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60% of women founders in plant-based, alternative protein and foodtech sector experience bias, says Vegan Women Summit Report

13-01-22 / 2 min read

25-01-22 / 2 min read

London-based vertical farming start-up Vertical Future secures £21M in Series A round

25-01-22 / 2 min read

3D-printed plant-based meat start-up Redefine Meat raises $135M in latest funding round

24-01-22 / 2 min read

French plant-based pork start-up La Vie raises €25M in funding round backed by Natalie Portman

24-01-22 / 2 min read

NASA calls for innovative food companies to enter its Deep Space Food Challenge

Plant-based, alternative proteins and sustainability

20-01-22 / 2 min read

Start-up Pearlita opens research lab to develop the first ever cell-based oysters

18-01-22 / 2 min read

Israeli start-up Plantish develops 3D-printed plant-based salmon fillet

18-01-22 / 3 min read

Veganuary 2022 sees the largest number of participants ever

11-01-22 / 2 min read

A third of Britons open to trying lab-grown meat, and a quarter insects, reveals FSA survey

10-01-22 / 2 min read

First fully plant-based food delivery service ZEBRA launches in London

Food policy and public health

10-01-22 / 3 min read

NHS Food Scanner App launches in bid to tackle childhood obesity

05-01-22 / 4 min read

Italian Antitrust launches investigation into Nutri-Score food labelling system

22-12-21 / 2 min read

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry expected to lose £94M in UK-Australia trade deal

20-12-21 / 5 min read

2021 in news: review of the year’s biggest headlines

17-12-21 / 3 min read

UK exports to the EU dropped by almost 16% in 2021, says Food and Drink Federation

Retail and consumer insights

19-01-22 / 2 min read

Aldi opens its first checkout-free store in London

07-01-22 / 2 min read

Table Talk food podcast celebrates its 200th Edition with mini-series featuring gastronomy experts and innovators

04-01-22 / 2 min read

Britons are buying more ethically than ever before, says Co-op report

09-12-21 / 2 min read

Consumers stop buying products once the price goes up by 40% says survey

Health, nutrition and food psychology

19-01-22 / 3 min read

Olive oil lowers risk of mortality, American College of Cardiology study finds

29-11-21 / 3 min read

Plant-based meats have a healthier nutrient profile than meat equivalents but still show a high salt content, says new study

26-11-21 / 2 min read

Omnivore diets produce nearly 60% more GHG emissions than vegetarian diets in the UK says new research

16-11-21 / 3 min read

UKRI and FSA award funding to six citizen science projects to examine current issues in food safety

12-11-21 / 4 min read

Action on Sugar calls for the removal of misleading sugar claims from sweet snacks for babies and toddlers

Ingredients, NPD and innovation

13-01-22 / 2 min read

Israeli start-up B.T. Sweet develops sugar substitute CAMBYA

12-01-22 / 2 min read

Cargill opens its first Innovation Centre in India

22-12-21 / 3 min read

World’s first robotic chef launching in 2022 could be yours for £150k

22-12-21 / 2 min read

Biggest ever investment in Israeli food-tech goes to cultured meat start-up Future Meat

Food tech

14-01-22 / 3 min read

Former Impossible Foods executive Rebekah Moses joins agtech start-up Iron Ox

13-01-22 / 2 min read

60% of women founders in plant-based, alternative protein and foodtech sector experience bias, says Vegan Women Summit Report

12-01-22 / 2 min read

Indonesian start-up eFishery secures $90M in Series C funding round

06-12-21 / 2 min read

Edmond de Rothschild partners with PeakBridge to invest in food tech start-ups

02-12-21 / 2 min read

Five Seasons Ventures leads €7M investment round in reusable containers start-up

Careers

26-01-22 / 2 min read

Unilever cuts 1,500 jobs in restructure of organisation

11-01-22 / 4 min read

Food Matters Live’s new podcast series Career Conversations launches next week

06-01-22 / 2 min read

A Master’s course on ‘Drinking, Eating, and Living’ launches at Sciences Po Lille in France

15-11-21 / 2 min read

The University of West London launches a sustainable culinary course

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