While a new cell-based meat company emerges from stealth mode almost every month, the amount of money invested in the embryonic sector to date pales in comparison to the megabucks poured into plant-based meat over the past couple of years. So is slaughter-free...
Having closed a funding round worth €1.9m, a group of entrepreneurs are working to boost the efficiency of insect protein production in Thailand and grow demand for their cricket flour snacks in Europe.
From locally sourced snacking innovation to functional muesli that aims to reinvigorate a declining category, FoodNavigator brings you a weekly round-up of on-trend innovations hitting the shelves across Europe.
Plant-based start-up Yofix Probiotics has secured $2.5m to fund ‘global expansion’ of its non-dairy yoghurt alternatives. Dairy players Müller and Bel Group are among its backers.
Producers of ancient or re-discovered crops are buoyant as consumers - rightly or wrongly - shun meat and dairy products for health and sustainability reasons.
Jake & Nayns’ has announced massive growth plans for 2020, including NPD launches, limited edition flavours and more expansion for the business, thanks to 57% growth over the past financial year.
A fresh study has again linked red and processed meat consumption to increased risk of ‘dying from all causes’. But we are a long way from scientific consensus on the topic.
A plant-based diet may be key to lowering heart disease risk thanks to the reduced sulfur amino acid intake, according to a new study involving more than 11,000 participants.
The imminent collapse of dairy and cattle industries has been forecast by think tank RethinkX, with precision fermentation protein set to ‘outperform the cow’.
Unilever has launched a strategic review of its €2.9bn global tea business as it works to move its portfolio towards products CEO Alan Jope described as ‘functionally superior’ and leveraging ‘more leading technology’.
The European Parliament is due to consider a proposal to increase the price of meat across the bloc, which not-for-profit TAPP Coalition says is designed to ‘reflect it environmental impact’.
Just days before the UK leaves the EU, Woven Network’s Nick Rousseau shares some of his members’ concerns: Novel Foods Regulations, post-Brexit trade, and balancing safety with innovation.
Sainsbury’s is investing to make its operations carbon neutral by 2040. The news comes as further evidence that sustainability is an important issue for the food industry’s European retail customers and consumers, contributing to mounting pressure on...
