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Euros & Olympics: How the F&B industry is gearing up for a summer of sport

With Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympics just weeks away, Europe is gearing up for a spectacular summer of sport. But how do major sporting events impact food and beverage trends and how does the industry get involved?

Colour is a massive influence on how consumers perceive plant-based meat. Image Source: Getty Images/ChayTee

The colour conundrum: Red or green packaging for plant-based meat?

Colour plays a key role in how consumers see products. Should plant-based companies use red to evoke flavour, or green to evoke sustainability, with their offerings?

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Better-For-You snacking: Combining nutrition and indulgence with advanced ingredients

Maintaining a balance between indulgence and wellbeing, consumers want snacks that have nutritional value – without compromising on taste.

FoodNavigator is pleased to announce Climate Smart Food is returning for its fourth year. GettyImages/Richard Drury

Climate Smart Food returns in 2024 and here’s a sneak peak…

Save the date! FoodNavigator’s Climate Smart Food digital summit returns for its fourth year, and we’re offering a sneak peak of the programme…

Unable or unwilling to shoulder the added costs, orange juice manufacturers have been passing them onto consumers. Everyone's feeling the squeeze. GettyImages/cnsphotography

Orange juice outlook ‘challenging’ amid squeezed margins and soft drink competition

The coming months won’t be easy for orange juice manufacturers forced to keep product prices high.

Could the food industry develop luxury brands? Image Source: Getty Images/Lena_Zajchikova

How can luxury food brands succeed?

While luxury brands in beverage have been highly successful, luxury food brands are, as of yet, less prominent. What foods have the potential to be luxurious?

Regenerative agriculture: How manufacturers and farmers are working together

Regenerative agriculture has gained widespread attention in recent years as manufacturers and consumers grow to fully understand its importance. But how are farmers approaching it and what challenges are they facing?

Israeli start-up NewMoo is expressing dairy proteins in soy plants. Image credit: NewMoo

Multiple milk proteins grown in a single plant? NewMoo makes liquid casein for animal-free cheese

Another newcomer is joining the molecular farming ranks, but this one is producing multiple dairy proteins – in the form of liquid casein – from a single plant.

The study aimed to develop chocolate using most of the cocoa pod. Image Source: Getty Images/TinaFields

Can the whole cocoa pod be utilised when making chocolate?

By developing a chocolate bar using not only the cocoa bean but the pulp and endocarp as well, a new study aims to create a more sustainable form of chocolate.

Eco-friendly food colouring: How one company is cutting carbon

The food industry is coming under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint and find more sustainable ways to operate. Food colouring manufacturer Exberry tells us how it's cutting carbon intensity, and improving water efficiency, for greener...

Even in its infancy, it appears the 'world's first' UPF tax is already having an impact on food sales. GettyImages/M Stock

How does taxing ultra-processed food impact sales?

A few months ago, what is considered the world’s first UPF tax came into play. Which food categories have been hit the hardest?

As farmers age, a larger and larger percentage are over 60. Image Source: Getty Images/Henry Arden

How to incentivise farmers to work longer

With an ageing population and youth reluctance forcing up the average age of farmers in Europe, how can they be incentivised to stay in a physically demanding job for longer?

Could good gut bacteria help prevent cardiovascular disease?

The last decade has seen gut health linked to a multitude of health benefits. So could it also play a role in helping to prevent cardiovascular disease?

'A totally new world of retail:’ NIQ unpacks how omnichannel shopping is evolving

CPG brands are retooling its marketing strategies as younger consumers shift more of their spending to social-media platforms like TikTok, Kenny Juskowiak, managing director of emerging brands for NIQ, shared during a recent webinar.

Cibo Vita stays ahead in ‘smart snacking’ with scientific backing, cutting-edge tech

A self-declared leader in the “smart snacking movement,” Cibo Vita stays ahead of the competition in an increasing saturated category by developing products with “more scientific backing,” adding functional benefits to popular categories without them...