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Sacr' Beef: France's Agriculture Ministry Proposes Labelling Ban for Plant-Based Meat Terms Like 'Steak', 'Ham' and 'Grilled'
In the latest episode of a long-drawn saga, France’s agriculture ministry has drafted a new proposal to ban 21 terms like ‘steak’, ‘beef’, ‘ham’ and ‘grilled’ from plant-based meat labelling. The gove …
Sustainability remains a resilient trend despite higher prices
KANSAS CITY — Even as retailers like Kroger and Walmart chronicle how higher food and beverage prices are prompting shoppers to alter their purchasing habits in an effort to save, sustainability and c …
Solar Foods' protein from thin air debuts in Singapore as chefs create novel menu
the sustainable protein developed by Finnish food tech company Solar Foods – is being tasted today for the very first time in Singapore. This landmark moment for the F&B industry is being slated as a …
Shiok Meat's Sandhya Sriram Gets Personal: 'As A Pioneer, You Have To Break A Lot More Barriers And A Lot More Glass Ceilings'
Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Gree …
Scientists develop color-changing sensor to detect food spoilage
KOREA – Scientists from the South Korean Pusan National University have created a color-changing portable sensor that swiftly identifies biogenic amines (BAs) to combat hazardous substances left behin …
Scientists develop novel technique to grow meat in the lab using magnetic field
Scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a novel way of growing cell-based meat by zapping animal cells with a magnet. This new technique simplifies the production process …
Saudi Arabia plans major AI push for sustainable food production
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture signed three agreements to use artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies to promote sustainable production and lower carbon footpr …
Saudi Environment Minister reveals $4.5 billion plan to boost poultry meat production
Saudi Arabia’s Minister Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli announced Saturday a plan to increase the kingdom’s self-sufficiency rate of poultry meat by …
Starbucks seeking more one-handed food innovation
SEATTLE — Food is becoming more popular among Starbucks Corp.’s customers. It wasn’t that long ago that one in five customers were attaching food to their orders, said Brady Brewer, chief marketing of …
Scientists working to 'reverse' food allergies with microbiome breakthrough
A bacterial compound called butyrate could hold the key to reversing food allergies, scientists have found. Food allergy is not a rare condition. Data from the European Federation of Allergy and Airwa …
Singapore scientists on track to commercialize fungi-based protein that upcycles food waste
'Scientists have developed a technique to cultivate a fungi-based food product that could serve as a healthier, high-quality tasting, and greener alternative to plant-based protein. The protein is cul …
Saudi Wafrah signs $4m contract with German GEA Food for meat production
RIYADH: Saudi food firm Wafrah for Industry and Development Co. has signed a contract with German GEA Food Solutions, one of the world's largest manufacturers of food lines and plants. Under the $4 mi …
South African urban farming pioneer Homefarm raises seed funding to scale operations
SOUTH AFRICA ' PixelBlue, the parent company of South African agritech start-up Homefarm, has raised R1.7 million (about US$104, 000) in seed funding to enable consumers, communities and businesses to …
Saudi food giant Savola to invest over $52m to develop Egyptian bakery unit
RIYADH: Savola Foods Ltd. plans to invest over 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($52 million) to develop its recently acquired bakery unit Egybelg, its CEO revealed. With the latest acquisition of Egybelg, ' …
Sunbulah Group sets the standard for global honey production
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: ' Sunbulah Group, one of the leading groups in empowering the food industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1980, is setting the standard for producing honey varietals from …
Saudi Arabia's Almarai to invest $108m in seafood business and poultry supply chain
Saudi Arabia's'Almarai, the Middle East's largest dairy company, plans to invest 405 million Saudi riyals ($108m) to drive its expansion into the seafood business and to secure poultry supplies as par …
Saudi Arabia's NADEC delivers 137% profit growth as agri-food sales boom
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's National Agricultural Development Co. benefited from a surge in sales of agriculture, dairy, and processed food in the first quarter of 2022. This helped the company register 13 …
Source Global raises $130m in Series D equity financing
Sustainable drinking water technology company, Source Global, has raised $130 million in equity financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Drawdown Fund. The company’s patented Source Hydrop …
Single-cup coffee with a sustainable twist
The way consumers are drinking coffee today — one cup at a time instead of brewing an entire pot — has been evolving as new applications and equipment have been introduced. The trend accelerated and b …
Summit foods drives growth for Abbeydale food group
Abbeydale Food Group has reported a strong financial performance with turnover up 18 per cent thanks to the continued growth of its Summit Foods business. The company featured in Insider's Top 100 fas …
Sri Lanka's Organic Farming Setback, Explained
Sri Lanka’s economy is in free fall. Runaway inflation reached 54.6 percent last month, and the South Asian country is now headed toward bankruptcy. Nine in 10 Sri Lankan families are skipping meals, …
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