Junk food may impair our deep sleep

02-Jun-2023 - In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have investigated how junk food affects sleep. Healthy participants consumed an unhealthier as well as a healthier diet in a randomised order. After the unhealthier diet, the quality of the participants’ deep sleep had deteriorated, compared with ...

Exciting foodtech business opportunities in Skåne, Sweden

“Food is heavily put under the microscope when we’re talking about climate change and other aspects of sustainability,”

01-Jun-2023 - When it comes to food innovation, Sweden’s southernmost province is where hot things are happening. It’s home to a wealth of startups and researchers (as well as established companies) developing novel food solutions in response to market conditions, and they’re seeking investors and partners for ...

Oatly Names Jean-Christophe Flatin Chief Executive Officer

Accomplished Business Leader Promoted From Global President; Toni Petersson Transitions to Co-Chairman of Board of Directors

10-May-2023 - Oatly Group AB, the world’s original and largest oat drink company, today announced Global President Jean-Christophe Flatin will become the company’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective June 1, 2023. Toni Petersson, who has served as CEO since 2012, will then transition to the role of ...

Fiber Bottle Collective based on Dry Molded Fiber

PulPac and PA Consulting announce Bottle Collective to minimise single-use plastic waste

02-Mar-2023 - PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, and PulPac, the Swedish R&D and IP company behind the proprietary production process of Dry Molded Fiber, have launched the Bottle Collective. The Collective will create a fiber bottle alternative to help minimise the use of ...

Low nutritional quality in vegetarian meat substitutes

12-Dec-2022 - The availability of foods based on plant proteins to substitute for meat has increased dramatically as more people choose a plant-based diet. At the same time, there are many challenges regarding the nutritional value of these products. A study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden now ...

Healthy food systems in focus at Uppsala Health Summit

21-Oct-2022 - Food lies at the heart of both health and sustainable development. This year’s Uppsala Health Summit takes on the challenges associated with our food systems and how to make them healthier, more inclusive, equitable and sustainable. Uppsala Health Summit will discuss practical solutions for the ...

Agriculture drives more than 90% of tropical deforestation

12-Sep-2022 - Halting deforestation will require a step-change in approach, and to be effectivemeasures must address underlying and indirect roles of agriculture, says study. A new study published today in leading journal, Science, finds that between 90 and 99 percent of all deforestation in the tropics is ...

AAK invests in food tech company Green-On to accelerate improved sustainability in future food applications

20-Jul-2022 - AAK AB (publ.) has decided to invest in Green-On, a food tech start-up company in Gothenburg, Sweden, whose concept is based on the so-called Power-to-X technology. With this technology, the aim is to create raw materials – in this case oils and fats for food and other applications – directly ...

New technology turns the whole fish into nutritious food

29-Jun-2022 - In the meat industry, it’s common practice to turn the whole animal into food products. In the fish industry, over half of the weight of the fish ends up as side-streams which never reach our plates. This takes a toll on the environment and is out of step with Swedish food and fisheries ...

The Absolut Company partners with blue ocean closures to develop innovative fibre-based bottle cap

23-Jun-2022 - The Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, is working with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s iconic bottle. Made from bio-based materials, the cap’s pioneering design reduces the amount of plastic ...