Latest News in the food Industry

21 Jun 2023

Social media users have called out Absolut Vodka over greenwashing following its trial of a single-mould paper bottle that contains an integrated barrier of recyclable plastic.

20 Jun 2023

Vietnam’s food industry is evolving to meet the needs of “the new face of the Vietnamese consumer” after shifts in consumer class, demographics, and digitalisation, says McKinsey.

19 Jun 2023

A growing number of Latin American brands are becoming B Corp certified as they seek to address consumers’ sustainability concerns, from Colombia’s Luker Chocolate to Brazil’s Naveia and B.You Açaí.

16 Jun 2023

The US and Philippines have agreed on joint actions to mitigate climate change and its impact on our future food system, including through investments in agtech and biotechnology.

15 Jun 2023

Genetically modified (GM) purple tomatoes, developed by a UK company, are hitting the shelves in the US following regulatory approval last year. But are consumers ready to eat purple tomatoes – even if they are high in healthy anthocyanins?

14 Jun 2023

From cost cutting to sustainability and health considerations: a recent survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) reveals the changing consumption habits of US consumers.

13 Jun 2023

Health and wellness consumers in China are much younger than in the West, according to industry experts who say a tendency to act preventatively rather than reactively, coupled with a digital-first culture, gives brands an opportunity to retain consume...

12 Jun 2023

Packed with superfood-level nutritional benefits and with a neutral taste, Asian brands are using insect protein in finished products, such as Thailand’s Proothie, which makes cricket protein granola bars.

9 Jun 2023

Multinational companies with tea brands, like Unilever, Starbucks and Tetley, have been linked to dozens of counts of human rights abuse in their supply chains from last year alone, according to a recent report from the Business and Human Rights Resour...

8 Jun 2023

Sustainability stakeholders have praised the EU Parliament for making “significant improvements” to the proposed regulation that will make companies accountable for environmental and human rights violations in their supply chains.

7 Jun 2023

New Zealand’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has ruled that mānuka honey cannot be trademarked, which means that neighbouring Australian producers can use the valuable name.

6 Jun 2023

Brands in the health and nutraceutical space must work harder to overcome common challenges and meet the nutritional needs of pregnant and post-natal women, says Caroline Munari, global R&D platform lead for maternal nutrition at Nestlé's sp...