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Former PepsiCo exec bets big on lupini beans with new snack brand

Lupin or lupini beans, which Italians enjoy pickled as a bar snack, are high in protein, high in fiber, and super low in carbohydrates, but are still a novelty this side of the Atlantic, something New York-based startup Lupii hopes to change by showcasing them in a more familiar product format launching in January 2020.

Labels showing the exercise needed to burn off the calories can help curb obesity: study

Labelling food with the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories could help consumers to eat more healthily, according to a UK study.

What’s new on shelf? Gut-healthy and on-the-go cereal bowls, Aussie’s popular dessert meets potato chips and focusing on food waste

Consumer demand comes strongly into play as we head up towards Christmas, with Kellogg’s focusing on fibre and convenience, PepsiCo ramping up its Smith’s potato chip flavour down under and celeb chef Paul Hollywood’s Ready to Bake bread roll packs downsizing...

Cargill and Renmatix explore expansion of a new set of clean-label, functional food ingredients

Cargill has entered a joint development agreement with Renmatix to explore new applications and commercial opportunities to scale a proprietary, water-based process which converts unused plant materials into functional food ingredients with the clean...

Brighter Foods set for expansion as client demand for bespoke bars grows

Brighter Foods, which makes a million bars a day for clients in the slimming, sport, organic, Free From and other niche categories, has partnered with Loma Systems to install an X5C X-ray inspection machine.

Flexitarianism may save the planet -- but it’s killed the traditional European diet

The food industry needs to adapt to a paradigm shift among consumers away from traditional diets, according to speakers at the recent FiE show in Paris.