Are low-carb diets driving malnutrition levels – can F&B help?
Sep 20, 2024 · The simplicity and speed of the low-carb diet’s effect on weight has led to it becoming one of the most widely adopted diets in the western world, with the global market valued at 12.49 billion USD in 2023, according to market insight firm, Data Bridge.
Key trends driving growth in the food ingredients sector
Sep 27, 2024 · Functional ingredients – sugar-reducing, but clean ingredients are top consumer desires; Sustainability – reducing food waste and regenerative agriculture are key wants; Proactive health – products containing prebiotics, adaptogens and botanicals are winning; Value engineering – fortified foods are the new premium products; Global tastes – flavours from Korea, Asia and India are ...
FrieslandCampina invests in health to drive business growth
Nov 20, 2024 · Health and nutrition is driving trends within a range of food sectors, FrieslandCampina Ingredients told FoodNavigator at FiE in Frankfurt yesterday. The company is investing in this current trend, aiming to fulfil consumer demands for products optimal to health. Consumers want health and nutrition ...
Domino’s innovation lead talks trends, nutrition and sustainability …
Dec 5, 2023 · Last month, Domino’s Pizza Group announced its famed Christmas pizza ‘The Festive One’ was returning to menus. The pizza is a far cry from the classic Margherita: while similarly topped with cheese and tomato, it is also covered in Christmas trimmings.
What do South African consumers think of plant-based meat?
Nov 6, 2024 · South Africa is also home to several plant-based meat companies. For example, Fry’s Family Foods, which produces a range of plant-based products including burgers, sausages and schnitzels, started in Durban, South Africa and now sells in a range of locations including the UK, the US, Australia, Germany and Thailand, as well as throughout the African continent.
Top food tech trends 2025 AI, GLP-1, functional foods
Nov 19, 2024 · The growth in popularity of GLP-1 drugs could dramatically change the food sector. Image Source: Getty Images/KKStock (KKStock/Getty Images) We may also, he suggested, see a decrease in food consumption due to a proliferation in the use of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic. This may in turn cause food companies to change their products to meet the needs of the GLP-1 user, making them denser in ...
ADM's 2025 business strategy – healthy indulgence
Nov 19, 2024 · But brands would also have to content with government health requirements, such as HFFS and Nutri-score. The business had recently launched a new Stevia product to tap into the healthy indulgence trend, Hörmann said.
Food Ingredients & Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Dec 17, 2024 · Daily news on food ingredients, flavours, starch and food additives. Free access to news on food science in Europe.
Aloe vera ban in food preparations overturned
Nov 13, 2024 · Moreover, the ban was based on an EFSA scientific assessment, from which the EU General Court failed to identify evidence of consumer risk. A case lodged in May by legal firm Covington & Burling set a precedent and resulted in the overturn.
Cultivated meat regulatory sandbox announced by UK Govt
Oct 8, 2024 · The aim of the sandbox is to enable cultivated meat applications to be processed, and to go through, more quickly. The assessment approaches in the sandbox could also potentially be applied to other innovative foods, the FSA suggested.