"Your Virtual Cold-Chain Assistant" aims to provide smallholder farmers with access to sustainable refrigeration equipment, pre- and post-harvest expertise, and market information

22-Jan-2021

Today, data.org announced the eight global winners of the USD 10 million Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge, which aims to address major societal challenges through computer and data science. Among the winners is a project by BASE ("Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy") and Empa that aims to ...

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Natural sweeteners are gaining favor with consumers

21-Jan-2021

For decades, nutritionists, physicians, and scientists have warned against the detrimental effects of sugar on health and have cautioned against overconsumption. For much of this period, consumers ignored the advice and indulged in sugary treats of all varieties, satisfying their cravings while ...

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Covid boosts demand for immunity-supporting ingredients

20-Jan-2021

Potential developments in the highly innovative sweets & snacks categories reflect some of the key trends identified by Innova Market Insights in itsTop Trends for 2021. Provenance, sustainably sourcing and packaging comes into play Learning more about where their foods come from, was of ...

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19-Jan-2021

Organic Food Iberia and Eco Living Iberia – Spain and Portugal’s biggest trade event dedicated to organic food and sustainable products – has been rescheduled from June to September this year. Joint organisers Diversified Communications and IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, have announced today that the ...

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A sweet new process is making sour more practical

13-Jan-2021

Rice University engineers are turning carbon monoxide directly into acetic acid — the widely used chemical agent that gives vinegar its tang — with a continuous catalytic reactor that can use renewable electricity efficiently to turn out a highly purified product. The electrochemical process by ...

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Three key trends for the global food, drink, and foodservice industries

13-Jan-2021

Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has today (12 January 2021) announced three key trends for the global food, drink, and foodservice industries, including analysis, insights, and recommendations centred around the ‘now’ (next 12 months), the ‘next’ (18 months+), and the ‘future’ ...

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12-Jan-2021

Which foods end up on plates in Germany and how healthy are they? While the national trend is positive, meat consumption remains too high. This is the conclusion reached by the German Nutrition Society (DGE) in its latest Nutrition Report. “In order to counteract the rising trend of obesity in ...

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ProVeg-Incubator is looking for innovative food start-ups

08-Jan-2021

The world's first and leading incubator for plant-based and cultured food startups invites innovative founders to apply by February 7, 2021 to participate in the pioneering accelerator program. The incubator program with expert mentoring, financial support and more will start in April ...

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Zero-calorie soft drinks, shredded cheese, flavored potato chips and sauvignon blanc wine top Americans' grocery lists in 2020

28-Dec-2020

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's largest grocery retailer, today announced the top 10 trending foods of 2020, as well as its food trend predictions for 2021. Based on year-over-year sales growth across Kroger's business, including nearly 2,800 retail stores and pickup, delivery and ship, the ...

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28-Dec-2020

German food delivery service Delivery Hero received conditional approval from authorities to take over South Korean competitor Woowa on Monday, contingent upon the sale of a subsidiary. The South Korean anti-trust authority KFTC announced that the Berlin-based company must first sell off its ...

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