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Burcon’s plant protein “transformation”: New pea and canola protein blends launched, JV established to build...

24 May 2019 --- Burcon has entered into a joint venture partnership with an investor group to build a new C$65 million pea-protein and canola-protein commercial production facility in Western Canada. Expected to be completed by mid-2020, the protein production facility, will initially process around 20,000 tons of peas per year. Burcon has established a new operating entity, Burcon Functional...

Special Report

Vegan products make waves as innovators overcome challenges associated with meat-free production

22 May 2019 --- The vegan market continues to experience buoyant growth as global consumers increasingly push the demand for sustainable and healthy products with robust animal welfare credentials. There is ongoing NPD across a multitude of food and beverage categories as well as in the foodservice industry catering to rising numbers of vegans, flexitarians and meat-reducers. This trend shows no...

Key Interview

Sustainability in focus: Improved use of waste streams provides key industry opportunity, says DuPont exec

20 May 2019 --- Sustainability has been tipped as a key theme this year at a multitude of industry events and forms a key pillar in many companies’ reported strategy. Key to fulfilling sustainability pledges, both from an economic and environmental perspective, will be making better use of waste streams, whether it is energy, chemicals, or bio-based materials. This is according to Mikkel...

Key Trends

Flavor fiesta: Tastes from Latin America and the Caribbean

Consumers are moving out of their comfort zones to experience and explore global cuisines. Latin American and Caribbean flavors are traveling around the globe with their bold and spicy tastes. Mexican taco and Chimichurri flavors are increasingly applied in food and beverage products, with a growth of 54 percent and 36 percent globally between 2014 and 2018, respectively.

Technical Paper

Real food, real benefits: Authentic bone broth that satisfies consumer needs

Bone broth is remarkably in tune with some of today’s biggest market trends. It is low-fat and high-protein and offers a range of health benefits. OmniBrothTM is a high-quality, high-collagen bone broth powder manufactured by Essentia and distributed in Europe by Prinova.  Made from EU-approved Swedish beef raw material,  its benefits are supported by a number of studies....

Webinar

How to Connect with Adventurers

Consumers are moving out of their comfort zones to explore bolder flavors and multisensory food experiences. Brands are responding by creating more engaging experiences, drawing on aspects like sensory delivery, storytelling and tastes from other cultures. 

Video

New opportunities for smoke flavors

Red Arrow is identifying new opportunities for smoked flavors in the industry. “Consumers want more authentic flavors and more authentic tastes that relate to what they are doing in their backyard, the barbecuing concepts. A lot of our flavors and our innovation are focused around that authenticity, that label-friendly, that clean-label focus,” Mark Crass, General Manager/ Vice...

Event Review

IFFA 2019: Premiumization, convenience, flexitarian options

More than 1,000 companies from around 50 countries, including all market leaders, are set to present innovations and future-oriented trends for the entire processing chain of the meat industry at IFFA 2019 (May 4-9 , Frankfurt). 

04 May 2019 - 05 May 2019 Frankfurt