News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has issued an urgent recall of Farmhouse Biscuits Honey and Oat cookies, as biscuits that contain wheat were accidentally packed into some packets.
Not enough big food companies have the "digital maturity" needed to embrace open innovation, according to the national director of France's start-up network FoodTech.
Ingredients supplier Roquette has expanded its capabilities in premium textured plant based ingredients through the acquisition of Texpall’s extrusion unit in the Netherlands.
A proposal to introduce carbon labelling on food products has been welcomed by the Danish food sector. “In Denmark, we want to showcase our production.”
Finnish meat processor HKScan has secured a listing with arguably one of Sweden’s largest retail outlets ICA for its Karinäs poultry brand.
Irish dairy and nutrition giant Glanbia will fork out more than €300 million to acquire weight management mega-brand SlimFast, as it looks to add more bulk to its offerings in the category.
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Subversive Capital investment fund sees potential in company’s ‘disruptive products and unique approach'.
UK-based bodies the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on farmers to join its independent body The Sheep Health and Welfare Group.
Nuritas, a Dublin-based start-up making waves in the personalised nutrition sector, has appointed some world leading experts to its new scientific advisory board (SAB).