Future-proofing agriculture: UK researchers tap into AI and robotics for climate-resilient crops
10 May 2024 --- Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to monitor plants and pinpoint precise changes in photosynthesis to grow climate-resilient crops that they say will help grow “tomorrow’s atmosphere... Read More
Beyond The Headlines: Puratos launch Sapore Lavida active sourdough, Boosting food safety
10 May 2024 --- This week, Puratos announced the launch of Sapore Lavida, the first completely traceable active sourdough produced in Belgium. PepsiCo’s beverage plant in Northern Spain will become the company’s first plant globally to... Read More
Welsh industry-university partnership develops coconut husk-based packaging material
10 May 2024 --- Woodfree, a Cardiff-based company founded by an entrepreneurial family, is working with Bangor University’s Biocomposites Centre to turn the by-product of coconut production into a low-cost, environmentally sustainable feedstock... Read More
CSPI files FDA complaint for failing to protect consumers from opiate-contaminated poppy seeds
10 May 2024 --- The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is suing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accusing the agency of failing to act on a 2021 regulatory petition asking the FDA to protect consumers from poppy seeds... Read More
Ingredient Focus : Bakery development
Innova Market Insights data indicates that there is a 1% average annual growth rate in bakery launches globally between 2019 and 2023. Sweet biscuits/cookies are the category with the most launches in 2023. One out of three bakery launches were in Europe. Meanwhile, various health claims in bakery... More
Analysis Feature Animal-free innovation
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TOP 5 SELECTED INGREDIENTS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF FOOD & BEVERAGE LAUNCHES VEGAN CLAIMS (GLOBAL, 2023)