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Five key food and beverage industry trends for 2022
New Food’s Assistant Editor, Joshua Minchin, looks back on his predictions for 2021 and makes five more for the year ahead.
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BSE detected on a farm in Canada
Several countries, including China, have halted imports of Canadian beef as a result of the detection of atypical BSE on a Canadian farm.
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The scheme to rewild Britain is wildly off the mark
Professor Chris Elliott offers his thoughts on the rewild scheme, which will see £800 million go to landowners to plant trees and restore wetlands, but there are fears that this will cause serious food security issues and even put small farms out of business.
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Conquering the chocolate market
Founder of ChocXO, Richard Foley, shares his journey towards creating his leading chocolate company and how the brand is disrupting the industry.
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How locavores can improve global food systems
Locavores believe in eating locally grown/produced food, but is this the most sustainable choice? Biosystems engineer, Lisa De Vellis examines how locavores and global food producers can happily coexist for the benefit of us all.
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Fighting exploitation
Troy Pearley explains the farmer-centric business model of Divine Chocolate and how its structure helps create a fairer industry that projects the voices of minority groups.
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Going online: The benefits for confectionery manufacturers
There are plenty of benefits to going digital, but an equal number of obstacles; New Food hears from SugarSin’s Clare Turnbull on what opportunities await those willing to make the leap.
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JBS announces King’s Group acquisition
JBS says the acquisition of the brand will enable it to distribute authentic Italian meat products with protected origin status, with potential growth of King’s Group into the US on the horizon for JBS.
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The pros and cons of unified data for R&D
Uncountable’s CEO, Noel Hollingsworth, explains the process behind unifying data and what the benefits and pitfalls may include.
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Nutrition is an economic issue as much as a health issue
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit Dr Agnes Kalibata identifies the economic impact of bad nutrition and calls on food businesses to do more.
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Retailer and YouTuber unite to give away 10,000 free turkeys
A US food retailer has teamed up with a YouTuber to give away thousands of free turkeys to those most in need this Thanksgiving holiday in what amounted to donation of more than $200,000.
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Three Thanksgiving food stories you might have missed
As you tuck into your Thanksgiving turkey or maybe even some leftovers with the football, here’s three food stories you might have missed this Thanksgiving.
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Your olive oil questions answered
In the second instalment of a two-part article, researchers from the OLEUM Project tackle some frequently asked technical questions posed by the public and researchers about olive oil, including quality, shelf-life and sustainability.
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Do sugary drink taxes work in the US?
Researchers say that sugary drink taxes only work when consumers are made acutely aware of that tax through labelling, though this does not apply if the tax is small.
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Putting old practices out to pasture
Jonathan Dixon, Senior Vice President of Sales for Arla Foods UK, explains how the company shifted its approach to e-commerce through the pandemic.