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Hybrid drinks add sparkle to a struggling beverage market
21 Oct 2019
Consumers love to try new beverages, and a recent trend aims to straddle categories with drinks like tea lattes, carbonated juices, and fruit smoothies with plant milk.
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“Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley” launches
16 Oct 2019
The Swiss Canton of Vaud, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL Group) and Nestlé have joined forces to develop and promote what they describe as a global innovation ecosy...
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Givaudan launches i-MAPS
9 Oct 2019
Givaudan Active Beauty has unveiled what it claims is the first instant microbiome analysis and profiling system (i-MAPS) allowing customers to expand their product offering to include skincare products tailored to the unique microbiome of their consum...
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Launching new Valio online trading platform for industrial customers
4 Oct 2019
We are happy to announce the launch of Valio online sales platform. It fulfills our customers’ expectations for an easy and fast way to trade. Starting Tuesday, October 1st, first customers will get to purchase Valio ingredients digitally via the Nui p...
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FoodBytes! by Rabobank participants announced
1 Oct 2019
FoodBytes! by Rabobank – the global pitch competition and networking platform that connects innovative consumer food, foodtech and agtech startups with corporate leaders and investors - has announced the 15 food and agriculture startups that will compe...
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Givaudan reconvenes Chefs Council
23 Sep 2019
Givaudan has announced its latest Givaudan’s Chef’s Council event focusing on protein.
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Survey: quality drives millennial food shopping
17 Sep 2019
Quality drives millennial food shopping, and they are willing to pay more for it, according to a new Whole Foods Market survey.
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Nestlé revamps plant-based food range
30 Aug 2019
Nestlé has expanded its plant-based food range in Europe with its new 'cook from raw' Garden Gourmet Incredible Mince. It is also introducing a new and improved version of its Garden Gourmet Incredible Burger.
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KFC trials Beyond Meat 'chicken'
29 Aug 2019
Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the first national U.S. QSR (quick service restaurant) to introduce a plant-based chicken, in partnership with Beyond Meat.
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Scientists make butter from water
28 Aug 2019
Cornell food scientists have created what they describe as a new dreamy, creamy – and very low calorie – spread.
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Industry innovates with new high protein ingredients
26 Aug 2019
Consumer interest in high protein foods and drinks continues to grow, and a few enterprising companies have responded to the trend by manipulating protein-rich ingredients to make them even higher in protein.
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A matter of taste: Using AI to speed product development
19 Aug 2019
What if artificial intelligence could specify flavour preference in any given market? Several companies are using big data to do just that, and the trend is gaining ground.
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