EIT Food has launched its 2023 Entrepreneurship Programmes, designed to offer support to entrepreneurs to scale up their agrifood startups working to solve global food system challenges and deliver new innovations worldwide.
Shockingly – in the run up to the country’s biggest watched sporting event – Frito-Lay’s latest Snack Index found that almost half the country’s Super Bowl fans would rather see their team lose than have to sit through the game without snacks.
Trade groups like Craft Bakers Association, Scottish Bakers and Federation of Bakers have welcomed the UK Baking Industry Code of Practice (CoP) for the Labelling of Sourdough Bread and Rolls. The Real Bread Campaign, on the other hand, remains highly...
Of the more than 120 million metric tonnes of corn starch produced each year, nearly 15 percent is discarded or fed to chickens and other animals. Swedish researchers have consequently successfully claimed to have developed a method to generate nutritional...
After nearly two decades of first appearing in fast-food restaurants across the US and becoming a go-to favorite for spicy aficionados, sriracha today is not only an established flavor that many consumers love, but according to Kerry’s Taste & Nutrition...
Bartek Ingredients is strengthening its position as the world’s largest producer of malic and food-grade fumaric acid with a CA$175m state-of-the-art production facility in Ontario, Canada.
During the Dakar 2 African Food Summit, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Canadian government announced the establishment of a special fund to support Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agriculture sector.
The Open Wing Alliance (OWA) has released its 2023 Global Manufacturers report, which commends those companies for being transparent in their cage-free egg commitment, but also names and shame those that are lagging.
PepsiCo has launched a project to turn waste into renewable energy at its snack plant in Carregado, Portugal. The move, a first for PepsiCo in Southern Europe, will reduce carbon emissions at the site.
EverPro – created from upcycled brewers spent grains BSG – sits at the heart of several of the optimised protein blends developed by Osage Food Products to deliver targeted functional properties for better-for-you snacks like nutrition bars and protein...
The female-founded snack brand – now a PepsiCo brand – furthers its legacy of empowering women entrepreneurs with a new cohort of Project winners and showcasing Rise – created in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine and...
The Baking Forum – endorsed by the Federation of Bakers and the Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM), along with companies like AB Mauri, Frank Roberts, Zeelandia and Fine Lady Bakeries – is taking place on 19 May at the Queens Hotel...
SNAC International (SNAC) has announced its keynote speakers for the March event are Utz’s Howard Friedman and Battier, Miami Heat’s two-time NBA champ and VP of Analytics and Basketball Development.
South African sultanas are being pitched as the ideal Veganuary ingredient for both short-lived New Year’s resolutions and the longer-term consumer push to improve health via a better-for-you diet.
Bimbo Bakeries USA – the North American arm of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s biggest bakery manufacturer – has unveiled a bread that comprises the equivalent of one cup of vegies per loaf.
It’s widely known that snacking habits have increased over the past several years, spiking during the darker days of the pandemic as consumers turned to comfort eating. While the snackification trend continues to dominate, what has changed is the way...
For producers of traditionally indulgent snacks, New Year’s Resolutions raise the perennial challenge – how to keep health-conscious consumers engaged when they are at their most vigilant and discerning. Fortunately, the narratives around ‘guilt’, ‘indulgence’...
Removing around 216 calories from the daily intake of people who are overweight or obese would set England on a path to halve obesity by 2030, according to research published by the innovation charity Nesta. The analysis found that it is possible to achieve...
New research from Cargill reveals consumers want the best of both worlds – indulgence and health – and they’re willing to pay more for baked goods that deliver on both attributes.
Kind Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky and the team that helped to build his brand into a multi-billion dollar realisation have formed Camino Partners, an investment platform committed to help build the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Free from snack producer Fodilicious, broccoli crisps maker Growers Garden, and biscuit manufacturers Aldomak, Border Biscuits and Dean’s of Huntly are among the 13 Scottish businesses to be awarded funding from FDF Scotland’s Reformul8 Challenge Fund.
Australia recently launched a public consultation as a first step towards reviewing its Food and Grocery Code of Conduct following increasing concerns over its effectiveness and ability to resolve disputes between suppliers and retailers.
Mondelēz International has released its 2022 State of Snacking report, which reveals that, for the fourth consecutive year, snacking remains a preference over traditional meals, even though consumers are feeling the crunch of the current economy.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will step up oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products at the behest of industry and legislators who worry increasingly complex supply chains paired with the high price premiums...
Campbell Soup Company is planning to consolidate its Snacks and Meals & Beverages divisions, further enhancing its already impressive headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, to ‘drive greater creativity, collaboration and career development’.
Genetically engineering rice to have better salt tolerance could allow it to be grown in places it would otherwise fail, new research from the University of Sheffield has found.
A study has claimed to show that modern ‘green’ products recycled from human excreta are excellent – and importantly, safe – fertilizers to use on food crops.
Food price inflation in Europe is a serious worry for many consumers staring down the barrel of higher prices at the checkout. What impact is this going to have on F&B innovation and consumer demand in 2023?
Following a trading standards complaint by the UK watchdog, high street retailer Iceland has withdrawn its own-brand ‘50% white and wholemeal’ loaf from shelves.
The six finalists of the Challenge’s Novel Tech category are Canadian commercial organisations with disruptive ideas that can be honed to prevent spoilage of pre-harvest crops, extend the shelf life of food, and transform food waste into compostable bioplastics.
Most schools nationwide are struggling to source sufficient options that meet current government-imposed nutrition standards and which students will eat – a problem that could worsen if the US Department of Agriculture imposes stricter, long-term nutrition...
Dollar sales of foods and beverages in IRI-measured multi-outlet stores in the US rose 8.7% to $753bn in 2022 vs 2021, driven by double-digit inflation, while unit sales dropped -3.3%, although units are still above pre-pandemic levels, according to IRI...
German flour treatment specialist Mühlenchemie is placing a spotlight on scientific work into wheat flour alternatives, while US biotech firm Energis has garnered the green light for its pathogen reduction tech.
The Black-owned and woman-founded vegan and allergy-friendly producer has officially become a Certified B Corporation, hot on the heels of its partnerships with Eat. Learn. Play., The Birthday Project and #HashtagLunchbag in 2023.
The Guild of Fine Food has launched a new bursary that will see 50 micro F&B producers – including the world’s most innovative bakery and snack startups – punt their products to an expert panel of judges for Great Taste 2023 for free.
The Mexican bakery giant has acquired Vel PItar SA – a major player in branded breads and other baked goods in Romania – from US private equity firm NCH Capital for an undisclosed amount.
The food industry in Thailand is calling for the development of a more all-rounded solution to reduce sodium consumption, including product reformulation and innovation, amid continuing talk of a salt tax.
Many packaged food and beverage manufacturers that have trimmed serving sizes without lowering cost in recent years to mitigate inflation have tried to do so in stealth mode for fear of losing value-seeking shoppers, but new research suggests if they...
