News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
In this week’s NPD Trend Tracker, plant-based innovations have caught our attention. Whether it be allplant’s vegan Sunday roast, BOL Foods’ new vegetable centrepieces, of Brakes’ vegan jaffa cake, plants are undeniably in the spotlight! Scroll through...
Danone has said it wants to slash €1bn from its cost base, an effort that will cost up to 2% of its workforce, as it responds to the business challenges of COVID-19. But can the French Activia-to-Alpro manufacturer cut its way to growth?
What do European consumers really think of novel meat products that incorporate plant-based ingredients? An EIT-funded project led Dr Simona Grasso from the University of Reading has sought to find out.
Ingredient manufacturer Beneo is expanding its range of native rice starches as it notes ‘clean label is no longer a trend, it’s mainstream’.
Plant-based foods have shot up in popularity over the last couple of years with the numbers of vegans, vegetarians, and flexitarians increasing rapidly, although from a small base since 2016.