This week's round-up of product launches from around Europe sees the plant-based trend continue to gain steam as Nestlé rolls out new vegan sausages that 'look, taste and cook like a sausage should'. Elsewhere, innovation in the low- to...
Nestlé has said it will invest up to CHF2bn (€1.9bn) to ‘lead the shift’ from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and develop ‘innovative sustainable packaging’.
CBD has caught the public's imagination as an ingredient offering a host of health benefits. But for all the hype, CBD also courts controversy. To move from a trending ingredient to an ingredient trend, the sector will need to overcome the complex...
Ingredients specialist Roquette has extended its pea protein supply agreement with Beyond Meat for three more years. The amount supplied will ‘significantly’ increase compared to 2019 figures, Roquette executive Jean-Philippe Azoulay tells FoodNavigator.
German-based ingredients provider Beneo says there's a growing desire for its low-glycaemic sweetener Palatinose among the video gaming community, who are keen to use the product’s slow energy release to stay focused.
What key flavours will spark consumer interest in 2020? Comax Flavors, Flavorchem, Bell Flavors and Fragrances, and Kerry Group share their predictions.
UK meat analogue start-up THIS has secured £4.7m in seed funding, which co-founder Andy Shovel says will help finance R&D, manufacturing capabilities, and ultimately, international expansion.
In response to the Veganuary phenomenon, doctors in the UK are encouraging consumers to eat organ meats such as kidneys, liver and offal to help their health and the environment.
FoodNavigator's weekly round-up of new product launches from around Europe highlights health and wellness and indulgence as key - and not always contradictory - innovation drivers.
Environmental campaigners clashed over the future of food in the wake of a controversial documentary 'Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet', aired on Channel 4 on Wednesday night (8 January) in the UK.
UK recipe box company Gousto achieved a 50% reduction in plastic use in 2019 – and aims to make all its packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by the end of 2022. We hear from founder and CEO Timo Boldt about the innovations that are making this...
Campaigners are calling out food manufacturers producing ‘incredibly salty bacon’, after a survey revealed some bacon products contain significantly more salt than competitor brands.
Finnish food group Raisio wants to grow international sales of oat products following investment in increased capacity. ‘The oat boom is just beginning,’ says president and CEO Pekka Kuusniemi.
Many alternative meat products are highly processed, have high salt levels and contain the same amount of calories and saturated fat as beef burgers, according the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
