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Report reveals Nestlé as most, and Kraft Heinz as least, sustainable coffee brands

Report reveals Nestlé as most, and Kraft Heinz as least, sustainable coffee brands

19 Oct 2023

A Solidaridad report, which ranks the performance of well-known coffee producers regarding sustainability, has found that the industry is in a “state of crisis”.

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Top consumer food and drink trends to track in 2024, according to Mintel

Top consumer food and drink trends to track in 2024, according to Mintel

18 Oct 2023

Increasing awareness about processing levels and methods, healthy ageing for Gen X consumers, and the implications of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on food and drink products feature amongst the top consumer trends for 2024, a Mintel repo...

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Ultra-processed foods: Good, bad, or ‘a mixture of both’?

Ultra-processed foods: Good, bad, or ‘a mixture of both’?

17 Oct 2023

While various organisations promote their new and updated stances on ultra-processed foods (UPFs), efforts to separate fact from fiction prevail. “Most, if not all, foods are not simply good or bad but a mixture of both,”

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WHO launches an AI-powered tool to counter unethical marketing

WHO launches an AI-powered tool to counter unethical marketing

16 Oct 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) is asking consumers to help counter the “unethical” online promotion of unhealthy products by sending in pictures of products that will “train” its artificial intelligence (AI) tool.

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Concerns over ultra-processed food guidance

Concerns over ultra-processed food guidance

13 Oct 2023

Connections between scientist-led recommendations on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and the corporations selling them risk eroding consumer confidence.

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Unilever bets on instant noodle demand with €20m factory investment

Unilever bets on instant noodle demand with €20m factory investment

12 Oct 2023

Unilever will invest nearly €20 million at its instant noodle factory in Poland as it looks to increase production of Knorr, UNOX and Amino noodles and meet rising European demand for convenient meal options.

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Danish upcycling startup to expand high-protein, high-fibre flours

Danish upcycling startup to expand high-protein, high-fibre flours

11 Oct 2023

Danish startup Circular Food Technology produces high-fibre, high-protein flours from upcycled brewer’s spent grain and is gearing up to supply the bakery and bread market.

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Confirmed: California bans four ‘toxic’ food additives

Confirmed: California bans four ‘toxic’ food additives

10 Oct 2023

Four food additives, including the colouring Red No. 3, will be banned in food in the US state of California over safety concerns, with public health campaigners hoping this will spark a nationwide ban in the coming years.

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Southeast Asia rapidly adopts food tech

Southeast Asia rapidly adopts food tech

9 Oct 2023

Demand for high-quality, food security and climate-facing solutions has prompted an accelerated wave of southeast Asian startups using food tech, according to a report by Forward Fooding.

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SOLUGEL® improves physical and mental well-being for active middle-aged adults

SOLUGEL® improves physical and mental well-being for active middle-aged adults

9 Oct 2023

A Florida State University (FSU) clinical trial finds that SOLUGEL® (a brand of PB Leiner, part of Tessenderlo Group) supplementation for active middle-aged adults not only helps to relieve joint pain and increases their daily living activities but...

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Wile Women embraces perimenopause ecosystem with support and education

Wile Women embraces perimenopause ecosystem with support and education

6 Oct 2023

Wile Women, a US-based direct-to-consumer supplement brand, offers “naturopathic” products designed to address women’s mental health and aims to break the stigma surrounding perimenopause.

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Lahori Zeera’s spiced soft drinks ‘resonate with the Indian taste palette’

Lahori Zeera’s spiced soft drinks ‘resonate with the Indian taste palette’

5 Oct 2023

Indian soda brand Lahori Zeera is on a mission to become the largest non-cola drinks brand in the country with its fruit-based soda drinks, available in flavours such as tamarind, lemon, and black pepper. “The ethnic beverages market in India is unders...

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