Food Technology

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Avocados

ACTION Call F22/196/1: Prochloraz Alternative

Our client, a global agricultural producer, is looking to identify new and emerging technologies that will serve as a suitable prochloraz alternative. There are a number of diseases that affect avocados in particular, which are caused by a range of fungi, which infect the fruit at any point in its development, […]

Avocados

Avocados – The need for prochloraz alternatives

The Avocados Market Global exports of avocados declined slightly in 2020 by an estimated 0.8% against the previous year due largely to the global pandemic, which affected supply chains, as well as a poor harvest in Mexico which represents the largest avocado growing territory. Pandemics aside, avocados are predicted to […]

Dairy Innovation

Dairy Innovation

The dairy sector and dairy innovation is currently considered one of the top three most innovative sectors within Europe.  Between 2022 to 2029 the dairy desserts market1 is expected to growth at a rate of 4.27% whilst the global frozen desserts sub-sector will exceed that, at CAGR of 5.5%, during […]

The Healthy Bread Basket

The Healthy Bread Basket

Consumers have not typically looked to the bakery market for healthy sustenance, but the pandemic has resulted in a more hands-on approach to baking and therefore a renewed interest in what goes into our food and our body. Consequently, the industrial baker has opportunities to fulfil the increased demands for […]

Cocoa Crisis

Can CRISPR counter the Cocoa Crisis?

Cocoa is a highly valued commodity that has been cultivated in the Amazon and Orinoco River regions for three millennia.  The Spanish encouraged the planting of cocoa throughout its colonies, but this was fraught with difficulties due to the very specific climatic conditions required for successful cropping, namely high ambient […]

The Healthy Bread Basket

Healthy Snacks

Let’s be honest, we all love a snack, whether it’s trail-mixes, popcorn or crisps, through to chocolate, confectionery and snack-bars; but they rarely tick the ‘healthy-eating’ box. As a more mindful approach to nutrition emerges, self-care becomes an increasingly important factor, and healthy snacks need to deliver good nutrition as […]

The Mindful Nutritionist

Welcome to the Mindful Nutritionist. Today’s health-conscious consumers are increasingly demanding that ingredients are ‘Better for Me, Better for the Planet’. Food and beverage market trends indicate that tomorrow’s products will be a combination of holistic health and self-care, under-pinned by sustainability and delivered with the highest organoleptic properties of […]

Feeding 9 Billion

New Breeding Technologies- Feeding the 9 Billion

The following article considers the impending food security issues and how the impact of factors such as a growing population, soil nutrient depletion and climate change need to be urgently considered and how new and emerging technologies could provide some of the solutions. The topics discussed include: (i) Food Insecurity; […]

Renewed NPD Priorities

Renewed NPD Priorities

Whilst the Covid pandemic is not yet a mere memory, the frightening reality of current global events and their significant propagating and synergistic impacts are now starting to be understood, so this could be the right time to consider renewed NPD priorities. Notwithstanding the very real horrors afflicting specific populations, […]

Healthy Aging

ACTION CALL: F22/80/1 Healthy Aging

Our client, a global food and beverage producer, is looking to identify new and emerging ingredients and technologies that can help with the particular needs of the growing population, and the specific challenges of healthy aging. From the moment we are born our needs are ever changing, and a key part […]