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Industry insights from NIZO -value food product: fermented non-meat proteins Food Industry

Industry insights from NIZO -value food product: fermented non-meat proteins

René Floris: Where do single cell, microbial proteins fit into the non-animal protein landscape?​​ Fred van de Velde: While many alternative proteins are being created from ‘traditional’ and familiar plant sources such as nuts, oats, peas, etc., companies continue to develop novel ways to create proteins from various non-animal sources.…
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September 15, 2021
UK disruptive sustainability startup Greener grows to over 100 businesses Food Industry

UK disruptive sustainability startup Greener grows to over 100 businesses

For immediate release Greener – a Bath-based startup using matchmaking technology to help food and drink businesses build sustainable supply chains – has grown to over 100 businesses since its launch at the end of June. The platform is using advanced modelling techniques to make sustainability simple, intuitive, and accessible…
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September 14, 2021
Loving localisation: How the food industry is tailoring global plant-based trend to Asian tastes Food Industry

Loving localisation: How the food industry is tailoring global plant-based trend to Asian tastes

Although the current plant-based trend started in the West, plant-based foods are not new in Asia, with traditional staples such as soy, seaweed, wheat gluten, or mushrooms prevalent. This has since evolved, and recent plant-based foods introduced in the region include Philippines’ meat free Giniling (stewed ground meat), Hong Kong’s…
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September 9, 2021
PepsiCo gives $50m to strengthen Hispanic owned businesses Food Industry

PepsiCo gives $50m to strengthen Hispanic owned businesses

PepsiCo has given $50m to support Hispanic businesses. The platform that is being supported is entitled Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow). This project is aimed at strengthening Hispanic-owned restaurants, bodegas and meat markets. A statement from Pepsico detailed the benefits of Juntos Crecemos. It will see Hispanic business owners receive…
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September 6, 2021
‘News of this trial will likely be welcomed by the food industry’: Europe’s first CRISPR-edited wheat set to be grown Food Industry

‘News of this trial will likely be welcomed by the food industry’: Europe’s first CRISPR-edited wheat set to be grown

CRISPR – or gene editing technology – represents an exciting development for the food industry, but regulation has limited the use of the technology in agriculture. Both gene editing and genetic modification are banned by the EU, although Brussels is reviewing its stance on CRISPR crops​. The UK is consulting…
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September 3, 2021
Post-pandemic food safety: Mars, UN and Singapore government-backed body on strategies for success Food Industry

Post-pandemic food safety: Mars, UN and Singapore government-backed body on strategies for success

This is why in this edition of the FNA Deep Dive, we take a closer look at the food safety sector in the Asia Pacific region, with input from some of the biggest names and most prominent leaders in the sector from global confectionary giant Mars to the United Nations’…
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August 20, 2021