The meal ‘capsule’ made of unwanted veg aiming to disrupt the ready meal category An Israeli start-up is leveraging culinary art and upcycling in an attempt to overhaul the perception of the run-of-the-mill and often unwholesome ready-to-cook food sector.
Anat Natan, CEO and Co-founder of Anina, told an online event organised by the Kitchen FoodTech Hub, the start-up incubator owned by Israeli food giant the Strauss Group, there’s a gap in the market to offer more nutrient-rich products with more natural ingredients in ready-to-cook sector.
Like the frozen category, this sector is enjoying rising consumer interest amid the lockdowns created by the pandemic. But these shoppers often face a lack of choice, she said.
Kerry flags ‘impressive’ health and environmental benefits of sugar reduction: ‘Sugar exacts a large environmental toll’ Taste and nutrition company Kerry has completed a life cycle assessment comparing the environmental impact of its Tastesense Sweet ingredient against the footprint of sugar. The result? “Reducing the consumption of sugar has impressive health and environmental benefits.”
Most of us know that too much sugar is bad for our health. Numerous dietary surveys and mounting calls to reduce sugar intake – alongside regulatory action such as sugar taxes – have ensured that the link between cutting sugar and personal health is firmly established. The World Health Organization, for instance, suggests that free sugar consumption should be less than 10% of dairy energy intake and notes that further reducing free sugars to below 5% of energy intake would deliver additional health benefits.
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Cutting out the middlecow: Israeli start-up Imagindairy on why lab-made milk will prove tastier and healthier than the real thing By Oliver Morrison The trend of consumers – rightly or wrongly – seeking to cut down their dairy consumption for environmental and ethical reasons is a growing one, and food and beverage manufacturers smell an opportunity.
Recent moves such as Oatly’s plans for a $10bn IPO and Sproud’s £4.8m fund raise highlight the disruptive potential of the as yet small but fashionable alt dairy and plant milk sector.
But these products, on top of some dubious health and environmental claims, have a simple problem, says the founder and CEO of Imagindairy, Dr Eyal Afergan.
Indoor farmer unveils latest high-yield concept Infarm has launched new Growing Centres which it says will help tackle the high costs often associated with the sector.
Unlike its rivals in the vertical farming sector, Infarm installs modular mini-farms which are located within supermarkets and restaurants in Germany, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
These are currently available in 10 countries and 30 cities in thousands of stores covering 50,000 m
2 and providing fresh produce to 50% of the world’s largest food retailers including Marks & Spencer, Kroger, Aldi, Amazon, E.Leclerc, Intermarché and Irma.
The Berlin-based company has now unveiled new high-capacity, cloud-connected Growing Centers, which it calls a major step in its efforts to accelerate the benefits to people and planet by building a scalable, sustainable and resilient global farming network.
Bunge Loders Croklaan eyes fats and oils: ‘There is a lack of reliable organic supply’ Specialty fats and oils supplier Bunge Loders Croklaan is expanding its portfolio of organic fats and oils in Europe. According to the company, this will enable it to meet growing demand for organic products in a sector that currently faces under-supply issues.
Bunge Loders Croklaan is growing its organic portfolio with what it describes as a ‘stead and scalable’ supply of organic-certified fats and oils, ranging from sunflower, rapeseed and soy to palm shea and coconut.
The move lifts a ‘common barrier’ hindering companies from moving toward organic status: the difficulty of finding a reliable organic oils supplier.