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How Paleo is using biochemistry to bring plant-based mammoth meat to consumers
The European startup uses precision fermentation to create heme commonly found in beef, chicken, pork, lamb and tuna — in addition to the long-extinct mammal — to make analogs taste more authentic. Me …
Source Global raises $130m in Series D equity financing
Sustainable drinking water technology company, Source Global, has raised $130 million in equity financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Drawdown Fund. The company’s patented Source Hydrop …
Meati bags $150m to make nutrient-dense meat analogues ubiquitous
Boulder, Colorado-based Meati just secured $150 million in Series C funding to accelerate the production of its whole-cut meat alternatives made from mushroom root.  The round was led by growth capita …
Crop One, Emirate open 'World's Largest Vertical Farm' in Dubai
Crop One Holdings and Emirates Flight Catering announced this week they opened Emirates Crop One, what they say is “the world’s largest vertical farm.” The over 330,000-square-foot facility is located …
You're Already Eating Foods With Ingredients Made Using Precision Fermentation, So Why The Fuss About Animal-Free Dairy?
Precision fermentation has been around for decades, and most of us eat foods that contain ingredients made using the technology on a daily basis. Animal-free dairy makers are now using it to bring you …
Foodberry brings its tech to a sweet spot: fresh and packaging-free snacking
After 10 years, two rebrands and a short-lived consumer line, the company is ready to bring its reverse-engineered fruit skins to new applications. Marty Kolewe was working as a postdoctoral associate …
Has KFC Found the Secret Sauce to Circular Packaging?
Traditional plastic recycling faces many challenges in Singapore. Even if food packaging is technically recyclable, separating and cleaning it can cost five times more than building a new packaging fr …
Rocket Scientist Ends Soggy Food
For all of the innovation in the logistics, marketing and automation of restaurant delivery, there’s no escaping the fact that most food taken off the premises pales in comparison to the quality of fo …
UN World Food Safety Day: Tetra Pak fuels start-ups to tackle global hunger
 Tetra Pak has announced a host of new research collaborations and programs to further accelerate efforts to address global food systems challenges. The initiative is part of the company’s drive to nu …
More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging
International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts.
Koa nets US$10M to scale upcycled Ghanaian cocoa fruit
Food upcycling start-up Koa – specializing in repurposing cocoa pulp, a byproduct from the chocolate industry as value-added ingredients – has captured US$10 million in funding to raise its processing …
Taste testing taps into the modernized speed of artificial intelligence
From cutting sugar to discovering new flavors, manufacturers such as Conagra and Danone are turning to the technology to get products to market faster and gain a competitive advantage.
Plant-based food sales hit $7.4B in 2021
Plant-based food sales tallied $7.4 billion in 2021, an increase of 6% above 2020, according to data from SPINS, the Plant-Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute. Plant-based grew at a ra …
Natural Food Coloring Additive Trends & Innovations
Chicago, IL: PreScouter, a Chicago-based research intelligence company, has released a new Intelligence Brief that examines the current trend toward the replacement of synthetic food and beverage colo …
Food and Beverage Manufacturing: 6 Trends to Watch
Recent innovations are driving significant change in food and beverage manufacturing. Here are some of the processing, packaging and supply trends that are emerging in the industry.
Team Multivac introduces the Fritsche Rollfix Plus manual dough sheeter at the Bakery Showcase at the Toronto Congress Centre today
Team Multivac introduces the Fritsche Rollfix Plus manual dough sheeter at the Bakery Showcase at the Toronto Congress Centre today. Read More
Single-cup coffee with a sustainable twist
The way consumers are drinking coffee today — one cup at a time instead of brewing an entire pot — has been evolving as new applications and equipment have been introduced. The trend accelerated and b …
Multivac Introduces 3 New Tray Sealers Image courtesy of Multivac
Multivac is adding three new tray sealer models to its TX8 series with a new format width, offering customers even more packaging flexibility. Thanks to their wide format, the TX 815, TX 825, and TX 8 …
Clean Kitchen Club becomes the first plant-based restaurant to include carbon labelling on its entire menu
Clean Kitchen Club, founded by Made in Chelsea star, Verity Bowditch and former Youtuber, Mikey Pearce, has announced that it will publish carbon values for each of its items which will be visible on …
How The Great Resignation Is Fueling Next-Generation Automation
The rapid reopening of the economy post-pandemic led to a major demand for workers in service-oriented industries, like servers, checkout clerks, hotel housekeepers, delivery people and farm and facto …
Ottonomy provides 'first' fully autonomous delivery robots for airport
This is said to be the first autonomous robotic delivery of food, beverage and lifestyle products in an airport environment. Officially launched for the holiday travel season, passengers are now able …
Journey of Indian snacks automation: 5 ways in which technology is positively impacting the manufacturing
According to a report by KPMG, the Indian food processing market is anticipated to double from USD 263 billion in FY 2019-20 to USD 535 billion by FY 2025. The eponymous sector is, undoubtedly, an imp …
Consumer demand driving convenience, sustainability in pet product packaging
“From our perspective, pet humanization is driving all major trends in pet food and is basically replicating our own purchasing and consumption behaviors in our pets,” said Rudolf Schaich, market deve …
First fully automated large-scale production line for plant-based protein launched in Singapore
The facility, owned by Growthwell Foods, a local firm that recently shifted its ambitions towards becoming a global supplier of plant-based food, is housed in JTC Food Hub @ Senoko, a seven-storey ind …
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