This week, we have a range of autumnal treats, including an autumn menu from bagel chain B Bagel and warming new meals from ready meal brand Charlie Bingham’s. There’s also new releases from Biotful Gut Health and gluten-free brand Genius, as well as a collaboration between Heinz and GDK on a ‘secret sauce’ burger. Finally

Brand loyalty is the cornerstone of any successful food and beverage company. And that loyalty is built on consumer trust.“Brand loyalty could mean the difference between meeting or missing revenue targets,” says a spokesperson for brand development firm, Qualtrics.So, what happens if that trust is broken by negative press? Is the trust lost forever? Will

As companies working in alternative meat – cultivated meat, fermentation-made meat and plant-based meat – proliferate, so do new ingredients and new technologies.One thing that has grown alongside them is patents. As companies develop transformative techniques and processes, they need to mark them as intellectual property.Growth of patents in the alternative meat sector​IP in meat

This less-than-optimistic prediction follows a severe 70% slide in food and drink start-up investments last year compared with 2021, according to Forward Fooding’s FoodTech Data Navigator​.But just €4.3bn is set to be invested in Europe’s food and drink start-ups and scale ups this year, a 30% drop on 2023 levels, the same data shows.“The food

Argentina has approved a new national plan on the prevention and control of Trichinella. The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) said the move updates the regulations on the management of the disease throughout the country. The aim is to reduce cases in humans through the early detection of animals with parasites and directing