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QUORN ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN QUEST TO WIN “CHICKEN SANDWICH WARS”

26 Jan 2022 Read: 3 min.

Quorn has announced the launch of a range of new products and partnerships, in a bid to gain a larger market share in the U.S. The British food manufacturer looks to compete in the competitive chicken alternative market in America and across the globe.

EUROPE NEWS

NEW UK GENE EDITING RULES COULD SPARK CONTROVERSY

26 Jan 2022 Read: 2 min.

The British government is looking to relax rules on gene editing in plants, something it says will allow farmers to grow “more resistant, nutritious and productive crops”.

EUROPE MEAT NEWS

HALF OF BRITS LIMITING MEAT INTAKE OR CUTTING IT OUT ALL TOGETHER, MINTEL REPORT FINDS

25 Jan 2022 Read: 3 min.

Just under half (49%) of Brits are now limiting their meat intake or not eating it at all, up from four in ten (41%) in 2020 - and almost back in line with 2019 levels where the figure stood at 51%, according to a recent report from Mintel.

AMERICAS BEVERAGES NEWS

FLYING EMBERS CLOSES $20M SERIES C ROUND SUPPORTED BY BEAM SUNTORY

25 Jan 2022 Read: 2 min.

Global premium spirits group Beam Suntory has backed organic hard kombucha and hard seltzer maker, Flying Embers, in its latest Series C round which closed at $20 million. Funding also came from Power Plant Ventures, Quadrant Capital, Monogram Capital Partners, and Beechwood Capital in follow-on investments.

AMERICAS FRUITS & VEGETABLES NEWS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

DAILY HARVEST CREATES TIE-UPS TO LIFT ORGANIC FARMING FROM LOW 1% SHARE

24 Jan 2022 Read: 3 min.

Meal subscription company Daily Harvest has formed a multi-year partnership with the American Farmland Trust (AFT) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) to improve farm viability in the state and expand the acreage of farmland that adopts organic and regenerative farming practices.

GROCERY NEWS OCEANIA

COVID ISOLATION FOR AUSTRALIAN FOOD WORKERS SCRAPPED AMID STAFF CRISIS

24 Jan 2022 Read: 2 min.

Australia has streamlined Covid isolation regulations to help combat the acute shortage of workers faced by its food industry.

EUROPE GROCERY

NUTRI-SCORE SPARKS LIVELY DEBATE AS EU MULLS LABELLING RULES

21 Jan 2022 Read: 3 min.

Debate is continuing over the Nutri-Score front of pack labelling system for foods, ahead of a European Commission decision later this year on which scheme to select for a European-wide rollout.

SEA FOOD

OCEAN WARMING’S EFFECT ON FISH MAY IMPACT CATCHES, NEW STUDY SUGGESTS

21 Jan 2022 Read: 2 min.

Fish behaviour is being affected by ocean warming and acidification, a new study indicates, and this could have knock-on effects on seafood catches.

AMERICAS FOOD PROCESSING NEWS

LYCORED OPENS INGREDIENTS PROCESSING FACILITY IN NEW JERSEY

20 Jan 2022 Read: 2 min.

player, Lycored, part of Adama Group, has launched a processing facility in Branchburg, New Jersey for its carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and real food ingredients for food, beverage and dietary supplement products.

GROCERY