AHDB launches £1.4m lamb campaign
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced a £1.4m campaign to support the lamb and sheep sector.
Archives for May 10, 2019
Gluten-free flour from spent coffee grounds snags Mondelēz’s first SnackFutures ‘Shark Tank’ award
Mondelēz International announced the two winners of its first SnackFutures ‘Future of Snacking’ pitch competition at the Seeds & Chips annual Global Innovation Summit held in Milan, Italy, from May 6-9 2018.
Childhood obesity won’t be reversed by 9pm junk ad curfew, claims advertising head
A ban on junk food ads before 9pm won’t help tackle England’s childhood obesity epidemic, according to the director of public affairs at the Advertising Association.
Kantar predicts ‘seamless’ personalised shopping in the supermarket of the future
New technologies will empower consumer and create a ‘seamless’ shopping experience in the supermarket of the future and retailers will embrace new technology that opens the door to a truly personalised experience, research from Kantar predicts.
Russian poultry production sees downturn
Russian farmers produced 1.15 million tonnes (t) of poultry meat in the first quarter of 2019, 6.2% down on the same period of the previous year.
Food ‘powerhouses’ to phase out industrial trans fats by 2023
The International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA), which includes Nestlé and Unilever as well as fast-food giant McDonald's, have set a goal of phasing out industrially produced trans fats (iTFAs) from the global food supply by 2023.
‘A game changer in food to go’: Robotics start-up Karakuri delivering personalisation with Ocado investment
Ocado has led an investment round in Karakuri, a robotics start-up that Ocado CEO Tim Steiner describes as a “potential game-changer in food to go”.
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Patented new culture helps fermented dairy brands deliver sweetness without so much added sugar, says Chr. Hansen
Sweety Y-1 – a patented new culture from Chr. Hansen with “superior pH stability” – enables dairy manufacturers to make yogurts and other fermented dairy products with less added sugar, claims the company.