Food Ingredients & Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
WEBAn all-female collective of food and drink industry leaders is taking on a lifechanging challenge by travelling across Kenya to raise awareness and funds to support female-led farms in the country. Bring in the Autumn with a range of new drinks, meals, treats and a sneak peep at Christmas food and drink NPD.
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
WEBAug 20, 2019 · Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
Carob: A ‘super-nutritious, highly sustainable hidden gem’?
WEBSep 6, 2021 · Describing carob as a 'hidden gem', Israeli start-up CarobWay agrees with this bullish outlook, not least because the company says carob is a ‘highly sustainable’ crop. Carob is a resilient species that performs well in arid climates. The carob tree, , is mainly grown around the Mediterranean as well as parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle ...
M&A activity reveals dominance of sports nutrition
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Sports nutrition being another, with a CAGR of 9.0% since 2019 and a projected value of 33 billion GBP by 2028. And this success has led to a flurry of activity within the mergers and acquisitions market. In fact, M&A activity in the EMEA sports nutrition sector has been particularly active, with eight notable deals so far in 2024, as a ...
Sweet proteins: How they compare as sweeteners
WEBAug 29, 2024 · When upscaled, they can be an alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. There are approximately 200 sweet proteins, according to Ilan Samish, CEO of Israeli designer protein manufacturer Amai Proteins. Of these, seven are ‘hyper-sweet’, meaning that they are between 700-3000 times sweeter than sugar on …
The rising price of olive oil: What’s causing it and how long will it …
WEBApr 30, 2024 · The price of olive oil has seen an extraordinary increase in recent years, with figures from market analyst firm Mintec Global showing a record high of €9.20 per kilogram, reached in January 2024. But why are we seeing this sharp increase and is this trend sustainable when many consumers are already stretched by the cost-of-living crisis.
How Nestlé Waters plans to deliver water positive impact from 2025
WEBJun 29, 2021 · The bottled water division of Nestlé says that from 2025 onwards, it will help nature retain more water than its business uses in its operations. FoodNavigator finds out what this means in practice. The planet is facing a water crisis. Over the last two billion years, water has been naturally and infinitely renewed.
Introducing the ‘next generation’ of Nestlé’s Dolce Gusto coffee: …
WEBNov 10, 2022 · After five years in development, Nestlé has unveiled Nescafé Dolce Gusto NEO. The company says the new coffee system leverages proprietary ‘SmartBrew’ technology to deliver a first-of-its-kind multi-functional machine with an improved sustainability profile. We take a deeper look at the tech …
What is the ‘next big thing’ in the UK plant-based scene?
WEBApr 19, 2021 · Pitching to investors at the recent Plant Based Summit hosted by start-up network Bread & Jam, FoodNavigator heard from four start-ups claiming to be ‘next big thing’. Fresh alt milk: ‘We say no to plastic, one bottle at a time’. Plant-based milk alternatives have achieved considerable success in …
Cultivated meat innovations
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Cultivated meat, despite only being on the market in one country (Singapore), is on the rise. Cultivated meat, or cultured meat, is meat grown by culturing animal cells. It aims to produce a lower environmental impact than that of animal agriculture, as well as a more authentic taste than plant-based meat. We've seen a range of cultivated meat ...