Blogs
A novel mix
Consumers have a thirst for novelty and drinks companies are scrambling to slake it.
Well, well, well
Now that wellness has made the transition from idealistic to realistic, and has ingrained itself as an option for consumers’ well-being, companies are seeing this translate into noticeable effects on their bottom line.
It’s not an east-west thing
European Union scientists have found no evidence of an east-west divide in the bloc’s food quality after eastern countries claimed their consumers were being short changed.
Power of free
Free From Functional & Health Ingredients (FFF&HI) broke records when it welcomed more than 7,800 key buyers and decision-makers to Barcelona from 28 to 29 May.
Runner beans
I’m writing this on a very wet and windy Monday evening wondering what happened at the weekend.
Binning the rhetoric
Waitrose’s invite to shoppers to use their own containers when in-store is the latest unveiling of an environmentally conscious shopping initiative.
The appliance of science
Science and technology – we can’t knock it. Food manufacturers have found it helps them produce more efficiently at a time when the world’s population is growing.
Bigger than the plate
It’s very apt that the V&A’s food exhibition Bigger than the plate takes place at a time when Britons are becoming more conscious of what they eat, and the packaging in which food is presented.
Out of this world
The news that a lab in Georgia is mimicking growing wine on Mars is welcome.
Waste – everyone’s plate is full
We have a methodology, now all we need is commitment (and creativity) above and beyond. The EU has set out ways to measure food waste and aims to support member states quantify waste levels at each stage of the supply chain.
Fake it ’til you make it
Burger King has announced that it is rolling out its Impossible Whopper, a plant-based alternative to its classic Whopper, across the US. The burger is made using patties from Impossible Foods, and ingredients include soy protein, potato protein, coconut oil, sunflower oil, and heme. Heme, a soy-based compound found in plants and meat, gives the […]
Reducing plastic one package at a time
Diageo is the latest manufacturer to abandon plastic rings on its multipacks, opting for cardboard packaging instead as part of a £16 million initiative.
Let’s take stock
Prepping for food stockpiles – is this where two years-plus of debate around Brexit has taken us? It beggars belief that some believe we have to hoard.
Diet? Just fork-get it
I’m going to start my first blog by asking a question. What is the one thing you find the hardest when it comes to maintaining a diet?