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Back to the drawing board for plant-based meat, says Rabobank strategist

Back to the drawing board for plant-based meat, says Rabobank strategist

4 Dec 2023

Plant-based meat alternatives have suffered a drop in sales in recent years. Cyrille Filott, global strategist at RaboResearch, identifies five areas that brands must tackle to get sales back on track.

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Consumers want more plant-based meat without GM ingredients

Consumers want more plant-based meat without GM ingredients

28 Nov 2023

Plant-based meat has been a hot and popular category for several years, but not all North American shoppers are embracing vegetarian alternatives that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, according to the Non-GMO Project.

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Trendspotting for 2024: Put the ‘plant’ back in ‘plant-based’

Trendspotting for 2024: Put the ‘plant’ back in ‘plant-based’

24 Nov 2023

Consumers will gravitate to brands that are putting the “plant” back in “plant-based” with fewer ingredients overall and more vegetables and protein content, according to 2024 trend predictions from Whole Foods Market.

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Exploring the path to replicating breast milk's magic in infant formula

Exploring the path to replicating breast milk's magic in infant formula

17 Nov 2023

While breast milk is often hailed as nature's gold standard for infant nutrition, it’s not always readily available. Enter infant formula enriched with human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), a game-changing product that seek to mirror the composition of b...

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APAC pursues regulatory approval for cellular agriculture

APAC pursues regulatory approval for cellular agriculture

13 Nov 2023

Several Asia-Pacific nations sign an MOU and launch a new platform for cross-border collaboration to speed up regulatory review processes and approval.

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FUL Water uses spirulina for sustainable nutrition in functional drinks

FUL Water uses spirulina for sustainable nutrition in functional drinks

10 Nov 2023

Dutch functional water brand, FUL, uses spirulina as a sustainable and nutritious ingredient in its low-carbon FUL Water and is looking to expand into smoothies, juices, and snacks.

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Pink Albatross on getting the right formulation for clean label ice cream

Pink Albatross on getting the right formulation for clean label ice cream

27 Oct 2023

Plant-based ice cream brand Pink Albatross has made its clean label ingredient list a focal point of its branding and packaging. “We only use ingredients we can draw…. And it's quite difficult to draw methylcellulose or mono and di-glycerides of fatty ...

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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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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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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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HN-Novatech launches seaweed heme ingredient in Singapore

HN-Novatech launches seaweed heme ingredient in Singapore

28 Sep 2023

Korean food technology company HN-Novatech secures $4 million in funding and has unveiled a proprietary seaweed heme ingredient for healthy plant-based alternatives in Singapore.

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Proudly made in China: Tips to tap into the <em>guochao</em> trend with success

Proudly made in China: Tips to tap into the guochao trend with success

19 Sep 2023

Thanks to the guochao trend, Chinese consumers see ‘Made in China’ products as trendy and Western brands are capitalising on this with regional flavours or Chinese-style branding. But guochao has become more nuanced and consumers are increasingly wise ...

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