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Key executives share their successes, learning points, market trends and research findings here.
Europe: Unilever, institute create process to reduce sachet waste
Unilever unveiled the CreaSolv process to recycle sachets that is inspired by an innovation used to recycle TV sets.
Developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for...
Europe: Scientists, Danone find effects of probiotics in the gut
Scientists from Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and Danone Nutricia Research have shown the effect of a fermented milk product containing probiotics...
Europe: UK water drinks to grow 50% by 2021, report
UK consumption of water drinks increased 11% in 2016 to more than 3,700 million liters, with a retail value in excess of £2.7 billion...
Africa: Dealing with the environmental impact of packaging
Africa has one of the most diverse food and cuisine markets on the planet, with the industry projected by the World Bank to reach...
Americas: Mettler Toledo tells FNI on the impact of COOL ruling on meat packagers
On July 29, 2014, the US Court of Appeals upheld the mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) ruling for meat and meat products currently in place.
The...
Americas: Chilled dairy alternatives threatens traditional products
There’s a battle brewing in the food and beverage industry, a regulatory skirmish in both Europe and the United States over dairy alternative marketers’...
Americas: University to open center for soybean production, use
Purdue University is establishing a center that for faculty and staff members coordinating research, extension and education to advance the production and use of...
Americas: Food service operators should woo diners back, finds report
Foodservice spending in the US, which was up 3% in the year ending April 2015, did not equate to foodservice visits, which were flat...
Europe: Study finds it possible to create bioplastics from waste product lignin
It is feasible to extract organic chemicals from lignin for the manufacture of bioplastics, according to a research led by Biome Bioplastics.
The results stem...
Americas: Natural ingredients in psychoactive drinks market explodes, says anaylst
The psychoactive drinks market for adults is exploding, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an impact on cognitive...