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Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea Food Industry

Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea

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:…
bubmag
June 6, 2023
Upcycled fermented seaweed and rapeseed meal combined to develop new alternative protein Food Industry

Upcycled fermented seaweed and rapeseed meal combined to develop new alternative protein

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…
bubmag
May 23, 2023
RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate Food Industry

RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate

Pick n Pay chairperson Gareth Ackerman was frank in his assessment of the substantial impact of rolling blackouts — significantly worse during the second half of the trading year — on the retailer’s performance. Burning diesel in generators had added massively to Pick n Pay’s costs in recent months, which…
bubmag
May 4, 2023
What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy? Food Industry

What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy?

–– OPINION — By Donna Garren, executive vice president of science and policy, and Sanjay Gummalla, senior vice president of scientific affairs, both of the American Frozen Food Institute America’s food industry deserves a scientific and risk-based regulatory framework from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. That’s why the American…
bubmag
April 26, 2023
Super-aged success: South Korean government lauds scientific validation of senior-friendly food strategy Food Industry

Super-aged success: South Korean government lauds scientific validation of senior-friendly food strategy

The study was conducted by the Kyung Hee University Graduate School of East-West Medical Science in partnership with the Food Industry Promotional Agency of Korea, focusing on 180 older adults with a mean age of 82.7 years. According to the study’s authors, long-term consumption of designated senior-friendly foods – a…
bubmag
April 25, 2023
CMA guidance on competition law and sustainability – How it affects the food industry Food Industry

CMA guidance on competition law and sustainability – How it affects the food industry

The Competition Act 1998 stipulates that competitors making agreements and deals between one another are prohibited from doing so if these deals have the object or effect of restricting competition. Some agreements, such as two businesses agreeing to make changes to their internal policy, do not affect competition. Others, however,…
bubmag
April 24, 2023
Honouring a legend and hiring more workers with a disability, Port Lincoln organisation aims to create more jobs Food Industry

Honouring a legend and hiring more workers with a disability, Port Lincoln organisation aims to create more jobs

Disability employer Bedford has built a larger aquaculture shed in Port Lincoln with the aim of employing more people with a disability. Key points:Bedford employs more than 1,000 people with a disability across South AustraliaThe shed was named after prominent fisherman and businessman Sam SarinBedford hopes to employ more people with a disability…
bubmag
April 24, 2023