Food Industry

The global population will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, according to the UN. Making sure we can produce and distribute enough food to match the demand is already one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. To keep up with the ever-increasing needs of …

The technology that unboiled the egg is being used to help improve people's capacity to absorb fish oil. The discovery is the latest in a growing number of breakthroughs across the globe using the Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD). Invented by Professor Colin Ras…

Burger King and Wendy's slam Jack in the Box after Kim Kardashian tweets a mysterious complaint about the burger chain (QSR, WEN, JACK)

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Amazon buys chunk of Deliveroo Online retail giant Amazon has taken a bite out of U.K.-based global food delivery service Deliveroo, by making a multi-million dollar investment in the company. Although…

Some consumers place importance on locally grown or organic food. Others want the products they purchase to look and taste good. Yet others focus on low prices. However, no matter what their other requirements, everyone would like their food to be free of con…

The time has come for robots to take over the kitchen, but not in the way you might think. Robots aren’t ready to be your personal chef, but they are ready to taste your food. Move over, Alexa, the next smart gadget might be a tongue. Traditionally, taste tes…

Michael Watson wanted his junior year of high school to be his best yet. After struggling with his weight for much of his young life, he decided he was ready to commit to slimming down. So last year he started walking to and from school every day 40 minutes …

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Amazon buys chunk of Deliveroo Getty Online retail giant Amazon has taken a bite out of U.K.-based global food delivery service Deliveroo, by making a multi-million dollar investment in the co…

Food is intensely personal, part of what makes us sentient, soul-filled, humans. We share food as an act of belonging. Memories of meals together, the winter Sunday roast cosseted by Yorkshire pudding or summer pudding served on a hot July afternoon, resplend…

How can we cure ourselves and heal the planet? Wilson tries drinking a Soylent-like powdered meal-replacement at lunch for a week; it effectively tamps down her hunger, but the lack of variety is dispiriting. She memorably calls such products pet food for hum…