As plants grow in the rooms, cameras and sensors will capture images and data for analysis A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies. The University of Queensland’s $65 million Plant[Read More…]
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CCEP Australia join Empowered Women in Trades Alliance
The EWIT Alliance has been established to provide organisations, small and large, with the opportunity to support EWIT’s targets Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has become a founding member of the Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) Alliance. EWIT is a not-for-profit organisation empowering women with the knowledge and skills to[Read More…]
Kewpie confirms ease of eating vegetables through adding mayonnaise
This was found out through joint research with Professor Yukie Yanagisawa et al of Wayo Women’s University Japan’s Kewpie Corporation has confirmed that adding mayonnaise or emulsified dressings improves the ease of eating foods such as vegetables that the elderly find difficult to eat. This was found out through joint[Read More…]
Sustainable antibacterial food wrap that changes colour
This sustainable food wrap is made from discarded fruit seeds, which will reduce waste Scientists from NTU Singapore have created a biodegradable food wrap that changes colour when the food it protects has spoiled. The wrap also has antibacterial properties that could protect the food from microbial contamination. This sustainable food wrap[Read More…]
Georgetown University food expert debuts white paper on UPF
The white paper provides additional data and information to help inform policymakers, public health officials, nutrition professionals A new white paper on ultra-processed foods (UPF) was published by the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business in conjunction with the National Confectioners Association, as the conversation around UPF and other indulgent foods continues[Read More…]
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein opens at NSU
Backed by $30Mn from the Bezos Earth Fund, the centre aims to revolutionise sustainable protein research and commercialisation in Asia The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was launched today, marking a major milestone as the first of its kind in Asia to advance research in alternative proteins. With a $30 million grant from[Read More…]
Jasmine Food Corporation launches educational initiative on rice in Malaysia
Raising awareness of the importance of supporting local agriculture and making environmentally conscious food choices Jasmine Food Corporation Sdn. Bhd., a leader in Malaysia’s rice industry, is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative educational initiative targeting high school students nationwide. The programme, titled “Healthy RiceStyle bersama Jasmine,” seeks to inform[Read More…]
UNM Food partners with Starship Technologies to launch robot delivery service
Starship’s fleet of autonomous, on-demand robots will deliver from eight campus eateries: Blake’s Lotaburger, Draft & Table, Dion’s, Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, Mandalay Express, Starbucks, Subway, and The Drop Grubhub and Starship Technologies, in partnership with UNM Food, will be rolling out a robot food delivery service on The University of New Mexico’s (UNM) campus.[Read More…]
CytoNest launches commercial product for cell-based meat production
The product, called CytoSurge 3D fibre scaffold, has applications in cell research, biopharmaceuticals, cell therapeutics, and cultured meat and seafood development University of Georgia startup CytoNest Inc. released its first commercial product, a fibre scaffold that optimises cell manufacturing and tissue engineering, last month. The product, called CytoSurge 3D fibre scaffold,[Read More…]
NTU Singapore and Bunge to craft new food flavours via fermentation
In a research collaboration agreement, Bunge will develop the new flavours by leveraging the research capabilities and technologies at NTU’s Food Science and Technology Programme (FST) NTU Singapore and Bunge, a leading global agriculture, food and ingredients company, are collaborating to produce new food flavours through fermentation, including umami or savouriness, one of[Read More…]
