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How to revive stagnating plant-based meat sales
6 Jul 2023
Sales of plant-based meat are stagnating, products are being withdrawn, and brands are declaring bankruptcy – but Rabobank’s RaboResearch has identified five strategies that could help revive the category, and precision fermentation could be an NPD gam...
Read moreUK consumer trust in supermarkets falls to nine-year-low
5 Jul 2023
Research by UK consumer review organisation, Which?, reports decreasing levels of trust in the food industry, with two-thirds of shoppers feeling ripped off.
Read moreUK retailers flout unhealthy product regulation
4 Jul 2023
UK retailers are continuing to promote unhealthy products that are high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) despite recent regulation that bans such practices.
Read moreAre Dutch supermarkets committed to human rights?
3 Jul 2023
Dutch supermarkets lack widespread measures to respect human rights in supply chains, research project Superlist Social's inaugural report finds.
Read moreNBJ: How vitamin C demonstrates the law(s) of gravity for the US supplement industry
28 Jun 2023
US sales of vitamin C and botanical supplements saw the biggest growth during the Covid-19 pandemic but have since declined, according to the latest Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ) Supplement Business Report, demonstrating how fast and how far fortune...
Read moreRainforest Alliance praises Nescafé for regenerative agriculture efforts
27 Jun 2023
Instant coffee brand Nescafé is supporting coffee farmers to adopt regenerative agricultural practices, according to a recent supply chain assessment by Rainforest Alliance that highlighted “encouraging trends”.
Read moreE-gaming growth influences food and drink collaborations
26 Jun 2023
Food and drink brands are increasingly appealing to e-gamers with special edition launches, such as Coca Cola’s League of Legends product or Swedish ice cream brand N!ck’s Minecraft-inspired flavours.
Read moreUS approves cell-cultured meat
22 Jun 2023
Cell-cultivated chicken can now be sold in the US as regulatory authorities give the final greenlight to two cellular agriculture firms, UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat.
Read moreAbsolut Vodka’s (plastic lined) paper bottle sparks greenwashing accusations
21 Jun 2023
Social media users have called out Absolut Vodka over greenwashing following its trial of a single-mould paper bottle that contains an integrated barrier of recyclable plastic.
Read moreCatering to the ‘new’ Vietnamese consumer
20 Jun 2023
Vietnam’s food industry is evolving to meet the needs of “the new face of the Vietnamese consumer” after shifts in consumer class, demographics, and digitalisation, says McKinsey.
Read moreSustainability commitments lead more LatAm brands to B Corp
19 Jun 2023
A growing number of Latin American brands are becoming B Corp certified as they seek to address consumers’ sustainability concerns, from Colombia’s Luker Chocolate to Brazil’s Naveia and B.You Açaí.
Read moreUS and Philippines team up to tackle food security
16 Jun 2023
The US and Philippines have agreed on joint actions to mitigate climate change and its impact on our future food system, including through investments in agtech and biotechnology.
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