News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As high profile media coverage looks at the misguided, and as witnessed, dangerous consequences of unclear allergen information, we spoke to global intelligence agency, Mintel, about how big the problem of allergen labelling is.
Cultured meat might not be the answer to climate change some hope because in the current energy system the benefits of reducing methane could be outweighed by increased carbon dioxide emissions, new research suggests.
Finland’s ‘clean, safe and pure’ reputation in Asia presents an opportunity for Finnish food SMEs, says Business Finland, which is piloting a WeChat platform to boost export channels to China.
The UK’s high ranking among the world’s digital commerce markets is driven by 4G connectivity, app-based shopping, and London’s high-earning millennials, according to Euromonitor International.
Shopper insight provider IRI suggests e-commerce offers “huge opportunities” for food retailers and manufacturers to meet the needs of a new generation of shoppers. In order to capitalise, the industry must respond to eight key emerging trends.
Food manufacturers and retailers are operating in an “increasingly complex” environment as technological advances contribute to the merging of channels and development of new approaches to the traditional shopper mission. FoodNavigator speaks to Nick...
The UK has said it will extend the deadline on some food policy consultations as Environment Secretary Michael Gove admits a no-deal exit from the EU could see an immediate halt to food trade with the bloc.
Spanish-based frozen food business Fripozo is to invest €41m to construct a production centre as part of an industrial expansion of its Torres de Cotillas headquarters in Murcia.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has developed a new scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food.
Sustainability
Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts on Monday, February 25, sees businesses backing Fairtrade’s cocoa campaign with calls for more action from UK government.
Today’s increasingly complex, fragmented and global food supply chains have led to a steep increase in food fraud, according to Bühler and the only way to tackle it is enhanced transparency across the entire value chain and emerging digital technology.
Food for thought
Publication of the European Commission’s new bioeconomy strategy last October may have passed many in the food sector by. However, the agri-food chain lies at the heart of the concept.