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FoodBytes! by Rabobank participants announced

FoodBytes! by Rabobank participants announced

1 Oct 2019

FoodBytes! by Rabobank – the global pitch competition and networking platform that connects innovative consumer food, foodtech and agtech startups with corporate leaders and investors - has announced the 15 food and agriculture startups that will compe...

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Givaudan reconvenes Chefs Council

Givaudan reconvenes Chefs Council

23 Sep 2019

Givaudan has announced its latest Givaudan’s Chef’s Council event focusing on protein.

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Survey: quality drives millennial food shopping

Survey: quality drives millennial food shopping

17 Sep 2019

Quality drives millennial food shopping, and they are willing to pay more for it, according to a new Whole Foods Market survey.

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Nestlé revamps plant-based food range

Nestlé revamps plant-based food range

30 Aug 2019

Nestlé has expanded its plant-based food range in Europe with its new 'cook from raw' Garden Gourmet Incredible Mince. It is also introducing a new and improved version of its Garden Gourmet Incredible Burger.

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KFC trials Beyond Meat 'chicken'

KFC trials Beyond Meat 'chicken'

29 Aug 2019

Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the first national U.S. QSR (quick service restaurant) to introduce a plant-based chicken, in partnership with Beyond Meat.

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Scientists make butter from water

Scientists make butter from water

28 Aug 2019

Cornell food scientists have created what they describe as a new dreamy, creamy – and very low calorie – spread.

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Industry innovates with new high protein ingredients

Industry innovates with new high protein ingredients

26 Aug 2019

Consumer interest in high protein foods and drinks continues to grow, and a few enterprising companies have responded to the trend by manipulating protein-rich ingredients to make them even higher in protein.

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A matter of taste: Using AI to speed product development

A matter of taste: Using AI to speed product development

19 Aug 2019

What if artificial intelligence could specify flavour preference in any given market? Several companies are using big data to do just that, and the trend is gaining ground.

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Viome, Mayo Clinic to collaborate on personal nutrition

Viome, Mayo Clinic to collaborate on personal nutrition

6 Aug 2019

Personalised nutrition company Viome is to collaborate with Mayo Clinic. The initial focus of the collaboration is two-fold: to better understand the role of nutrition in disease and to explore the potential of Viome's AI-driven personalized diets in h...

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3F BIO launches biorefinery facility

3F BIO launches biorefinery facility

29 Jul 2019

3F BIO, along with a consortium of nine other partners, has announced the launch of a project (known as ‘PLENITUDE’) to build a first-of-its-kind, large-scale, integrated biorefinery facility to produce proteins for food from low-cost sustainable feeds...

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Cargill and Ecolab partner on startups

Cargill and Ecolab partner on startups

24 Jul 2019

Recognizing the critical role that the companies believe innovation plays in creating a safer and more sustainable food system, Cargill and Ecolab are supporting a second class of startups through the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator.

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Nestlé collaborates with OpenSC on blockchain

Nestlé collaborates with OpenSC on blockchain

5 Jul 2019

Nestlé says it will break new ground in supply chain transparency through a collaboration with OpenSC – a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

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