Food Industry

The global snack food industry is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.3% between 2019 and 2024, according to Mordor Intelligence. That market's future could be defined by the tastes of Gen Z consumers, who are expected to account for 40% of…

In a world that seems to be drowning in plastic bottles, recycling this waste into useful materials would help to reduce its environmental impact. KAUST researchers have now invented a way to turn plastic bottles into porous membranes that could be used as mo…

COVER STORY The sugar wars are about to change your food label. Heres why A decade ago, a nearly 90 min long YouTube video by a California endocrinologist changed the way millions of people view the role of sugar in their diets. Its unlikely star, Robert L…

NEW YORK (AP) The Senate's top Democrat is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to examine a report that found dozens of baby food products contaminated with lead and other metals. Sen. Chuck Schumer says Sunday the FDA must take more action to regula…

There is a growing awareness of the need for sustainability and a shift towards conscious consumption, Kaitlin said. But, in a mainstream sense, were not there yet. The young entrepreneur has made it her mission to build awareness of the importance of sustai…

Spotted: Swiss luxury chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has developed a way to reduce waste by using the entire cacao fruit in chocolate manufacture. Traditionally, only the cacao beans are used in chocolate-making, and around 70 per cent of the fruit is disca…

Ruth Hauntz remembers attending a segregated state fair when she was a kid. Now, at 85, her food makes thousands of fairgoers happy every year Since 2005, the State Fair of Texas has crowned winners of the Big Tex Choice Awards, a competition among concession…

Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have devised a software tool that can play a high-speed "Match Game" to identify bioactive molecules and the microbial genes that produce them so they can be evaluated as possible antibiotics and other th…

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DeltaTrak announced it has joined Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled global ecosystem for the food industry. Using the solution, DeltaTrak will work with suppliers of leafy greens and other perishable food commodities, to gu…

As mass pro-democracy demonstrations continue to rock Hong Kong, and student-led strikes around the world call for action against climate change, the variety of works in this Books Briefing can lend insight into the many forms protest has taken over the decad…