New year brought increased consumer interest in food and nutrition resolutions

Survey also shows food expenditures 20% higher than last January

20-Feb-2024 - New year brought increased consumer interest in food and nutrition resolutions Survey also shows food expenditures 20% higher than last January WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Food or nutrition-related New Year’s resolutions were more popular among consumers going into 2024 compared to last year, ...

Prinzen Rolle defends No. 1 position in the market

05-Feb-2024 - Griesson - de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG (GdB) reports positive results for the 2023 financial year despite adverse circumstances and a variety of challenges. The family-owned company based in Polch (Rhineland-Palatinate) increased its turnover by 22% year-on-year to EUR 691 million (2022: EUR 566.9 ...

Your chocolate may contain traces of exploitation

In an inspiring campaign, Tony's Chocolonely shows other chocolate manufacturers how things can be done fairly

02-Feb-2024 - Despite a large number of seals and initiatives that are supposed to certify sustainability and fair trade, major chocolate manufacturers still pay a cocoa price that means cocoa farmers earn below the minimum subsistence level. As a result, they are often forced to have their children work on ...

Cultivated meat production costs could fall significantly with new cells created at Tufts University

Bovine muscle cells were made to produce their own growth signals, removing the costly ingredients from the production process

29-Jan-2024 - Cellular agriculture – the production ofmeatfrom cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals – is taking leaps in technology that are making it a more viable option for thefoodindustry. One such leap has now been made at theTufts University Center for Cellular ...

Ingredients Trends Take the Spotlight in 2024

Explore the latest ingredient trends, including popular claims and consumer preferences

29-Jan-2024 - In the fall of each year, Innova Market Insights releases its Top 10 Trends for the coming year. These food and beverage trends are built on a foundation of global influences, consumer trends, and food and beverage trends, including trends in food ingredients. In 2024, the number one trend, ...

BIOFACH 2024: Shape the future in the SustainableFutureLab

In addition to the BIOFACH Congress, the SustainableFutureLab is another new format that focuses on future topics in the organic food sector

24-Jan-2024 - The ecological transformation of the global food system, current challenges and the future of the organic sector will all come under the spotlight in 2024 at BIOFACH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for organic food. This time around, however, these topics will not just be discussed on the ...

First KitKat using cocoa from the Nestlé Income Accelerator launches in Europe

23-Jan-2024 - Nestlé has introduced the firstKitKatmade with cocoa mass from beans grown by farmer families engaged in thecompany's income accelerator. ThisKitKataims to connect consumers with the farmers in Nestlé's program and raise awareness about the sustainability of the cocoa used in the iconic ...

Global food and beverage trends for 2024

17-Jan-2024 - Which three trends will permanently change the global food and beverage industry in the coming years? In the new trend report, Mintel predicts that by 2024, companies will help consumers live longer, healthier lives, balance health and pleasure, and take advantage of the new conveniences of ...

Designing the ‘perfect’ meal to feed long-term space travelers

16-Jan-2024 - Imagine blasting off on a multiyear voyage to Mars, fueled by a diet of bland, prepackaged meals. As space agencies plan for longer missions, they’re grappling with the challenge of how to best feed people. Now, researchers reporting inACS Food Science & Technologyhave designed the optimal ...

Consumers grapple with confusion over food-date labels

20-Dec-2023 - The use of food-date labels such as “use-by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many Americans discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to theNovember 2023Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’sCenter for ...