Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has agreed a fee to purchase a leading Siberian poultry processor, JSC Altai Broiler Co, as part of its development strategy.
Asda, the UK arm of retail giant Wal-Mart, is introducing a personalised online nutritional search to its e-commerce offering to make it easier for consumers with allergies or special dietary requirements to buy groceries online.
Dutch cultured meat group Mosa Meat plans to bring in-vitro meat to the market by 2021. FoodNavigator speaks to the company’s CEO, Peter Verstrate, about the challenge ahead.
Russia imported 203,500 tonnes (t) of meat during the first half of 2018, a drop of almost 70% compared with the same period in 2017, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said in a statement on its website on 15 July.
The UAE’s quest to extend food shelf life has recently received a boost with the Dubai Central Laboratory moving its plans forward with the approval of a new study.
New consumer research from Cargill has implications for formulators of functional foods, sports nutrition products and dairy products. Dairy ingredients are generally in decline, while plant-based alternatives are filling in the gaps.
UK personalised nutrition firms Kafoodle, OME Health and Best in Bag are named as shortlisted finalists in John Lewis’ retail tech innovation programme, which this year followed a health and wellbeing theme.
Amcor’s MaXQ digital system, EVRYTHNG and ScanTrust Internet of Things (IoT), Smartglyph and MagicAdd are just some of the technologies identified by PreScouter research, which has led to readily available smart packaging in 2018.
The European Union and Japan singed a landmark agreement that is expected to boost trade in agri-food products at the EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo yesterday (17 July). FoodNavigator analyses the implications for the European food sector.
Two of the world’s largest rice buyers, Mars Foods and Ebro Foods, have launched what they described as an “innovative joint project” to develop sustainable climate-smart rice production in Thailand.
Experts and industry associations have questioned the findings of a new study that claims more data on the safety data for probiotics and prebiotics is needed - with just 2% of clinical trials reporting full safety data.
The diverse and tech saavy ways of Generation Z or the iGeneration – referring to those aged 11-22 in 2018 – will have a profound impact on food and beverage formulations over the next several years, Mintel noted during a presentation at IFT 2018.
Greenyard Foods has estimated that the cost of its massive Listeria recall will total at least €30m after the Belgian vegetable processor was forced to pull frozen vegetables processed at its Hungarian production plant from shelves across Europe.
European dairy cooperative Arla Foods says Brexit could leave UK consumers with less choice and higher prices, turning everyday staples, like butter, yogurts, cheese and infant formula, into occasional luxuries, and making speciality cheeses ‘very scarce.’
Glanbia Cheese Limited, the Joint Venture business between Irish-based nutrition company Glanbia plc and US dairy company Leprino Foods company, plans to build a new mozzarella cheese manufacturing facility in Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland.
In the UK, 326 businesses have registered for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, according to data from HMRC and obtained by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young.
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The UK public is more receptive to interventions such as sugar taxes and minimum unit pricing than often supposed, according to a report compiled by a group of independent UK health associations.
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BASF's human nutrition brand Newtrition is on the hunt for innovators and entrepreneurs to participate in the first-ever Newtrition Health Innovation Challenge.
The European Commission’s health and food safety representative, Vytenis Andriukaitis, has called on Member States to take tougher enforcement action on food labelling amid calls for increased regulation.
Japan is one of the major international meat markets turning its attention towards UK beef after government officials conducted several abattoir inspections across the nation last week.
Polish meat processor Zagroda Opolska has launched a new meat processing plant in the Wałbrzych Invest Park special economic zone, in the country’s south-western region.
Miratorg has chosen Saudi Arabia as the location for its first office outside Russia, with the aim of increasing international promotion of its halal meats in Muslim countries.
The rumored Campbell Soup sale to Kraft Heinz has sparked debate among industry analysts on whether or not it would be a smart move for both CPG players. Taking a closer look at the potential deal some benefits for both companies start to emerge.
Lupin, hemp and flaxseed are set to rise in popularity as consumers look for more "unusual" ingredients in dairy alternative products, predicts Innova Market Insights.
Manufacturers could add a logo to food and drink packaging that tells consumers the product's content and quality is the same in all EU countries, consumer protection politicions said yesterday.
Voice Network, an association of NGOs and trade unions, has urged EU policy makers to make mandatory compliance with Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) to end human rights violations and environmental destruction in cocoa supply chains.
Researchers in Malaysia induced Alzheimer’s Disease in mice and supplemented palm-derived tocotrienol, a type of vitamin E. They found a link between the vitamin and improvements in brain function.
Representatives of the krill fishing industry and the UK’s leading retailers have joined Greenpeace in the formation of a voluntary agreement to restrict fishing in key areas around the Antarctic Peninsula.
With demand for natural food colors continuing to increase, supercritical antisolvent (SAS) technology may allow for encapsulated curcumin to replace artificial tartrazine, according to a new study from scientists in Colombia and Spain.
The process of making corn flakes strips maize of its healthy phenolic compounds and tocopherols, meaning fortification with additives is the best solution to make corn products healthier, scientists have found.
After sending its first batch of heat-treated pork products to China last month, Denmark’s Danish Crown is optimistic about generating as much as €25-€50 million (US$29-US$58m) in export sales to this key market, within a few years.
Leading French retailer E.Leclerc is definitively backing the NutriScore logo after a survey of 300,000-consumers showed it is best in encouraging healthy food choices, especially among younger shoppers and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.