Oil miller instead of games console: young entrepreneur Paul Belthle wins German Founder Award

Managing director of a company worth millions at the age of 18

26-Sep-2024 - Paul Belthle from Beuron in Swabia only came of age a few weeks ago, and next year he will graduate from high school. And yet Germany's youngest oil miller has already been running one of the most successful and unusual food start-ups for several years. From a Christmas present, an oil press, he ...

"The market has matured" - key findings from the New Food Conference 2024

11-Sep-2024 - On September 3, 2024, a noticeably mature industry for alternative proteins met in Berlin to share insights and network even more internationally. The New Food Conference brought together industry representatives from all over Europe, from Denmark to Italy, and even from Brazil, Chile and Mexico. ...

Digital product passport for soybeans

DPP4Food research project develops prototype for tracking food supply chains

23-Aug-2024 - In future, digital product passports will make the supply chains of products traceable for companies and consumers. This should make manufacturing conditions visible and help a sustainable circular economy achieve a breakthrough. St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences is coordinating a ...

Local food saves millions and CO2

Research proves economic and ecological benefits of regional food production

31-Jul-2024 - Focusing on local food production instead of imported substitutes can lead to significant cost and carbon savings, as data from the Inuvialuit settlement area in the Canadian Arctic shows. A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Inuvialuit Regional ...

The New Food Conference 2024 from A to Z

Innovations and expertise for the food tech industry

29-Jul-2024 - On September 3, 2024, the New Food Conference will once again bring together the international alternative protein industry in Berlin - established manufacturers and innovative start-ups, forward-thinking investors and future-oriented suppliers, application-oriented scientists and committed ...

Nestlé strengthens coffee supply with new Arabica variety

16-Jul-2024 - While global coffee demand continues to rise, recent climate change modelling suggests that land suitable to grow Arabica coffee might be reduced by over 50% by 2050.1To mitigate the impact of these changes on the coffee supply chain and to ensure that sustainably grown coffee is available to ...

Fifth "State of Snacking" study by Mondelez International

Portioned snacks are preferred for conscious snacking

11-Jun-2024 - As one of the world's leading snacking suppliers, Mondelez International presents the results of the latest "State of Snacking(TM)" study. In cooperation with the survey institute The Harris Poll, the company researched the latest snacking trends among consumers for the fifth time in a row. The ...

Mislabelled shark meat rampant in Australian markets, study finds

Shark meat sold in Australian fish markets and takeaway shops is frequently mislabelled and includes meat from threatened species

16-May-2024 - Researchers at Macquarie University have found a significant portion of sharkmeatsold in Australian fish markets and takeaway shops is mislabelled, including several samples from threatened species. The findings, published in the journalMarine and Freshwater Researchthis month, highlight the ...

Transforming the food system to serve all

Grant of $2.8M from Novo Nordisk Inc. to American University to address food security in D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8

06-Nov-2023 - Health happens where people work, live, play and worship, says Prof. Stacey Snelling, chair of the Department of Health Studies in American University’s College of Arts and Sciences. And that’s where theHealthy Schools, Healthy Communities Labengages children, adults and older adults to tackle ...

New report finds food crime costs the UK economy up to £2 billion a year

Portsmouth researchers worked with the Food Standards Agency to develop a model to estimate the cost of food crime in the UK

17-Oct-2023 - Food crime costs the UK economy up to £2 billion a year, according to a new report, published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). University of Portsmouth researchers worked with the FSA to help estimate the cost of food crime to the UK. ‘The Cost of Food Crime’ report has found the cost of food ...