UK protein e-commerce distributor Muscle Food plans to grow its business by rapidly ramping up its presence in Europe and extending its reach in conventional retail channels.
A liking for fatty foods is linked to obesity. But when these foods are also sweet, salty or both, to what extent is the fat content driving our taste preferences?
Celebrity chef and health campaigner Jamie Oliver is calling on the UK government to ban sales of energy drinks to U16s. Meanwhile, supermarket Waitrose has announced that customers buying high caffeine energy drinks must prove they are over 16 years...
Claims that the US is “sick and tired” of the UK moaning about chlorine-rinsed chicken evoked a strong response from the food and farming alliance Sustain, who insisted the UK is “not going to shut up about it”.
One of Europe’s biggest poultry producers, PHW, has strategically partnered with cultured meat start-up Supermeat on R&D and the distribution of its products in Europe.
While the jury is still out on what role, if any, sugar plays in the development of diabetes, recommendations to restrict consumption should be strengthened and research should be redoubled until a clear determination is found, according to an essay in...
Italian pasta maker La Molisana is planning an “official attack” on international markets in 2018 - supported by its messaging around authenticity and health - as it targets growth of more than 40% over the next three years.
The UK will be free to develop a production system that delivers the global “gold standard” of food production after Brexit, UK Environment Minister Michael Gove insists.
The Netherlands’ government-backed Nutrition Centre has launched an app that consumers can use to compare brands in store and find the healthiest one. "We hope to unleash a revolution in the supermarket," it says.
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) is a valid and needed addition to current tools used to assess eating behaviour, calculating calories and determining children’s portion sizes, a new study says.
Finland's biggest dairy player Valio has entered the plant-based market with oat-based alternatives to milk and yoghurt that will be launched later this year.
Romanian meat processor Fox plans to boost production again, following a capacity expansion investment last year that helped to drive up sales by 15% to €74 million.
Repeated exposure makes children more willing to eat some unfamiliar vegetables – although other strategies may be needed for bland-tasting vegetables, according to a recent study.
Nitrite-free bacon that uses Mediterranean fruit and spice extracts to replace the cancer-causing chemicals used in the manufacture of traditional bacons, will be available in supermarkets later this month.
Erbology is on a mission to bring “powerful plants” to a wider audience. FoodNavigator caught up with co-founder Irina Turcan to find out more about the company and its plans for the future.
Japan’s German pork imports grew by 36% in the January-October period of last year (2017) compared to the same period of 2016, representing by far the highest growth rate for national exports of pork to Japan.
Many people working in the nutrition industry feel positive about the EU’s new novel foods process, which came in to force on January 1st 2018, finds research by the organisers of Vitafoods Europe.
Snacking on sweets, cakes and fizzy drinks are setting children up for obesity and poor health, warns Public Health England, as it urges parents to clamp down on these unhealthy eating habits.
German hard discounter Aldi was not taking unfair advantage of the denomination Champagne when it sold a sorbet containing origin-protected Champagne, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
Russia's meat industry grew by 4% for the past 12 months based on current forecasts sourced from the country, according to Russia's Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev, with turkey the fastest growing segment.
Polish meat processor Sokołów S.A. has completed investments worth a total of PLN 110 million (€26 million) this year to increase and modernise its production capacities and launch new products.
Europe’s food and drink industry performed “positively” in the third quarter of 2017 with a 0.6% rise in turnover compared to the previous quarter, according to trade group FoodDrinkEurope.
Agri-giant Cargill is partnering with water and hygiene group Ecolab to launch a start-up accelerator that aims to attract the world’s “brightest minds” in food production and agricultural technology.
Dublin-based biotech Nuritas says the closing of a €16 million of series A funding will allow it to scale up and grasp the ‘huge opportunities’ for the discovery and use of bioactive peptides through artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics.
Polish poultry processor SuperDrob Group has announced that it has signed a preliminary purchase agreement with Indykpol SA for a chicken slaughter facility in Lublin and a hatchery in Turiec.
Aromyx has developed a biosensor that places the human taste and olfactory receptors into a bio-chip, digitising taste and smell for empirical and tailored reformulation.
Thirty years ago, Turkey produced 80% of world’s hazelnuts but it has hit its production limit and, as global demand for hazelnuts continues to rise, the country’s dominance is falling. We spoke to agri-food processor Olam on how it is diversifying its...
