News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The World Health Organisation (WHO) decision to grant NGO status to a malnutrition-battling business alliance raised eyebrows this week, so what do organisations have to do to gain and keep such a status?
The FAO wants to improve standards across the world’s genebanks to improve the conservation of crop diversity which in turn means securing resilient global food supplies.
Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC) has opened a $385m plant in Sohar, north of the capital Muscat, which will be operational by the end of Q1 2014.
The aesthetics of food packaging is as important as branding to pre-school children, according to a University of Calgary study.
IPPE 2014
Tomra Sorting Solutions is showcasing food sorting and analyzing technology, geared toward meeting consumers’ expectations, at IPPE 2014.
Food fraud measures from the European Commission after the horse meat scandal have ‘changed nothing on the ground’, according to a consumer group.
Special Edition: Plant-based diets
Vegetarians aren’t necessarily looking for alternative proteins or meat analogues, and makers of meat-free meals are embracing a range of trendy flavours and ingredients, says Classic Cuisine’s new product development manager Paul Hunt.
Special Edition: Plant-based diets
Production of a new generation of plant based meat substitutes that look, feel and taste just like meat has been a long time coming, but now one Dutch firm believes it has the right formula.
COMMENT ON IPPE 2014
The curtain has closed on the International Production and Processing Expo, but its mission to improve the safety of the world's meat and poultry supply lives on.
NGOs say human trafficking and child labor remain deep-seated problems of the cocoa industry as a Nestlé, ADM and Cargill court case stirs up old supply chain concerns.
A new partnership aims to 'drive positive change' for farmers and rural communities that rely on vanilla farming whilst securing future vanilla supplies.