Back in 2017, before much of the general public had given cryptocurrency a second thought, Alessandro Stortini started accepting bitcoin as a form of payment at his local farmer’s market stan…
Tokyo-based Next Meats Co. announced today their plan to start construction of their alternative protein “NEXT Factory” in Niigata, Japan. The new, large-scale facility will be dedicate…
A study has found that farms that used regenerative agriculture practices such as no-till farming, cover crops and diverse crop rotations produced crops with higher levels of certain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals than farms using conventional practices. In other news, President Xi Jinping has referenced alternative proteins in a speech during which he underlined his support for domestic food innovation – a potential boon for China’s alternative protein sector.
Today restaurant robotics startup Bear Robotics announced they have raised an $81 million Series B. The round was led by IMM, with participation by Cleveland Avenue. The new funding brings the comp…
Eating wild-caught fish instead of using it as feed in salmon farming would allow nearly four million tonnes of fish to be left in the sea, while providing an extra six million tonnes of seafood for human consumption, a study finds. Scientists studying the Scottish salmon farming industry say tha
One of the most frustrating aspects of eating at dining halls as a college student is the difficulty of finding a quality protein that will make a filling meal. This is probably why I’ve adopted an…
As the technology advances, food production will become more streamlined and increasingly automated, driving efficiencies, and delivering healthy and sustainable food to the global population.
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Food and Nutrition Security Task force released their second report with recommendations focusing on the child nutrition programs. FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin is a Co-Chair of the Task Force.
Before you fire up the grill and bask under the glow of fireworks this weekend, we invite you to catch up on some food tech news. This week we have pieces on a new alternative egg product in Japan,…
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Last week, Kingdom Supercultures, a company that assembles new novel combinations of naturally-occurring microbes into a new class of ingredients called supercultures, announced a $25 million fundi…
This week, Cana came out of stealth and announced their “molecular beverage printer”, a device the company says will be able to create almost any beverage from the same 80 or so flavor …
Sharwin Tee refutes the notion of a “universal” Filipino cuisine. Instead, he brings attention to how the diversity of how Filipino home cooking is prepared, presented, and shared reflects the adaptability and hospitality of Filipinos, despite (or because of) variations across the archipelago.
IFFA is the place to discuss future trends in the meat and protein industry. The focus of IFFA 2022 is on the top themes automation, digitalisation, food safety, sustainability, food trends and individualisation.
NPC is very pleased to announce two more sessions in our virtual pitch series dedicated to the growing world of alternative protein. This investor-focused initiative is a collaboration with The Protein Highway, Protein Industries Canada, BioAlberta, Humane Society International/Canada and others helping to build the alternative protein sector.
International Conference on Nutritional Management and Food Technology scheduled on May 03-04, 2022 at Singapore, Singapore is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academic, scientific and university practitioners to present research activities that might want to attend events, meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, summit, and symposiums.
International Conference on Functional Food Products in Food Technology scheduled on May 27-28, 2022 at Tokyo, Japan is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academic, scientific and university practitioners to present research activities that might want to attend events, meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, summit, and symposiums.
International Conference on Food Technology and Automatic Canning Technologies scheduled on June 03-04, 2022 at Rome, Italy is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academic, scientific and university practitioners to present research activities that might want to attend events, meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, summit, and symposiums.
International Conference on Molecular Nutrition and Food Technology scheduled on June 15-16, 2022 at Toronto, Canada is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academic, scientific and university practitioners to present research activities that might want to attend events, meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, summit, and symposiums.
International Conference on Food Technology, Design and Development scheduled on June 21-22, 2022 at Venice, Italy is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academic, scientific and university practitioners to present research activities that might want to attend events, meetings, seminars, congresses, workshops, summit, and symposiums.
Today, on the Nutrition Facts Podcast, we look at the effect of heavy metal music, the role that meat plays in triggering Parkinson’s, and the nutritional power of onions.
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