Food and beverage

Polytag has strengthened its partnership with Ocado Retail, which now offers a wider selection of products incorporating Polytag’s technology. Over 60 of Ocado’s food, drink, and household product ranges now feature Polytag’s Digital Link QR codes, empowering consumers to delve deeper into product information and sustainability practices with a simple scan. The expanded range of…

Innovation in plant-based meat remains historically high despite a recent dip in numbers, according to the latest patent data reported by Appleyard Lees. However, cultivated meat technology investment and associated patent activity has recently slowed significantly. The fourth annual edition of the Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report from the leading intellectual property firm reveals a…

Microalgae protein innovator Brevel has completed construction of its first-of-a-kind (FOAK) proprietary microalgae protein facility and already secured two commercial agreements with leading food & beverage companies. A FOAK facility is a production line or factory that showcases new technology at commercial scale for the first time. The facility provides confidence to investors, customers, and…

Hifood and Crust & Crumb Bakery have been recognised with “Plant-Based Excellence Awards” for their protein-enriched pizzas. The two companies received the awards for their joint submission of plant-based, wood-fired pizza concepts enriched with Proteios, HiFood’s textured vegetable proteins, as follows: Gold Medal: Protein Woodfired Pizza with Semi-Dried Tomatoes, Basil, and Kale. Silver Medal: Protein…

Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…

Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…

ADM’s new interactive tool provides food and beverage manufacturers with comprehensive data on how people around the world are navigating their sugar reduction journeys, revealing the similarities and differences across nations. ADM Outside Voice research surveyed 13,900 people in 15 countries across four regions about their purchase behaviours. On average, 83% of consumers are limiting…

Masterfoods has introduced new paper-based squeeze-on packs in an Australian first. Australia’s favourite tomato sauce brand, MasterFoods, is trialling the paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs – using 58% less plastic than the original packaging – which can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling. The MasterFoods Recyclable Squeeze-On Tomato Sauce packs are made in Mars Food…

I is one of the levers that will make our industry more efficient, and that we should not fall behind with, said Business Director Lars Leopold Hinrichsen at the conference. Photo: Danish Technological Institute. Posted: 11 November 2024 Share this page Danish food companies must act now to adopt artificial intelligence, or risk falling behind…

The Kerry Health and Nutrition Institute (KHNI) has unveiled its 2025 report on the Ten Key Health and Nutrition Trends, providing insights into the future of food and beverage innovation. Developed with insights from an industry network of over 100 scientific experts, including nutritionists, food scientists, sustainability leaders, regulatory specialists and more. This open access…