Food Industry

Grupo Bimbo confession triggers renewed scrutiny of food industry practices For the first time in nearly six years, notable progress has been observed in the investigation of price-fixing in the bread market, initiated in 2015. However, it is noteworthy that this advancement is not attributed to the efforts of the…

NEW YORK, June 22, 2023 /Vwire/ — Introducing a truly unique product to the American snack-food industry is a rare event. Freekeh (“free-kuh”) Harvest® Baked Pita Chips are just that — completely new. Freekeh was discovered around 2300 B.C. by accident. A civil war was raging in the Eastern Mediterranean. Under siege and worried…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) has initiated a far-reaching project called the Salmonella Grand Challenge. The endeavor unites a group of scientists from ARS, universities, and the food industry, each specializing in various fields, to combat Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen that infects a million Americans…

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, June 13, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Proventus Bioscience, a biotech company that produces sustainable biological microorganisms for use by various industries, announced the start of construction of its new 20,000-square-foot production plant and corporate headquarters at 4455 Griffith St., Saint-Laurent, QC.Proventus' new 20,000-square foot facility is designed…

China expands use of B vitamins into sports drinks, raises maximum dosage of taurine​​China’s food safety authorities have allowed the use of vitamins B1 and B2 in beverages for special purposes, such as sports and nutritive drinks. At the moment, vitamins B1 and B2 are allowed to be incorporated as…

Concerns over potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in the food industry loom large The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has significantly transformed various industries, and the food industry is no exception. Its emergence in the retail and service sectors has also brought forth a plethora of opportunities…

By Spooky on June 6th, 2023 Category: News A Belgian company has developed a water processing installation that allows it to convert pig’s blood into water fit for human consumption. Based in Zwevezele, West Flanders, Veos specializes in producing animal proteins for the food industry by processing animal blood and…

As vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian food markets grow, so too does demand for plant-based protein. In the UK, which boasts one of the most developed plant-based food markets, innovators are working to reduce the country’s reliance on imports of plant proteins such as soy and pea with a home-grown alternative:…

After nearly 40 years in the field, Dave Bishop is well acquainted with the economic ups and downs of farming. “Everything is very variable and that’s why our margins are so thin — because we never know usually what our input costs are going to be and then what we’re…

The collaboration, between the Danish Technological Institute, Fermentationexperts, EXPERGO and Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie, was undertaken in order to develop a new alternative protein out of the fermentation of by-products and macro algae. The new protein is made from a combination of fermented seaweed and rapeseed…