Non-alcoholic beer is competing in a number of categories, from conventional beer to craft ale and soft drink, Nirvana Brewery co-founder Becky Kean tells FoodNavigator. “Ideally, in the future, it will just be seen as another style of beer.”
As the plant-based trend continues to grow, food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers will be forced to adapt, Ulrick & Short’s Robert Lambert tells FoodNavigator.
Nutri-Score is attracting increased attention – both good and bad – from MEPs in the lead up to the Commission’s decision on an EU-wide mandatory labelling scheme.
Alcohol-free Nirvana Brewery was born out of a love for craft beer. Three years on, demand for the category has grown ‘massively’, co-founder and director Becky Kean tells FoodNavigator: “People go crazy for it.”
Any drop in food standards post-Brexit could increase demand for fresh produce from transparent supply chains, says Rich Osborn, founder of Fresh Range.
Swedish start-up Mycorena has developed a fungi-based ingredient for vegan products. Targeting the B2B – rather than the B2C – market, the mycoprotein producer is hoping to make a splash in a category largely dominated by alternative protein brand Quorn...
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.
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.
Product and consumer surveys across the island of Ireland have revealed a number of health misperceptions when it comes to gluten-free snacks, according to NGO SafeFood.
The Israeli government has introduced mandatory ‘red labels’ for products high in saturated fat, sugar or salt. Could this legislation bring ‘new opportunities’ for reformulation?
The future is uncertain for ‘meaty’ descriptions of plant-based foods in the UK. If we ban the terms ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based offerings, what does that mean for ‘beef tomato’ and ‘veggie fingers’? questions the Vegan Society.
What novel food applications are manufacturers pushing for authorisation? According to Chair of the UK’s Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, Professor Peter Gregory, emerging trends include sustainability, meat analogues, and ‘healthy’ foods.
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...
