Latest News in the food Industry

24 Feb 2023

Amid new research into the gut-brain axis, high-fibre-based launches – from frozen broccoli to granola – are capturing consumer calls for products that support vitality, mental health, and gut health.

23 Feb 2023

In the drive for more sustainably produced foods, rice continues to fall under the microscope as a crop ripe for a ‘green’ overhaul, particularly its highly water-intensive cultivation methods and use of fertilisers and pesticides.

22 Feb 2023

After lockdowns, gym closures, and a steep decline in brick-and-mortar shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic, the US sports nutrition market has bounced back, with Nutrition Business Journal calling it “the biggest comeback in nutrition industry histor...

21 Feb 2023

The EU project, R3PACK, is developing sustainable, fibre-based alternatives to plastic packaging that should prevent harmful chemicals from coming into contact with food.

20 Feb 2023

Nine foodtech firms have formed the Precision Fermentation Alliance (PFA), a trade association that aims to “exponentially accelerate” the precision fermentation industry.

17 Feb 2023

The Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) has issued a voluntary Code of Practice (CoP) to support the bakery industry implement best practice when producing sourdough bread and rolls – but critics have slammed it as misleading ‘sourfau...

16 Feb 2023

New EU regulations require manufacturers to implement accurate, comprehensive sustainability reporting – and almost all companies working within Europe will be impacted, says Deloitte analyst Birthe van der Vaart.

15 Feb 2023

New research has found the environmental contaminants, per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS), in organic eggs across Danish chicken farms where they were likely transferred through fishmeal used for feed.

14 Feb 2023

As indigestible plant-based releases evolve, dietary fibre solidifies its position in the health and wellbeing space.

13 Feb 2023

Indonesian and Malaysian ministers will meet with European Union counterparts as anger mounts over the potential impact of the EU’s new deforestation law on their palm oil sectors.

10 Feb 2023

Oat milk brand MOMA Foods is optimising the ingredients in its oat milk and improving sustainability in a co-funded project with the UK’s Teesside University.

9 Feb 2023

Spoon Guru’s data analysis, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), helps supermarkets streamline purchases and encourage healthier eating habits, with Tesco, Albert Heijn, and Woolworths already on board.