News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Large food manufacturers are not doing enough to tackle forced labour, a report has found, as vulnerabilities in supply chains means workers are amongst the poorest paid and most exploited.
The need for sustainable proteins is on the rise, but are they as healthy and nutritious as their mainstream equivalents? A public-private partnership (PPP) coordinated by Wageningen University aims to determine just that, and is on the lookout for more...
With hopes of becoming the next “it” tree nut after almonds, the pecan industry filed for a federal marketing order from the USDA. Now that job one—forming a council— is scratched off the to-do list, the industry is prepping for bigger things.
The health and safety of energy drinks and shots could come under the microscope again after a man developed acute hepatitis after excessive daily consumption of such a product, as reported Nov. 1 in BMJ Case Reports.
Personalized nutrition not just about 'DNA diets,' says CEO of Campbell Soup-backed start-up
Is personalized nutrition just an overpriced indulgence for affluent people that are already health conscious, or could Campbell Soup’s $32m bet on Habit – a nutrition and meal-delivery operation partnering with leading systems biologists – really...
Annual results 2015/16
Barry Callebaut has outpaced the overall global chocolate market in its full-year results as long-serving chairman Andreas Jacobs announces plans to step down.
Hops in a dish, more turmeric, and fat is back (in the form of ghee)—these are just three out of 10 interesting food phenomena that FONA International compiled in its recent '10 Things You Should Know' list.