohydrate diets have long been lauded as the secret to weight loss. But are they lacking in essential nutrients and how can the food and beverage industry support adopters?
Making the decision to recruit staff is a big step for any new business. It presents multiple challenges and can generate unexpected costs. We’re here to help guide you through the process.
No fewer than 45 countries, including the USA, and industry leaders have called for an EUDR delay as the sector rattles towards a deadline many have stressed it is ill-prepared for.
Food and beverage – Europe’s largest manufacturing industry – has been omitted from the European Commission’s ‘The future of European competitiveness’ report designed to accelerate the EU’s finances ahead of competing nations.
By René Floris, NIZO Food Research Division Manager
From farm to fork, Artificial intelligence is impacting every aspect of food and beverage. But are the changes greater than previously understood and what's next for the technological revolution?
Europe is ill-prepared for and faces catastrophe if the European Union Deforestation Regulation is implemented as planned on 30 December, with the economy set to take a major hit.
A new report criticising the government’s use of scientists ‘tainted’ by global food and drink manufacturers needlessly slings more mud at the sector, while at the same time adding fuel to the UPF fire.
Mondelēz International, Tate & Lyle, Pepsico and a host of other global food and drink manufacturing majors face fresh scrutiny over their links to government-advising scientists.
The global pandemic was the biggest health emergency for a generation. But how did it affect eating and drinking habits? And what opportunities do these new habits create for manufacturers?
Ammonia is crucial in many parts of the food industry, including food safety and the production of fertilisers. A new study looks at different ways to capture it.
Many of food and beverage's greatest innovations are born from from start-ups. But why is innovation on a decline and what's the future of food and drink NPD?
Penny Germany’s new eye-catching, special-edition price-marked packaging of five own-label products is bold and brilliant for consumers. But for manufacturers, it’s a slap in the face.
The food and beverage industry is throwing out the rule book to create new, sustainable systems, which will protect food security for future generations. Discover how at Climate Smart Food 2024.
Animal welfare reforms in the European Union are a step closer and could include pathways for alt-meat production, new import requirements and welfare labelling on meat and dairy products.
The EUDR deadline is now just months away, yet many suppliers and manufacturers remain unprepared for the changes. We’re cutting through the noise to bring you the latest on this complex new law.
A fast-growing British halal brand supplying Tesco and Sainsbury's has been snapped up by a French investment company specialising in halal meat as the category continues to swell across Europe.
One of the key barriers to upscaling cultivated meat is cost. With a more efficient process and a cheaper culture medium, a new study claims to have reduced this input.
New research, which maps the ‘food microbiome’, opens up a range of new avenues for study and points to significant overlap between food and human microbiomes.
