How PepsiCo is ‘fundamentally transforming’ what it does and …
Oct 6, 2021 — PepsiCo launched pep+, an initiative that it describes as a ‘strategic end-to-end transformation’ or its business, earlier this month. The company says this will 'fundamentally transform' what it does and how it does it. FoodNavigator speaks to Chris Daly, PepsiCo Europe’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to find out more.
Climate Smart Food: Striving for sustainable nutrition
Aug 17, 2021 — Food production is responsible for around one-quarter of total greenhouse gas emissions. If global warming is to be limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels - and the catastrophic consequences of a greater increase are to be avoided - the way we produce, process and consume food needs to change.
Explore the benefits of acacia on digestive health
Mar 17, 2021 — Consumers are looking for ingredients helping them living a healthy life, and are more and more aware that digestive health is key to global health. Acacia gum can play an important role in gut health, as it is a gut-friendly agent. Acacia gum is an efficient option for the formulation of gut health friendly food, beverages and supplements.
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Clean-label Umami and Kokumi solutions
Oct 29, 2020 — The memorable sensory qualities of umami and kokumi used in perfect synergy can bring depth and taste to savoury foods. Integrating umami and kokumi effectively into savoury products requires an experienced understanding of how they interact with each other and with other ingredients. Since this often calls for small, nuanced adjustments, Kerry's experienced flavourists and sensory scientists ...
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
Aug 20, 2019 — Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
'If you’re looking for a banana that’s lower GI, go for a green one ...
Jul 30, 2019 — Underripe bananas are a great source of prebiotics for gut health and FODMAP friendly, while overripe ones contain the highest sugar and lowest fibre content but are rich in potassium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Fibre, according to sports dietitian Ryan Pinto.
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The plant-based industry has come under scrutiny, in recent years, with critics lambasting its ingredients and production methods. Now, plant-based seafood manufacturers are fighting back, through innovation.
Latest consumer snacking behaviours & healthy solutions
Mar 25, 2021 — Health and Nutrition is a consistent trend overarching the savoury snacking occasion. Sharing our latest consumer research, we’ll bring insights to 3 questions. What is the correlation between consumers’ health and snacking behaviours? What health demands do consumers have, unique to snacking? What healthy snacking solutions do consumers engage with and reject?
The price of butter keeps creeping up, why? - foodnavigator.com
Apr 22, 2024 — The price of butter keeps creeping up, why? GettyImages/Monty Rakusen (Monty Rakusen/Getty Images) Demand for butter across Europe “Consumers are very price sensitive at the moment, with the cost-of-living crisis and in terms of price-per-kilo basis, butter is more expensive than quite a few alternatives in the margarine space so there is a degree of consumer switching,” says AHDB's Swales.