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GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of food technology company Eat Just, Inc., recently announced it had received a “no questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration, as part of one of the agency’s first pre-market consultations for a new kind of meat, poultry and seafood made from cells instead of raised and […]

Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has officially opened its Southern Europe Innovation Centre in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the ongoing expansion of its presence in the region serving Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. The new facility will combine Kerry’s current office in Barcelona with a new customer suite and applications labs

Perrine Fresne, 33, has formed an exclusive partnership with specialist online retailer, Sip Champagnes, to bring her new Champagne, Sarmate, to British consumers and the hospitality trade for the first time. Sarmate is the name of the inhabitants of Sermiers. Female wine producers account for less seven per cent of the overall Champagne industry and

Europe’s largest independent healthier snack brand, PROPER Snacks, continues to champion taste-led innovation in better-for-you snacking with the launch of two new additions to its PROPERCORN range. The brand-new popcorn flavours – Sweet Cinnamon and Sweet – have been launched in response to consumer demands for healthier yet tasty snacking options, as the brand continues

By maintaining a £1 price point, Swizzels aims to ensure its Drumstick-flavoured mallows remain a fast-moving and profitable product for retailers. Marshmallows continue to be a popular choice among consumers, with the category now having an estimated worth of £24.4m and showing growth of 22.3% in symbols and indies over the last year. To coincide

Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specialising in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, has announced a partnership with NASA Harvest – NASA’s global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium. The partnership will support crop production in a sustainable way at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change. A combination of

Company Shop Group has revealed record-breaking annual redistribution figures, with 41,445 tonnes of food saved from going to waste in the last year alone – the environmental equivalent of taking 28,000 cars off the road. As part of Food Waste Action Week, the Group unveiled its latest impact figures during its ‘Making a Difference Together.

Pimentae, the brand behind premium tequila cocktails, has seen huge success since its launch in March 2021. Female founders Alice and Wynter started the brand with a mission to offer a more accessible avenue to tequila by liberating the way consumers enjoy it. The company has expanded its offering, launching the Pimentae ‘Pocket of Paradise’

Ulrick & Short has launched a new clean-label ingredient aimed at replacing the functionality of egg whites in meringues. The UK plant-based bakery sector is going through a period of rapid growth, with product launches featuring a “vegan” or “plant-based” claim, growing 28.55% year on year.  Meanwhile, according to the European Egg Processor Association, European

Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is growing its partnerships with smallholder farmers in some of the poorest and most remote regions of the world. The company hopes to help provide access to global markets and empower farmers to build sustainable livelihoods. In Africa, South