Latest News in the food Industry
Regional: Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo investment helps raise the stakes for personalised nutrition player Bioniq
20 Dec 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo has invested $15 million in personalised nutrition company Bioniq, a move that not only raises the value of the company to $82 million, but also kickstarts its marketing and branding efforts.
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Simplifying food labels with EUFIC’s interactive tool
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.
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Europe’s new strategies pave the way for alternative protein growth
12 Dec 2024
European countries such as Lithuania and the Netherlands are adopting strategic approaches to accelerate the development of alternative proteins, balancing innovation with food safety to drive sustainable food systems.
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Consumer awareness and transparency key factors in shift to natural-based emulsifiers
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.
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South Korea launches campaign to correct mistranslated food
6 Dec 2024
The Seoul city government has created a new campaign to promote standardised foreign-language names for Korean food to overcome translation errors.
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Impossible Foods courts family-friendly plant-based meals
5 Dec 2024
Plant-based meat and poultry alternatives have faced volatile conditions in both North America and Europe, but Impossible Foods is fighting back by partnering with Disney to promote its Impossible “Chicken” Nuggets.
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EU's food labelling laws are full of gaps, says EU Court of Auditors
2 Dec 2024
Food labels are confusing consumers and misleading them with false claims, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
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Concerns grow over EU-Mercosur deal
28 Nov 2024
The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC, has warned that the EU-Mercosur trade deal is likely to fail both consumers and farmers on sustainability goals.
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Nordic countries need tougher food waste reporting, new research finds
26 Nov 2024
The Nordic Council of Ministers has released a report recommending how the region can tackle its food waste problem to achieve reduction targets.
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Protein-boosted ready-to-drink beverages expand beyond shakes
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.
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Access to Nutrition Initiative gets industry backing to use Nutrient Profile Models to better assess food ‘healthiness’
25 Nov 2024
The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) is spearheading a new project to standardise the assessment of food healthiness to better monitor the industry's transition to more nutritious product portfolios.
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New smart frozen food storage system promises energy and labour savings
22 Nov 2024
Norwegian retail technology firm, Strongpoint, says it has successfully trialed its new multi-zoned frozen food system with food distribution company Haugaland Storhusholdning.
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