Food Industry

2020 saw a 13% increase in the number of food recalls in Europe versus, according to data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. A total of 1168 food recalls were reported in the RASFF system. Nuts were the most recalled product, followed by cereals and bakery products,…

The technology could hold the key to logistical problems that drive up prices. But will it also entrench the food industry's biggest players? Consumers have good reason to worry about the frailty of the global food supply chain. This is not because of lack of food, but because—as we’ve recently…

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET As co-founder and CEO of &pizza, a fast-casual pizza chain constantly ahead of the curve on technology, Michael Lastoria is paving the way for how the food and beverage industry should treat employees. Join Inc. for what promises to be…

World leaders have gathered in Glasgow to take part in the COP26 summit, a UN conference that hopes to build consensus on how to avert some of the most disastrous consequences of climate change.​ The summit follows the monumental 2015 the Paris Agreement, which was inked by over 190 countries.…

The global Xylitol Market size is expected to reach USD 738.10 million by 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 6.4% over the forecast period. The product demand has been growing rapidly owing to the high demand for natural ingredients in the food…

New Zealand’s supermarket sector is currently under government review, with preliminary findings by the Commerce Commission having concluded that the current state of competition is not working well for consumers’​, that the supermarkets are making ‘persistently high’​ profits and describing the sector as a duopoly dominated by Foodstuffs and Woolworths…

Breast milk is lauded for its immune-boosting properties, contribution to brain and bone development, and effectiveness in the treatment of many skin conditions. It is also thought to exert direct anti-inflammatory effects, by suppressing inflammatory cell function. It wasn’t until entrepreneur Maya Ashkenazi had children of her own that she…

“The climate crisis is already devastating agriculture globally. It’s driving worsening humanitarian crisis, hunger and migration. People living in poverty, particularly women farmers and indigenous people, are being affected first and the worst,”​ Dr Franziska Humbert, Senior Policy Advisor Business and Human Rights at Oxfam, told FoodNavigator’s Climate Smart Food​…

A spinach weigher in a fresh-cut produce facility that has a ‘digital twin.’ Credit: Genevieve Sullivan, Cornell University Researchers from Cornell University are blending food science expertise and computer programming savvy to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks. Listeriosis, an infection caused by eating food contaminated by the bacterium…

Department continues to emphasize importance of serving children healthy foods WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean and USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator Cindy Long yesterday hosted a virtual listening session…