Food & Nutrition

Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has unveiled a new consumer-facing brand for supplements made from its animal-free lactoferrin protein in the US. Precision fermentation firm TurtleTree has introduced Intentional, a consumer…
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New York-based Actual Veggies has become the exclusive veggie burger supplier for Compass Group-owned Eurest, the caterer for some of the biggest companies in the US. Employees at Americas largest companies, including the majority of…
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Spanish plant-based meat leader Heura Foods and French vegan whole-cut specialist Swap Food have teamed up to launch a Suprême chicken fillet in three European markets. With an aim to "revolutionise the plant-based fillet experience",…
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British vegan food brand Deliciously Ella's latest campaign attacks ultra-processing, which is now among plant-based meat's biggest pain points. "Consumers en masse aren’t just asking: ‘Is it plant-based?’ but: ‘What’s actually in it?'”…
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France's food safety agency has recommended a ban on soy-based products in mass catering, raising concerns that have been long debunked and go against scientific consensus. After attempting to ban cultivated meat, France could be coming…
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A new study shows that swapping meat with plant-based alternatives – no matter how processed – can lead to significant weight loss. The backlash against ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has cast a dark cloud over plant-based meat…
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The UK government is being urged to update its Eatwell Guide in line with the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, with a plant-forward system predicted to save the NHS over £50M every year. As novel food regulation advances rapidly in the…
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The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity as a new indicator to track progress for its Zero Hunger goal in women and children. In a move to highlight dietary quality over calorie consumption, the…
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Always at the forefront of food trends, Chilean food tech startup NotCo has unveiled a GLP Booster that uses food as a natural Ozempic alternative. Today, nearly three-quarters of Americans aged 20 and above are overweight and…
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Finnish food giant Fazer has teased a snack bar and two protein oat milk beverages made using Solar Foods's fermentation-derived Solein protein. How about some CO2 in your protein shake? Fazer is giving attendees at Future Food-Tech…
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Marin Vandamme, a fellow at the School for Moral Ambition in Amsterdam, argues why the EU's food strategy must emphasise protein diversification. Let me take you to a familiar scene: a family dinner where everything is going smoothly –…
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Replacing less than a tablespoon of butter with plant-based oils can lower the risk of premature death from cancer and other causes by 17%, shows a new study. Even small dietary changes towards plant-based food can render big health…
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Over 90 nutrition scientists have hit back at a research project funded by Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, which aims to develop a new classification for ultra-processed food. The ultra-processed food (UPF) wars are heating up, and this…
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An upstart brand on the alt-dairy block, New Moon has introduced what it says is the plant-based category's first milk made from whole coconut meat. Positioning it as a category-first, New York-based brand Whole Moon has unveiled a…
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Food tech community FoodHack is back with the second edition of the FoodTech World Cup, launched in collaboration with Nestlé and Givaudan, with a special focus on nutrition. Whether it's brands targeting gut health amid the GLP-1 wave,…
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Can Actual Veggies be the antidote to ultra-processed foods? It's what investors are hoping for, pumping $7M in funding for the New York startup. New York-based CPG firm Actual Veggies has gained $7M in a Series A funding round after…
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Interest in eating more plant-based food is growing across the Global South, with high prices the biggest obstacle to increased consumption, according to a new study. More than two-thirds (68%) of consumers across the world want to eat…
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In this exclusive op-ed, Daily Harvest CEO Ricky Silver lays out what Robert F Kennedy Jr's confirmation as health secretary means for the US food system, and how we can move forward. In arguably the most polarised moment of our…
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The number of Europeans who say they eat sustainably has dropped to 46%, despite calls for the bloc's citizens to cut back on meat and dairy. Over the last year, several countries in Europe have revised their national dietary guidelines…
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Grow with Iris co-founder Amy Langfield explains why she created a free-from, plant-based milk for toddlers, and details her conquest to develop an all-conquering infant formula. Amy Langfield was an art teacher when her newborn…
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Nearly half of omnivores changed their diets after using Fork Ranger, an app that blends food sustainability quizzes with vegetarian recipes, according to a new study. When it comes to our diets, do behavioural change tools really work?…
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