Latest News in the food Industry
Regional: Europe
Most consumers lack trust in AI, but supplement users are ready to embrace the technology
14 Feb 2025
A survey of UK and US consumers found that most supplement users are willing to let AI make decisions on their behalf, but they also demand greater transparency.
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Indians enjoy first bites of cultivated chicken
13 Feb 2025
The first public tasting of cultivated meat in India has taken place as the country prepares for the first commercial cultivated meat products – potentially as early as the end of this year.
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UK publishes latest food security report
12 Feb 2025
The UK government releases its food security report 2024, detailing five core themes for bolstering and securing the future of the country’s food.
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Disruptor brands spearhead sustainable solutions
11 Feb 2025
Manufacturers, big and small, sharpen their focus by providing sustainable products and services centred on comprehensive and sustainable approaches to traditional methods.
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RSPO prepares for next stage of sustainable palm oil production
6 Feb 2025
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global standards and governance body, is advocating for stronger regulations and frameworks, and taking action to plug supply chain and traceability interruptions.
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Waitrose data could indicate a return to favour for plant-based ready meals
5 Feb 2025
Waitrose has unveiled a new plant varieties logo to support the launch of an expanded range of plant-based ready meals, citing its own data as an indicator that this type of meal is regaining popularity.
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Brands, retailers, and countries remain divided over Nutri-Score labels
30 Jan 2025
Europe's supermarkets and manufacturers are far from aligned over a standarised approach to nutrition labelling. Some welcome the non-mandatory Nutri-Score labels with open arms, while others have “considerable concerns”.
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Entries open for inaugural Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards
29 Jan 2025
Entries are open for the inaugural Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards, celebrating the ingredients, finished products, partnerships, and initiatives redefining the nutraceutical landscape.
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Impossible Foods secures reinstatement of EU patent for heme protein
28 Jan 2025
The decision overturns the 2022 revocation of the patent and solidifies legal protection of the innovative ingredient that can be used in plant-based food production.
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EU Parliament passes stricter packaging rules
20 Jan 2025
The European Parliament voted to approve updates to the packaging and packaging waste regulation, including enforceable re-use targets, limits on certain single-use packaging types, and restrictions on the use of PFAS “forever chemicals”.
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Can reusable containers compete with cheap, single-use packaging?
17 Jan 2025
Reusable packaging in supermarkets is already being rolled out, as shown by Belgian retailers’ recent collaboration – but competing with cheap, single-use plastic will be challenging.
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Louis Drefyus Company powers on in plant-based with BASF ingredients acquisition
17 Jan 2025
BASF has agreed to sell its food and health performance ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC).
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