Exotic flavours and street food: Major International taps top trends
Ingredients supplier Major International wants to capitalise on growing demand in the UK for “exotic flavours and street food”.
Archives for March 29, 2019
Cancer Research UK condemns junk food promotions: ‘Special offers fuel obese shoppers’
Shoppers that purchase around 40-80% of goods on special offer have a greater chance of being obese, says Cancer Research UK, which is pushing for restrictions on price promotions for less healthy products.
‘Putting our money on priority areas’: Orkla unveils swathe of acquisitions
Nordic food and ingredients group Orkla today (29 March) unveiled a slate of acquisitions that, it said, reflected its strategy to invest behind priority areas.
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Welsh agri-food minister talks innovation, Brexit and post-CAP opportunities
The Welsh Government revealed plans to pump an additional £22m into the food and drink industry last week at Taste Wales, an event promoting Welsh food to more than 200 domestic and international buyers.
Danish Technological Institute outlines meat industry development goals
The Danish Technological Institute is to unveil a series of development goals designed to help the meat industry increase competitiveness.
Ukraine poultry exports to the EU jeopardised
The European Commission may more than triple the duty-free export quota on boneless chicken breasts for Ukraine poultry companies, bringing it to 70,000 tonnes (t) per year, if Ukraine agrees to some import duties on in-bone chicken breasts.
The Ingredients Show 2019: Profiling cutting edge innovation, sourcing strategies and growth opportunities
The Ingredients Show, the only UK-based trade event profiling the ingredients sector, will return to the NEC in Birmingham next month. FoodNavigator and sister publication NutraIngredients have put together a packed programme for the event’s Education...
Ireland taps DNA screening tool for food fraud: ‘The beauty is…you don’t have to know what you’re looking for’
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has become the first regulator to adapt next generation sequencing technology to test plant-based foods and food supplements.
The world’s reliance on wheat threatens food security: new report
Global farming practices – dominated by wheat, corn and rice – are playing havoc with the preservation of wildlife and putting food security at further risk, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Adventurous eating pushing hybrids, flavors and plant-based snacks: Innova
Plant-based, protein and fiber trends remain in the top ten for 2019, but consumer demand has expanded into personal connections and ‘adventurous’ discovery. Virginia Lee, insights and innovation manager at Innova Market Insights, shared details and...