Toward plant-based diets: How do people explain why they eat meat?
Shifting consumers from a meat-focused diet to a more plant-based diet must take into account their perceptions of meat, a study has said.
Archives for April 1, 2015
Tate & Lyle maintains forecast following profit warnings
Tate & Lyle said there was no change to its full year guidance in a trading update on Thursday morning.
Neogen launches microbial test for EU market
Neogen Europe has introduced a microbial test for the European market which gives results in 24 hours.
World’s weirdest chef wants industry to feed people ‘note by note’
The grandfather of molecular cuisine, and the world’s weirdest chef, Hervé This believes that it is possible to create nutritious and tasty foods by reassembling the compounds that naturally make up foods into something totally new.
CIWF seeks tougher animal transport rules
Animal welfare group Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has told GlobalMeatNews that European Union (EU) livestock transport rules are being broken within the EU and also when animals are exported outside the bloc.
Mondelēz to bear costs in wheat futures manipulation charge
Mondelēz will bear the brunt of any potential financial sanctions if a charge of manipulating wheat prices brought yesterday by The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) succeeds.
Can cultural differences affect consumer understanding of food labels?
Country-specific differences could influence consumers’ understanding of nutritional information on food products, researchers have said.
Better than veggie: Eat chicken to fight climate change
We have vegetarian, pescetarian, fruitatarian, vegan… and pollo-tarian? Ditching beef and dairy for poultry products is the best diet to combat climate change, according to new research.
Leading Belgian producers in major pork merger
Two leading Belgian pork producers, Westvlees and Covalis, are set to join forces in deal which sees them rise up the ranks in term of their global scale.