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‘Taste-adjusting’ chopsticks use electricity to give sensation of enhanced salt

‘Taste-adjusting’ chopsticks use electricity to give sensation of enhanced salt

2 May 2022

Japanese food company Kirin Holdings and researchers have created chopsticks that use an electrical current to give the perception of added saltiness in food by approximately 1.5 times its actual salt content. They are now working to roll out the techn...

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Algae, mushrooms & cell-cultivation: Meet the ProVeg incubator startups

Algae, mushrooms & cell-cultivation: Meet the ProVeg incubator startups

27 Apr 2022

Seven new food startups from around the world joined ProVeg’s alt-protein accelerator programme this year on April 4 to begin a 12-week course. The new group focusses on the latest technologies, including mushroom-based ingredients, cultured...

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To grow, meal kit companies should get cooking on e-commerce strategies

To grow, meal kit companies should get cooking on e-commerce strategies

21 Apr 2022

After demand for meal kits boiled over during the pandemic,  Mintel is advising meal kit companies to need to expand their offerings through e-commerce channels.

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Pulse-based snacks continue to gain ground as a functional choice

Pulse-based snacks continue to gain ground as a functional choice

18 Apr 2022

Pulse-based snacking options such as AirSnax chickpea-based puffed snacks and Tarwi Foods lupin-based hummus in the UK and Hippeas chickpea chips in the US have recently come onto the market as alternatives looking to gain a foothold in the increa...

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Baby formula brands innovate with clean label launches

Baby formula brands innovate with clean label launches

7 Apr 2022

Clean label baby food is receiving a significant amount of development, with two recent brands ByHeart and Bobbi launching formulations certified by the Clean Label Project with a Purity Award.

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Despite healthy attitudes, sweet sales are growing

Despite healthy attitudes, sweet sales are growing

4 Apr 2022

Sales of confectionery and chocolate in the US and Europe are on the rise - despite consumer ongoing interest in better-for-your foods.

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UK ban on 'junk food' advertising to take effect in April

UK ban on 'junk food' advertising to take effect in April

1 Apr 2022

New UK legislation that limits advertising - including in-store promotions and special offers - on products high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) will enter into effect in April.

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Fermentation-derived betalain food colours could replace 70% of natural and synthetic options

Fermentation-derived betalain food colours could replace 70% of natural and synthetic options

31 Mar 2022

Phytolon’s precision fermentation-derived betalain colours “can replace 70% of the natural and synthetic” options once their full potential is exploited, the Israel-based start-up’s co-founder and CEO, Halim Jubran, told Ingredients Network.

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What trends are driving the European food and drink industry?

What trends are driving the European food and drink industry?

24 Mar 2022

Five evolving consumer trends are influencing food and drink development in the EU, spurring new formulation discoveries, product launches and communication campaigns, according to trade association, FoodDrinkEurope.

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Global consumers continue to purchase frozen food as segment thaws

Global consumers continue to purchase frozen food as segment thaws

23 Mar 2022

Across the globe, frozen food is increasingly growing its market share and beginning to make headway as a viable alternative for dinner when, for many years, it was viewed as a lesser alternative to fresh food.

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The race for a true, non-artificial blue continues with spirulina

The race for a true, non-artificial blue continues with spirulina

18 Mar 2022

The colour blue has proven difficult to recreate using natural sources. However, manufacturers have continued to innovate around the challenge of producing a natural, vibrant blue, and the latest addition to the space is a spirulina-based shade from th...

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Why the future of alternative protein is fermented fungi

Why the future of alternative protein is fermented fungi

16 Mar 2022

Fungi fermentation has stepped into the ring in a big way in recent years, and the number of companies that are looking to mycoprotein as a method to manufacture plant-based alternatives has proliferated.

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