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News While there has been significant success in replicating burger patties, sausage and chicken nuggets, one type of meat remains in conspicuously short supply amid the available options: plant-based whole cuts. However, whole-cut protein analogues are in demand by consumers which has prompted companies to focus their innovation capabilities in thatferrous sulfate 150 mg direction. […]

News Coffee is probably one of the world’s most popular functional beverages, providing millions with their daily caffeine hit. However, some brands are taking its functional benefits further by adding in botanicals, vitamins, and other nutrients. Consumers are increasingly seeking food and drink products that bring them a tangible benefit. According to Innova Market Insights, […]

News Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, many Western multinationals responded by pausing their operations in Russia. However, although the list of major companies exiting the country is growing, not all enterprises have elected to sever their ties with Russia. As consumers and investors alike have put pressure on companies to close stores, […]

News Vanilla is a prized flavouring whose high price has prompted the production of fraudulent substitutes throughout the supply chain. Recently, a French investigation revealed examples of retailers and manufacturers using artificial vanillin and fraudelently claiming it was real vanilla.   According to an investigation by the General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud […]

News After years of decline, home baking mixes experienced a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the right positioning and claims, such as clean label and plant-based, brands can continue to leverage the trend for home baking. For many people, baking during national lockdowns was a necessity as supply chain conhow long can you take […]

News Fungi fermentation has stepped into the ring in a big way in recent years, and the number of companies that areferrous gluconate during pregnancy looking to mycoprotein as a method to manufacture plant-based alternatives has proliferated. Alternative protein options abound in today’s market. However, not all options are created equal, and one of the […]

News Seizing on growing demand for Korean cultural exports including “Squid Game, kimchi and Korean barbeque,” Korean food and bio company CJ CheilJedang has partnered Europe’s agrifoodtech accelerator StartLife to expand the worldwide presence of Korean foods. “The world is clearly ready for Korea,” said Heiko Oertling, R&D hub manager at the new CJ research […]

News The colour blue has proven difficult to recreate using natural sources. However, manufacturers have continued to innovate around the challenge of producing a natural, vibrant blue, and the latest addition to the space is a spirulina-based shade from the Israeli food tech company Gavan. Using a proprietary technology, Gavan produced a blue colouring for […]

News As governments move to reduce the use of plastic (both single-use and packaging) through legislation and consumers push for fewer options that harm the environment, companies have progressively moved away from this versatile, flexible packaging option — until the Covid-19 pandemic. The disposable nature of plastic and its flexibility to wrap individual portions positioferric sodium edta […]

News European Consumer Organisation, BEUC, welcomed Unilever’s recent pledge to publicly measure its product portfolio’s nutrition scores against at least six key health targets and hopes more companies will “follow suit,” said Nelleke Polderman, the group’s senior policy officer. Not least, this should apply to EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practice […]