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Future-proof Food Packaging: Go Nature, Go Carton
Each year, hundreds of millions of single-use containers and cans are discarded around the world. While packaging plays an important role in the delivery of food globally, it depletes finite resources …
What's Happening in Food Manufacturing in 2022
An insight into the current trends and challenges shaping the industry
Egypt to establish 1st factory to produce environment-friendly bags from eggshell
CAIRO ' 6 August 2022: Egyptian Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, confirmed that the state grants incentives for investments in the production of biodegradable plastic bags, and signed a con …
Saudi Arabia's NADEC delivers 137% profit growth as agri-food sales boom
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's National Agricultural Development Co. benefited from a surge in sales of agriculture, dairy, and processed food in the first quarter of 2022. This helped the company register 13 …
Can food crops grow in the dark? Scientists are working out how.
Experiments suggest that it might become possible to nourish plants without photosynthesis—a tool that could one day help feed astronauts and a crowded planet. Science fiction stories have imagined fu …
All G Foods Raises $25M to Make Cultivated Milk 'Cheaper to Buy Than Cow-Based Dairy'
Australian startup All G Foods just raised $25 million from Agronomics to accelerate the manufacture of its milk substitute and undercut the prices of conventional milk sold on the market. “Over the n …
Can small-scale farmers feed the world?
One of the things I wondered about a lot during my first months of work in the food system was productivity. Growing up in a Minority World country, practically all of my food came from large-scale, i …
Israeli companies lead world in plant-based food tech investments ' report
New study shows Israel comes second only to the US in funds invested in global alternative protein industry
'No Part of the Plant Is Left Out': Tech Startup Creates Waste-Free Protein
Gavan Technologies, an Israel-based food tech startup, says it has developed a “waste-free” extraction method for plant-based protein. “Our new, multistep technological platform enables us to take any …
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.
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