NPD trend tracker: From indulgent vegan protein to healthy soups
From vegan protein bars that 'taste like chocolate' to soup delivering specific health benefits, here is FoodNavigator's weekly round up of product launches from around Europe.
Archives for August 5, 2019
No-deal Brexit food shortages and price hikes would ‘hit poorest hardest’, expert warns
Low-income groups would be ‘disproportionately affected’ by the impact that any no-deal Brexit scenario would have on food prices and availability, Professor Tim Lang of the Centre for Food Policy, City University of London, warns.
Mondelēz ‘slightly decreases’ chocolate and biscuit sizes to tackle childhood obesity
The confectionery giant says the move will bring all chocolate and biscuit products typically purchased for children to under 100 calories in the UK and Ireland.
Dark chocolate lowers risk of depression, study finds
The study is the first to examine the association with depression according to the type of chocolate consumed.
ScotBio increases phycocyanin in spirulina for ‘enhanced’ blue
Scottish biotech company ScotBio has developed a patent-protected method of enhancing the amount of phycocyanin, the blue pigment, produced in spirulina. The company says this innovation will make indoor grown spirulina a cost-effective option for the...
Tulip creates butchery apprentice scheme
UK pork processor Tulip is investing in the future of the industry via a new butchery apprenticeship scheme.