Millennials’ tastes mean golden days for coconut
The coconut is in the midst of a renaissance with research showing millennials have developed a firm fancy for the fruit.
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New blockchain collaboration brings new technology to forefront of food traceability
Arc-net and PwC Netherlands sign a deal to bring blockchain to the centre-stage in the fight against food fraud.
Why some Listeria strains survive good food hygiene standards
In a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a team of researchers from Vetmeduni Vienna has now shown that certain Listeria strains – figuratively speaking – take refuge on an island.
Brewers stand to save as spent grain gets new lease on life
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have developed a process that could see 85 per cent of a brewery’s waste repurposed.
Supermarket shares fall after Amazon announcement
Supermarket shares across the world have fallen following Amazon's announcement that it was planning a round of price cuts when it completes its $13.7bn takeover of Whole Foods.
Over a third of parents guilty that lunchboxes are ‘not healthy enough’
Parents in the UK are struggling to make healthy choices for their children with more than a third (36%) admitting they feel guilty that they aren’t providing a healthy enough school lunchbox, according to new independent research commissioned by Tetra Pak.
Food allergies strike the animal kingdom
Animals suffer form food intolerance and allergies in the same way as humans, the Messerli Research Institute has found. A joint venture by Vetmeduni Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, the Messerli Research Institute has published a new European position paper.
Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk according to comprehensive study
Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology suggest that the consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3s reduced the risk of cardiac death by a statistically-significant average of 8 percent.
Major associations join European sports nutrition trade association ESSNA
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) has announced another expansion in its membership as Synergy Tastes, Active Nutrition International, Nutritional Products International, the International Council on Amino Acid Science (ICAAS) and TdeltaS join Europe’s voice for the sports nutrition industry.
Fabcon Food Systems pens major deal with crisp producer
One of Europe’s leading manufacturers of food processing equipment has signed a six-figure deal with a major potato crisp producer.
Dairy UK reacts to the UK government’s ‘goods on the market’ position paper
Dairy UK issued the following statement today in response to publication of the UK Government’s position paper on the continuity of the availability of goods for the EU and the UK.
Does whisky taste better when diluted with water?
Researchers Björn Karlsson and Ran Friedman at Linnaeus University have presented an answer to this question.
From the Valleys to the Big Apple: Welsh food producers to tap American market
American consumers may develop a taste for Welsh as 15 food and drink companies jet across the Atlantic.
Ambrosus announces peer-to-peer blockchain marketplace
From farm to store, food producers and buyers will soon have the power to track the price, quantity and, for the first time, quality of their goods as Zug-based Ambrosus develops its peer-to-peer marketplace.
UK food and drink exports see record growth in first half of 2017
The first half of 2017 saw exports of all UK food and drink grow to £10.2bn, up 8.5% on first half of 2016.
