From increasing energy prices to the impact of geopolitical unrest on supply imports, the food industry is facing a whole host of challenges, the greatest of these being climate change.Climate change itself is impacting the food industry in multiple ways, one of these being ‘sogflation’.What is sogflation?FoodNavigator recently reported on the damaging effects of extreme
The number and proportion of older people in the global population is on an upwards trajectory. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050 22% of the world population will be aged 60 and older. An estimated 426m of those will be aged 80 and over.With increasing evidence suggesting lifestyle factors can improve or
Back in 2020, Japan announced its ambitions to expand food and agricultural exports to the JPY5tn goal by 2030 and since then the bulk of overseas exports and expansion has been overseen by the MAFF Global Farmers / Fishermen / Foresters / Food Manufacturers Project (GFP).The department has focused on supporting various Japanese food businesses
Although the snacking sector has seen some of the most successful growth amongst food and beverage categories in Asia Pacific both through and beyond the pandemic, this success has translated into a great deal more competition within the industry due to many new companies seeking to enter the market as well as existing ones from
Organised by NutraIngredients-Asia and sister title FoodNavigator-Asia, the Healthy Ageing APAC Editorial Webinar will take place on May 14 (Tuesday) at 3pm Singapore time.Registration is free – register now to attend.Today, it is not just Japan and China that are facing challenges brought by a greying population.Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, South East Asia countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore
The researchers from the UK-based personalized nutrition firm compared the impact of the program to general advice provided on cardiometabolic health in 347 participants over 18 weeks. Primary outcome results published in the journal Nature Medicine showed a significant reduction in triglycerides (TGs) in comparison to the control group, however differences in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were insignificant.For the
In 1995, Glenn Gibson and Marcel Roberfroid wrote the paper ‘Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics,’ introducing the world to the concept of prebiotics, which act as fuel for microorganisms living in the gut.Nearly thirty years later, Gibson, who currently works as a professor at the University of Reading
AI-enabled technology won’t replace food stores. But food stores with AI-enabled technology will replace food stores without it.This is how professor of marketing Sabine Benoit sees it. The University of Surrey academic believes that in the future, all products in food stores – except for the food itself – will be powered by artificial intelligence.
The wellness trend is not just surviving, it’s absolutely thriving. From gut health to personalised nutrition, consumers are embracing foods and beverages, which promise to improve health. In fact, market intelligence platform Statista valued the worldwide wellness market at 5.61 trillion USD in 2022 and has projected it will reach 8.47 trillion USD by 2027.So
Tradewind Foods de Puerto Rico Inc. of Bayamon, PR is recalling Goya Red Kidney Beans after an FDA Inspection discovered swollen and leaking cans. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 21, 2024, and is ongoing. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture