News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
US retail sales of plant-based meat up 23% year on year
The notion that plant-based or cell-cultured meat will only ever capture a minority share of the conventional meat market is based on a false premise, says Impossible Foods, which is developing plant-based products seeking to precisely mimic the flavor,...
The European Commission is facing calls for a tougher approach to Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) as it looks at proposals for a directive to promote more equitable relationships in the food supply chain.
Automated data capture and Internet of Things (IoT) technology can help food makers improve efficiency, according to Irish data and analytics provider Cognition.
ECMA Congress 2018 preview
Brexit, the Circular Economy, plastic waste and digital technology are some of the highlights at this year’s ECMA (European Carton Makers Association) Congress.
The Scottish Government has called for a “fair solution” to the problem of red meat levy funding.
Food for thought
A new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that the progress on tackling hunger made over the last decade was wiped out this year. The global food sector must respond by stepping up its efforts to combat malnutrition and...
UK start-up In The Buff talks to FoodNavigator about cracking into the consolidated condiment category, helping consumers eat healthily with "marginal gains" and what pea protein isolate is like to work with.
UK-based agribusiness impact investor AgDevCo has secured £55m ($71m) from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to expand its portfolio of sustainable investments in African agriculture.