Latest News in the food Industry

16 Dec 2024

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) hopes to turn consumer confusion into clarity with its new interactive online resource for healthier food and beverage choices.

11 Dec 2024

The demand for natural-based emulsifiers in the food industry is surging as health concerns over the use of synthetic emulsifiers have consumers looking for alternatives.

26 Nov 2024

Diets such as keto or Atkins may have paved the way to promote a higher protein intake. Now, the high-protein trend has gone mainstream, penetrating the ready-to-drink-beverage market.

6 Nov 2024

Food waste in Dutch supermarkets continued to fall, registering a total reduction of 35% since monitoring was introduced by the Food Waste Free United Foundation and the Wageningen University & Research in 2018.

1 Nov 2024

Opportunities ramp up in the continent’s food processing industry, yet a lack of policy progression threatens to stall progress.

24 Oct 2024

Ferrero has launched a plant-based version of its Nutella brand, which adds chickpeas to its formulation in a move designed to appeal to growing numbers of vegan consumers.

20 Sep 2024

Following an algorithm update that gives some of its sweetened drinks a worse score, Danone has removed the front-of-pack label, NutriScore, from all of its products – putting profit before public health, say campaigners.

12 Sep 2024

Chobani has launched a prebiotic-enriched, shelf-stable, high-protein dairy milk to support people in disaster zones who need a nutritious drink that does not require refrigeration.

5 Sep 2024

Tesco is trialing a methane-reducing feed supplement for one of its key UK dairy farms, sustainable UK milk producer Grosvenor Farms.

27 Aug 2024

A recent goat and sheep plague outbreak threatens feta production in Greece. The flagship product accounts for roughly 10% of the country’s food exports, but Greek authorities say there is no cause for concern.

26 Aug 2024

A Brazil-based Nestlé research and development team has developed a way to reduce the fat in milk powder by as much as 60%, without impacting the key characteristics that consumers enjoy.

26 Jul 2024

A Dutch court has ruled against Upfield’s plant-based butter, Roombeter, stating that its use of the word ‘room’ (cream) in the product name violates European regulations that protect dairy-related terms allowed for dairy products only.