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Are protein bars and powders damaging to gut health?

High-protein products and gut health represent two of the biggest food trends of the last decade, but is one bad for the other?

The advertising landscape is changing. Image Source: Getty Images/Andrew Bret Wallis

How are food companies responding to changes in advertising?

From data to legislation, advertising is changing. This provides challenges for food companies but, with their abundance of first-hand consumer data, opportunities as well.

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From farm to fork: 10 start-ups disrupting the market and transforming the food system

Innovating the food system is essential to uncover improved means of production to offer manufacturers healthier, more sustainable products. Who is leading the way?

Which ingredients are being put under the microscope to test their potential in plant-based dairy? GettyImages/Janine Lamontagne

From peas to pintos: The new ingredients being tested in plant-based dairy

Researchers are looking beyond soy and oat for plant-based dairy innovation. Which ingredients are being put under the microscope?

Wanda Fish has announced the development of a cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi prototype it hopes will achieve cost parity with its conventional counterpart sooner rather than later. Image credit: Noam Preisman

How 'buttery' cultivated bluefin tuna is made, and served raw

Wanda Fish has succeeded where most have failed; the start-up has grown ‘very challenging’ bluefin tuna cell lines for cultivated fish production.

Private label chocolate has seen some success, but not as much as many other private label categories. Image Source: Getty Images/Lottie Davies

Why isn’t private label chocolate appealing to consumers?

Despite the cost-of-living squeeze, private label versions of chocolate are not flying of the shelves. Why aren’t consumers keen on the private label option?

Consumer trust in the food industry is declining, why? GettyImages/Drazen Zigic

Trust in food industry declining

As consumers become increasingly engaged in understanding the contents of the foods they’re consuming, it appears that trust in the food industry is plummeting. But can that trust be restored?

From smart trolleys to facial recognition trolleys: How is AI disrupting food retail? GettyImages/Kirillm

Seven ways artificial intelligence is shaking up food retail

Artificial intelligence is unlocking innovation in the retail sector, powering everything from smart trolleys to facial recognition checkouts.

Plant-based alternatives are often healthier than animal-based ones. But not always. Image source: Getty Images/bymuratdeniz

Which plant-based alternatives are healthier than animal products?

Are plant-based meat and dairy substitutes healthier? Well, yes. And no. It depends. A new study investigates which substitutes do best, and worst, when pitted against animal products.

Postbiotics: The lesser-known microbe in the gut health universe. GettyImages/PeopleImages

Postbiotics: The lesser-known microbes in the gut health universe

Prebiotics and probiotics are practically celebrities in the world of gut health, but have you heard of postbiotics? This lesser-known friend of pre and pro is quickly climbing the gut-health charts.

For F&B operators concerned about EUDR compliance, we’ve rounded up some of the lesser-known ways the incoming regulation could impact business. GettyImages/richcarey

EUDR: 7 lesser-known ways food operators could be impacted

As food and beverage operators scramble to comply with the EU’s new deforestation law, we round up seven of the lesser-known ways industry could be impacted.

The problem with ultra-processed foods is that they represent a 'dietary pattern', according to Dimbleby and van Tulleken. Image Source: Getty Images/wildpixel

The case against ultra-processed food: 'UPF is designed to increase consumption and profit'

Do ultra-processed foods lead to poor health outcomes by definition? A ‘hyper-literal’ focus on definitions is not the point, suggest Henry Dimbleby and Chris van Tulleken: ‘ultra-processed food’ as a category encapsulates the toll that an industry dominated...