Food Industry

Scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), explained that their plant-based waterproof packaging made from a corn protein called zein is designed to release "necessary miniscule amounts of antimicrobial compounds"​ only in response to the presence of additional humidity or bacteria ensuring that…

The first is the need for food companies to adapt to quickly accelerating digital behaviours. According to EY’s Future Consumer Index, which is based on a survey of around 15,000 consumers globally, 48% of people believe the way they use technology will change in the long term. Some 31% of…

Florian Schattenmann joined Cargill as chief technology officer and VP of R&D four years ago. He made the jump from the chemicals sector, having most recently held leadership positions at The Dow Chemical Company. The R&D expert – who has worked in Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike – was…

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The research by the Future Sustainable Food Systems research group at the University of Helsinki together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shows that fungus-produced ovalbumin could have the potential to mitigate part of the environmental burden associated with chicken egg white powder. This is especially true when using…

"The food transition is still in its infancy but is being propelled by seismic tailwinds: massive demographic change spurring new consumer demand, significant advancements in the biology, chemistry and physics of food production to create new choices and now capital markets anchored by ESG that want to fund high growth,…

New post-Brexit customs rules for goods arriving in Britain from the European Union have come into effect, changes that a leading food industry body has warned could cause disruption and potentially lead to food shortages. Importers must now make full customs declarations on goods entering the UK from the EU…

Wednesday 29 December 2021 4:59 pm Lorry drivers queuing up to clear customs in Dover The food industry is warning of more disruption to food supplies when new UK import rules take effect this Saturday. From 1 January, importers must make a full customs declaration on goods entering the UK…

Founded in 2017, ThisFish has developed Tally to help digitise the seafood supply chain and bring more traceability and transparency to the global seafood industry. The firm has serviced clients in Canada, US, Latin America, the Philippines, Thailand and is now keen to work with seafood processors in Japan dealing…

Happy’s Humble Burger Farm Review  If you’ve ever worked for a fast-food chain, you’ve most likely seen horrors that your overweight patrons couldn’t fathom. Cholesterol be damned. The type of toll such work takes on the ones unlucky enough to find themselves manning the fry station at a Big Kahuna…