While its essential for healthy ageing, protein’s ability to repair and grow the body only scratches the surface of the nutrient’s potential. Nandi Proteins is one of the companies exploring that potential.
Bad oil is bad for your health. Frying oil producer AAK Foodservice has published research looking at why choosing the wrong kind of oil can be a risk to health, as well as the reputation of a food business.
A new global standard on seafood traceability has been launched in a collaborative effort to address the growing business need for traceability in the complex seafood supply chain.
The nutritional benefits of purple superfoods, together with their social media ‘worthiness’, have contributed to an increase in all things purple on supermarket shelves, according to Mintel analyst.
This week's round-up of products hitting Europe gets festive with the launch of a non-traditional Easter gifting options. We saw further momentum behind the plant-based trend and yet more evidence that products touting their natural and organic products...
Confectionery giant has shared detailed action plans for Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, where over 65% of the world’s cocoa is grown as well as timelines for Indonesia, Brazil, Cameroon and Ecuador.
Russian meat producer Miratorg has signed an agreement with a group of scientists to study the genetic markers of cold resistance in the Aberdeen Angus genome.
Food and beverage companies must do more to tackle plastic pollution, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which campaigns to reduce global plastic pollution.
Healthy snacking brand Graze launches a new product every two days, according to head of category development Penny Mackintosh. The group’s agility reflects its close relationship with consumers - and their data.
The European Commission has granted a conditional extension to the Article 50 deadline, import duty on brown rice has risen to €60 per tonne, and Mexican spirit drink Tequila has been accepted into the EU register of protected geographical indications....
Health is one of the biggest trends in food and drink today as consumers and startups look to undo damage done by 100 years of mass production, according to an innovation expert who spoke at the International Food and Drink Event this week.
Russia’s biggest meat producer Cherkizovo is reportedly eyeing a takeover of another poultry business – agricultural holding Eurodon, following the acquisitions of the broiler holding Belaya Ptitsa and the meat processor Samson in December 2018.
Poultry processor Cargill and charity Heifer International have joined forces to create a new initiative which aims to improve the nutrition and economic livelihoods of 100m people by 2030 through the production, promotion and consumption of poultry....
Ex-model Heather Mills speaks to FoodNavigator about the expansion of her company VBites, which recently acquired a facility in northeast England for the manufacture of meat-free vegan meat substitutes for the global market.
The Fair Trade Advocacy Office has called on the European Commission and European Parliament to help boost the uptake of Fair Trade at a local level, which FTAO director Sergi Corbalán says could incite the food and beverage industry to source a larger...
More food companies than ever are making commitments to tackle deforestation in their supply chains. However, there is an increasing concern that many are failing to translate their words into action on the ground.
The European agri-food sector says it supports a Brexit extension until 30 June on the condition it helps avoid “a non-orderly Brexit” – as is expected if the UK drops out without a deal next Friday 29 March.
Israeli food tech start-up Tastewise has developed a food intelligence platform that provides real-time analytics of consumers’ “constantly changing” tastes and dietary needs.
Polish retail chain Grupa Dino Polska plans to invest further in increasing its production capacity, and launch a second facility in Poland, according to the company’s financial report for 2018.
Food companies must improve how they measure the full impact of their sustainability programmes or risk failing to achieve true impact in alleviating poverty, hunger and deforestation.
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle takes us behind the scenes at its application centre in Lübeck, Germany, to try a number of vegan, reduced-sugar and clean label prototypes.
Artificial intelligence can help drive revenue and increase customer satisfaction in the food-to-go sector, according to IGD head of innovations and futures, Toby Pickard.
GS1 Digital Link has been hitting the headlines in recent months. Although not new, the standard has been updated for web-enabling barcodes to enhance the shopping experience for consumers around the globe and improve supply chain traceability, bringing...
Carrefour has applied blockchain technology from local dairy farm to supermarket shelf, which it says enhances traceability and connects the consumer to ‘the agricultural world’.
French start-up Frigo Magic is using data to provide consumers with suggestions on how to tackle food waste and calculate the Nutri-Score of recipes. “We have an educational vocation but we do not want to teach lessons,” co-founder and chief technical...
The French ministry of agriculture and food has announced that 50% of food served in canteens must be organic, sustainable, or of a specific quality by 2022.
Ingredient start-up Planetarians produces a plant-based protein from up-cycled defatted sunflower seeds. Founder and CEO Aleh Manchuliantsau reveals that the group has been working with European food majors Barilla and Amadori to develop high-protein,...
Representatives from Denmark’s food industry have contributed to the development of government initiatives that aim to strengthen Danish gastronomy, attract tourists and promote sustainability.
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has highlighted the risks that come with a no-deal Brexit on the Irish and EU food sectors.
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has been recognised as the strongest supporter of Scottish Beef after a National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland ‘shelf watch’ survey revealed almost 96% of beef stocked on its shelves was Scotch Beef PGI.
Israeli company Practical Innovation has revealed a new system for developing “innovative” food and beverage products from side-steams that were previously treated as waste.
The majority of new food and beverage products fail in their first year of launch. According to Pauline Foster, of Foster and Brown Research Ltd, understanding the neuroscience of flavour can help.
Cargill will have commercial quantities of Non GMO corn protein available by 2022 as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for plant-based proteins.
A plant-based yogurt alternative company from Germany has claimed Chobani copied its packaging designs for its recent Non-Dairy line. Harvest Moon hopes to expand distribution to the US and said it “will take legal actions to protect our brand.”
Major Russian turkey company Damate has revealed plans to build the biggest kosher meat processing plant in the country, with the aim of establishing exports to Israel.
From fudge flavours inspired by the school tuck shop, to turmeric and mango muesli, and exotic ice cream championing Australian macadamia and salted caramel. FoodNavigator brings you the latest new product development trends in Europe.
Bulgarian meat producer and processor Gradus AD has completed an investment worth BGN3.5 million (€1.8m) to increase its broiler breeding capacity by launching a new facility.
Technology is creating consumer expectations on privacy, trust and traceability and cannot be overstated, said mobile and digital marketing guru Tom Daly. His answer? Blockchain.
Children continue to be targeted by HFSS advertising campaigns on social media, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is calling on Member States to implement measures that restrict underage ad impressions.
