Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically reinvent the global food production system, with far reaching consequences on health, nutrition and environmental impact.
From beetroot juice to red radish colouring food or fermented vegetarian leghemoglobin, manufacturers are finding ways to mimic the colour of meat in meat analogues. We take a look at some of the offerings.
The Sustainable Food Trust has called for government action over the high rate of small UK abattoir closures, describing the situation as reaching “critical level”.
TL Tradewinds Co. Ltd. has rapidly expanded the market for lotus seed snacks in Asia and now the Thai social enterprise is working on plans to open up the category in Europe.
French agri-food giant Avril is partnering with family-owned Italian olive oil manufacturers Costa d’Oro, a move that will create the world’s third biggest olive oil brand.
Investor pressure is beginning to help create a 'race to the top' on human rights but many food companies are not sufficiently engaged, according to a benchmark report.
Brazil’s agriculture minister Blairo Maggi has announced that his country, as “the world’s second-largest producer and largest poultry exporter”, wants to contest the European Union (EU)’s restrictions on poultry meat exports at the World Trade Organization...
Dutch brand Vivera has launched a plant-based steak made with wheat and soy protein. “We worked against the clock to get this steak - the holy grail of plant-based proteins - to market," says the company.
Increases in food prices and more customs checks disrupting deliveries could be consequences of Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee.
Synergy Flavours, part of the Carbery Group, is growing its regional presence in Europe through the acquisition of Janoušek, an Italian company that supplies natural flavouring throughout Italy and Eastern Europe.
With grass-fed steaks growing in popularity, could this be the year that the grass-fed steak sizzles its way to its first overall winner accolade at the World Steak Challenge competition?
Growing volume sales across its Brazilian, Turkish and Chinese units has helped BRF increase its net revenue by 5.7% to R$8.2 billion in its first quarter results.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has advised local traders to temporarily halt poultry imports from the Danish region Holstebro following an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza.
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has admitted costs associated with EID (electronic identification) tagging are a major issue for sheep farmers and must be resolved following the decision to impose mandatory electronic tagging...
Netherlands-based antibacterial development company Micreos has revealed it has two treatments in the pipeline to eliminate bacteria in meat and poultry products.
Big business needs to “step up” and develop value-led strategies in order to fill the void left by governments who are “having difficulty taking care of their citizens”, Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz argues.
Polish meat processor Tarczyński has reported improved financial results for last year, with revenues of PLN732.8 million (€172m), an increase of 13% compared with 2016.
Fermentation is making a ‘comeback’ in western markets, with growing demand supported by consumer perceptions of it as a ‘natural’ and ‘healthy’ food preservation method.
The Polish Government’s decision to build a 1,200-kilometre-long fence along the country’s eastern border, as a tool to fight African Swine Fever (ASF) by blocking the migration of infected wild boars, has been condemned as too little, too late by Poland’s...
With a new European Union (EU)/New Zealand (NZ) customs agreement coming into force last week (1 May), EU farm body Copa-Cogeca secretary-general Pekka Pesonen has warned that anticipated follow-up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets....
Russia’s minister of agriculture Alexander Tkachev has supported a new bill that would authorise the federal government to end all Russia-US trade in agriculture.
New York-based flavors and fragrances giant IFF is to acquire Israeli flavors and natural ingredients firm Frutarom in a $7.1bn deal that will propel it into the #2 spot in the global flavors market behind Givaudan.
Nestlé has secured the global rights to market Starbucks consumer and foodservice products in a €6bn (US$7.15bn) tie-up that the company said will expand its presence in the premium coffee space.
Reducing portion sizes can recalibrate the perception of what is a 'normal' amount to eat, and could be one approach to tackling obesity, according to a study.
More than one in seven egg and chicken samples submitted by member states to EFSA contained fipronil residues exceeding legal limits, according to a report.
Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever will start to add the Evolved Nutrition Label (ENL) to products in some EU countries, they announced yesterday.
A leading palm oil exporter in Latin America, Ecuador, is chasing the green dollar with a palm oil sector that is RSPO-certified on a national scale and a USD$1.2 billion investment to make it happen.
