Startup raises $10 million to create digital vegan economy
A group of Israeli friends have created an online vegan lifestyle 'ecosystem' offering products and services, meal-sharing app, tech incubator, meetups, content and its own digital currency.
Archives for August 27, 2019
What does ‘natural’ food mean? Researchers develop index to boost transparency, simplicity, and trust
Researchers have developed a comprehensive index that measures the degree of naturalness in foods. The integrative tool could “significantly improve transparency, simplicity, and trust in the food marketplace,” Hero Group’s Luis Manuel Sánchez-Siles...
‘Consumers are not satisfied with its taste’: FMCG Gurus research flags shortcomings of stevia
Consumers are increasingly working to cut their sugar intake. But, according to a recent poll from consumer research and insight provider FMCG Gurus, shoppers are also unconvinced by one of the most common natural alternatives: stevia.
Polish meat processor offers to acquire local meat business
In what could become Poland’s largest meat industry takeover in recent years, Polish meat processor Tarczynski has made an offer to acquire local troubled meat business ZM Henryk Kania.
Kombucha and cocktails: Molson Coors boosts low/no alcohol portfolio by moving beyond beer
In 2018 Molson Coors purchased Clearly Kombucha in California, and this year it's launched a hopped sparkling water in the UK. The beer giant is increasing its presence in the no/low ABV arena by moving outside of its core beer zone.
Study finds celiac disease more likely for at-risk children who eat gluten
Researchers analyzed the gluten intake of more than 6,000 genetically predisposed children and found a 6% to 7% risk level for every additional gram of gluten consumed.
Ban on live sheep export to Middle East extended due to heat stress risk
The ban on exporting live sheep from Australia to the Middle East has been extended to September 22, due to the risk of heat stress, Australia’s Department of Agriculture announced.