It’s always fascinating to look at the wide array of food industry trends that are announced each year and try to understand the public opinion or technology behind those trends that has enabled them or brought them to prominence. Often these trends have been lingering in the background for many […]
Sustainable food
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Sustainable Packaging Our client, a global food and beverage manufacturer, is looking to identify packaging and packaging technologies that can can deliver a greater degree of sustainability and responsibility to food and drink packaging. The primary needs are materials that are truly recyclable, compostable or biodegradable alternatives to: Barrier coating materials. Cellophane as secondary […]
Sustainable Production Methods Summary We are currently working with a global food and beverage company, who is looking to identify new and emerging process technologies, ingredients and supply chain processes to enable sustainable production of food and beverage products. Scope This brief is seeking to identify new food and beverage […]
It’s a widely reported fact that the amount of energy required to produce food exceeds the energy derived from that food. When the prevalent diet is meat-based, as in the Western world, then this inequality increases. In a world with a growing population and the subsequent pressure on natural resources, […]
– Richard Coles, Director, Emagine Packaging Limited Packaging innovations are of strategic importance to the food and drinks industries as it is a key enabler for creating brand value and offering functions that deliver a wide range of benefits to consumers and other stakeholders. These benefits include its role in enhancing […]
By Dr Charis Galanakis, Research & Innovation Director of Galanakis Laboratories The recovery of valuable compounds from food wastes is today one of the most emerging topics in the area of food science and sustainability. However, despite the omnipresence of related studies and patented methodologies, the market existing products derived […]
Our client, a global ingredient company, is looking to identify the next generation of technologies and ingredients that will define the future of the food and beverage industry. The food and beverage trend watchers increasingly indicate that ‘TRUST’ is of paramount importance to the consumer, this ranges from clean and clear […]
Our client, a global ingredient company, is looking to identify the next generation of technologies and ingredients that will define the future of the food and beverage industry. Food and beverage manufacture is the most water intensive industry on earth. However, consumers now recognise their stewardship of the planets diminishing natural […]
Seaweed, the Food of the Future – Today Seaweed is no longer only perceived by many just as the stuff you see at the seaside, but increasingly as an incredibly nutritious, tasty and natural sustainable food and ingredient. With over 10,000 species globally, seaweed is a diverse group that offers […]