News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
With access to funding in excess of €60m, newly launched venture capital fund Five Seasons Ventures has set its sights on what it believes will be the future of food. Co-founding partner Niccolò Manzoni provides an insight into why the investment vehicle...
France’s Carrefour has become the latest retail giant to invest in the burgeoning meal kit space. In an increasingly crowded sector, could Carrefour’s scale provide competitive advantage?
Financial Results
Ferrero Group has closed its fiscal year 2017 with a consolidated turnover of €10.5bn ($12.96bn), an increase of 1.5% compared to the previous year at €10.3bn ($12.72bn).
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Dispatches from Pittcon 2018 in Orlando
Chromatographic analysis of polar pesticides, including glyphosate, can be challenging, according to Waters Corporation.
Mérieux NutriSciences has inaugurated a food chemistry laboratory in France to strengthen capabilities and increase testing capacity in the region.
An American Heart Association report says diets rich in monounsaturated fatty acids from plants are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared to diets rich in monounsaturated fats from animals, which are linked to...
The UK government's revisions to farming subsidies post-Brexit is a step in the right direction, a think tank says, but more detail is needed on how future policy will aid farmers produce food more sustainably.