Amidst the challenging business climate, THAIFEX – Anuga Asia attracted an impressive turnout of 797 exhibitors and 21,104 trade visitors at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, testament to the trade show’s value to the F&B industry. Apart from a strong showing from the local community, international businesses from countries like Brazil,…
Asia Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit: Accelerating Innovations In Post-COVID Recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented stress on our global food system, from labour shortages at harvest time, to broken distribution channels leaving produce stranded at source and unable to reach consumers, as entire countries faced national food shortages. As we start to emerge from the crisis, armed with new…
ADM Expands Plant Protein Ingredients with Textured Wheat and Pea
ADM has launched the Arcon T textured pea proteins, Prolite MeatTEX textured wheat protein and Prolite MeatXT non-textured wheat protein. These highly-functional protein solutions improve the texture and density of meat alternatives, and are particularly useful for achieving consumer-preferred, meat-like texture. “The key to winning over consumers with plant proteins…
Olam Urges Brands To Adopt New Rice Eco-Label To Support Sustainable Rice Production
Olam International is calling for retailers and food brands to back the new “Sustainable Rice Platform-Verified” Assurance Scheme and consumer pack label[1], which will allow consumers to choose products that directly support efforts to increase farmer incomes and reduce the environmental impact of rice production. Speaking ahead of UN Climate…
Launch Of The First Global Urban Farming Platform
The COVID pandemic has led us to seek a closer relationship with food. Increasingly, we want to know where our food comes from and maybe even grow a little of it ourselves. But, how do we do that when most of us live in smaller spaces in cities and have…
Nestlé And iQ Renew Soft Plastic Recycling Trial In NSW Central Coast
Nestlé and Australian recycler iQ Renew have announced the next steps in a trial which will see soft plastics collected through kerbside recycling and diverted from landfill. The trial will commence with 2,000 households on the NSW Central Coast, with plans to extend it to around 140,000 homes. With the vast majority…
CP Kelco Stays Connected With Innovative Virtual Experience
CP Kelco, a global leader of nature-based ingredient solutions, has launched a new virtual experience, allowing customers, partners and other industry stakeholders to discover CP Kelco’s insights and unique portfolio of offerings through an innovative, virtual reality environment. “We have missed some of our interactions with our customers, distributors, agents…
Smart Food Sensor Detects Packaged Food Contamination
MIT engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array of silk microneedles, that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. The sensor's microneedles are moulded from a solution of edible proteins found in silk cocoons, and are designed to draw…
Dairy Australia Launches New App To Help Dairy Industry Workers Upskill
Dairy Australia has launched the updated Dairy Passport app to help recently hired dairy industry workers learn the skills and knowledge needed in their new field in an easier way. It provides coaching guides, learning modules and support resources as employees are inducted over their first 90 days on the…
Givaudan Highlights Plant-Based Fish Products As Next Big Trend In Alternative Proteins
Givaudan has unveiled the results of its latest research conducted in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley’s Product Development Programme. The research investigates the hottest trend in alternative proteins – plant-based fish products – and explores the opportunities and challenges for manufacturers today and for future market development. Commenting on…