Insight
Key executives share their successes, learning points, market trends and research findings here.
Asia Pacific: 5G boosts factory efficiency, food safety
The second generation (2G) networks allowed us to send text messages, 3G provided faster access to the internet and 4G enabled uninterrupted streaming.
Now,...
Europe: Plant & Bean plans to make plant-based foods accessible to all
Plant & Bean, a developer and manufacturer of plant-based food products, has announced that it is set to open Europe’s largest plant-based meat production...
Asia Pacific: India is emerging as a global spice processing hub, says Rabobank
Structural changes in the global spice market mean that India, historically a bulk commodity supplier of spices, is now becoming a global hub for...
World: Stevia set to steal intense sweetener market share by 2017, says report
Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers, usurping the...
Asia Pacific: Researcher looks to Emu oil to cut bowel cancer rates
A researcher in Perth, Australia, is investigating whether emu oil can be taken orally to treat bowel diseases that can lead to the onset...
World: Parts of Asia, Africa at risk of animal-borne diseases, finds study
A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that an "unlucky" 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4...
Europe: Small study found dark chocolate helps people with artery problems walk farther, longer
In a small study of 14 men and six women, ages 60-78, people with artery problems in their legs walked a little longer and...
Americas: Institute honors two student teams for food solutions for developing countries in competition
Two food science student teams—one international, one domestic—were named winners of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Student Association Developing Solutions for Developing Countries...
Europe: Rising imports, foreign investments to boost Chile’s packaging market
The future looks bright for the Chilean economy, which in recent years has benefited from rising exports and foreign investments.
This new optimism has had...
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...