Boost for UK’s farming innovation
The government has given £16.5 million more funding for research and development in farming
Archives for August 26, 2022
Hain Celestial CEO reflects on difficult fiscal year but points to stronger performance ahead
Hain Celestial had a tough fiscal 2022 year but has a positive outlook on its North American business as supply chain disruptions abate and consumers remain loyal to the natural and organic segment.
‘You cannot change the recyclability of a pack by passing the responsibility onto the consumer’: Are packaging innovations forgetting the fundamentals?
The quest for ever more eco-friendly packaging in the food and beverage industry is often done ‘without consideration for the effect on overall recyclability’, FoodNavigator hears.
Impossible Foods tweaks formulation, slashes saturated fat: ‘The category has done a lousy job of explaining itself,' says CEO
While weakening retail sales and grim quarterly earnings from some publicly listed players have prompted intense debate about the future of meat alternatives, the “crisis of confidence” this has prompted has overshadowed the fact that amid all this...
Plant- and meat-based hybrids developed from sunflower side-streams: ‘Sensory properties are key to alt meat acceptance’
The potential for sunflower press cakes to be upcycled into vegan meat alternatives and blended hybrid products is being investigated by a new EIT-Food funded project.
CBD brand Trip expands its foothold in US, launches gummies with $12m fundraise
After dominating the UK CBD space with help from a highly engaged online fanbase, CBD beverage, oil and gummy brand Trip is hoping to cement a similar position in the US – but this time with the additional aid of $12m in funding from prominent...
Could faba replace soy flour in bread for homegrown protein boost?
The potential for locally grown faba bean to increase the protein content in store-bought bread is being investigated by researchers in the UK.
Mission Ventures launches scheme to support healthier challenger brands
Mission Ventures has launched a scheme to support ten healthier challenger brands reach supermarket shelves.