Food Ingredients & Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Nestlé has revealed the top food and drink trends that will drive its research, development and innovation in 2025, with speed, personalisation and fusion taking centre stage. Meat and dairy reduction ‘vital’ to climate health – new report warns. The meat and plant-based industries have locked horns as a new report cites diet change as a ...
How PepsiCo is ‘fundamentally transforming’ what it does and …
Oct 6, 2021 — The company says this will 'fundamentally transform' what it does and how it does it. FoodNavigator speaks to Chris Daly, PepsiCo Europe’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to find out more. PepsiCo wants to define how it creates growth and value through the positive change it can support for planet and people. This evolving understanding of the ...
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
Aug 20, 2019 — Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
Five years of Yuka: Co-founder talks strategy, impact, and …
Aug 11, 2022 — Yuka launched onto the French market in 2017. Set up by three co-founders – brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon – its aim is to help consumers make sense of product labels, and ultimately, make ‘healthier’ choices. In the long term, the company hopes that through ‘informed purchasing’, consumers will ...
No safety concern for emulsifier E 471 but EU should tighten up ...
Nov 13, 2017 — News and analysis on food and beverage development and technology. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is recommending the Commission changes the specifications for the emulsifier mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471). In the evaluation , EFSA scientists said there is no safety concern when E 471 is used in foods at the reported ...
The rising price of olive oil: What’s causing it and how long will it …
Apr 30, 2024 — The price of olive oil has seen an extraordinary increase in recent years, with figures from market analyst firm Mintec Global showing a record high of €9.20 per kilogram, reached in January 2024. But why are we seeing this sharp increase and is this trend sustainable when many consumers are already stretched by the cost-of-living crisis.
Acacia gum: How food additive E414 is tapping into the …
Nov 5, 2019 — Acacia gum wears a number of different hats. The food additive is known as gum arabic, acacia fibre, and E414, and functions as a natural emulsifier, stabiliser, texturiser, and as a source of fibre. Acacia gum can also be used to extend a product’s shelf life and improve mouthfeel. Having been employed by civilisations since 2650 BC – when ...
Peanut shortage: What caused it and is it set to last? - Bakery and …
Apr 25, 2024 — The first and perhaps most influential reason for the shortage of peanuts is changing weather patterns and extreme weather events in the growing regions which supply the EU. “Most of the peanuts supplied to the EU come from Argentina,” Aidan Wright, senior commodity analyst & methodology lead at market analyst firm Mintec Limited told ...
How fermentation biotech is creating ‘Agricultural 2.0’
Mar 25, 2021 — The biofermentation production process / Pic: Michroma. Michroma’s fermentation process allows it to upcycle agroindustrial residues to feed its fungi, conduct waste management, and simultaneously reduce the cost of the culture media. “It’s agriculture 2.0,” Cassini hailed. Fermentation processing in the age of increased interest in ...
'We’re fooled into believing that these companies are taking …
Feb 8, 2022 — NewClimate Institute has released a report accusing big companies like Nestlé and Unilever of putting out ‘ambitious sounding’ carbon goals that have ‘very low integrity’. The food giants – both of whom have made net zero pledges – reject this conclusion.