Australia’s number one chocolate bar KitKat has announced its first ever trial of innovative new paper packaging on fan favourite KitKat four-finger 45g. In an exclusive trial with Coles Supermarkets across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, consumers can now buy KitKat bars featuring the paper wrapper for a limited time. More than a[Read More…]
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Fiberstar, Inc. Launched New Organic Citrus Fibers for Food & Beverages
These new citrus fibers are in response to the increasing demand for natural, sustainable and organic food ingredients. Market drivers fueling the uptick in demand include a growth in consumer health and wellness initiatives, limited availability of hydrocolloids due to supply chain challenges and increased visibility of sustainable business practices.[Read More…]
Nutreco Partnership with BiomEdit to Transform Feed Additives Through Microbiome Technology
Collaboration an industry-first focusing on discovery, development, and commercialisation of next-generation ultra-specialty feed additives called Biome-actives to address livestock producers’ health and sustainability challenges The partnership aligns Nutreco Exploration (NutEx), Nutreco’s team tasked with developing proprietary ultra-specialty ingredients to promote its purpose of Feeding the Future, with animal health’s most advanced microbiome biotech company, BiomEdit. The collaboration covers the discovery, development and commercialisation of Biome-actives developed using BiomEdit’s advanced microbiome science and bioinformatics platform. These[Read More…]
Barry Callebaut announced the opening of its Asia Pacific Business Excellence Center (APAC BEC) in Malaysia
The APAC BEC will function as a center of excellence, providing support across the company’s financial and accounting services, information management and technology, customer service, and other corporate and shared service functions. Jo Thys, Chief Operating Officer of the Barry Callebaut Group, who participated in the opening ceremony in Malaysia, said:[Read More…]
WPO announces winners of WorldStar Packaging Awards 2023
The Award registered 488 entries, from 41 countries. In the previous edition (2022) there were 440 competitors from 37 countries. The enthusiasm with the WorldStar 2023 edition is completed with the 27 entries from the Arab region.“This participation of countries like Lebanon (13 entries), Jordan (05), Tunisia (04), Egypt (03),[Read More…]
FrieslandCampina Ingredients announces it has entered a strategic partnership with specialist biotechnology company Triplebar Bio Inc.
The partnership reaffirms the commitment of both companies to develop innovative and futureproof protein solutions that improve human health. FrieslandCampina Ingredients, the global innovator in healthy and functional ingredients, today announces it has entered a strategic partnership with specialist biotechnology company Triplebar Bio Inc. to develop and scale up the production of[Read More…]
Impossible Foods announced that it has hired top consumer goods industry leader Sherene Jagla as its first Chief Demand Officer
Sherene Jagla will join the food and climate company this month to bring its sales, marketing, insights, and product development teams into one integrated function under her leadership as it prepares for its next phase of growth. Jagla’s appointment follows a year of record sales for Impossible Foods. The company[Read More…]
The several food trends are emerging for 2023, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Wellness will continue to be top-of-mind for many consumers, but it will increasingly come in liquid form, driven in large part by consumers looking for added benefits like energy, mental health and gut health support. IFIC’s 2022 Food and Health Survey found that “more energy and less fatigue” were the most sought-after benefit from foods[Read More…]
CP Foods pledges to improve free antibiotic meat products to moves toward a sustainable food system
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) emphasizing animal welfare principle and responsible use of antibiotics throughout food value chains, as well as by applying of cutting-edge technology and innovation. “Animal Welfare management is the essential strategy for quality control and food safety in order to improve animal health[Read More…]
Steakholder Foods® Receives Grant of up to $1M for 3D Bio-Print Structured Cultivated Fish Products with Umami Meats
The company’s collaborative initiative with its 3D bio-printer is a significant step forward in the company’s commercialization strategy for 2023 Steakholder Foods’ partnership with Umami Meats offers a unique opportunity for market entry in the only country in the world where cultivated meat has regulatory approval. The collaboration aims to[Read More…]
