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How much deforestation do EUDR ‘high-risk’ countries actually have?

4 days ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Last week, the European Union announced the four countries that would be considered ‘high-risk’ under the EUDR’s benchmarking system - Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, and North Korea. Key commodity producers such as Brazil (a major producer of coffee and soybean) and Indonesia and Malaysia (major producers of palm oil) were considered standard risk.
Europeans buck trend of grocery shopping online

5 days ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

It’s no secret that we’re living in a far more online world. As a new generation grows up having never gone without the internet, a whole range of human activities, including work, education, and even dating, have migrated online. Food shopping is no exception. Consumers worldwide are shopping online more often than ever, according to a recent report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).
Nestlé and Danone on demand for regenerative agriculture

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Regenerative agriculture is one of the most significant production trends in recent years. Far from being niche, many major food producers have not only taken up regenerative methods but aim to expand them in the future. What do consumers think about regenerative agriculture? And how key is consumer demand as an impetus for industry action? How much do consumers know about regenerative agriculture? Regenerative agriculture has broken into the mainstream in recent years.
‘Clean food’ classification created

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

As consumers are becoming more conscious of their health and wellbeing, many are turning towards natural, ‘clean’ foods - foods with few additives, made up largely of natural ingredients. Driven in part by the backlash against ultra-processed foods (UPFs), the trend has even made it into the plant-based meat world, with companies like This and Moving Mountains releasing ‘whole food’-focused products.
Marks & Spencer facing legal action over cyber attacks

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Donna Eastlake

Five weeks on from the destructive cyber attacks, which left shelves empty, card payments halted, online orders stopped, and customer data stolen, and matters for Marks & Spencer just keep getting worse. The beleaguered retailer is now facing a class action lawsuit from customers whose personal data was leaked. The attack, which took place over Easter Weekend, led to the theft of customer and staff information, including phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth and online ordering histories.
Collagen-infused food and beverage sales soaring

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Donna Eastlake

When it comes to collagen, consumers just can’t seem to get enough. From coffees to breakfast cereals, chocolates to ice creams, if it has collagen on the packet then it’s likely to fly right off the shelves and into the baskets of collagen-obsessed consumers. And it’s this obsession that has powered the global collagen market to a value $9.9bn (€8.7bn), with a strong projected CAGR of 11.3% over the next five years (Grand View Research).
Will the UK trade deal help EU fishing?

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

The recent UK-EU trade deal saw major developments between the two major European economies, many of which affected the food industry. One of the most significant was the renewal of the deal allowing the EU access to UK waters for European fishing boats. Boats will have access until 2038, and quotas on how many fish they are allowed to catch will continue to be agreed. Licences will also be issued to control who can fish in UK waters.
Gourmey cuts cultivated meat costs to €7/kg

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

French start-up Gourmey made headlines last year when it became the first player in the cultivated meat space to apply for regulatory approval in the EU. Now, consultancy Arthur D. Little has suggested that the company’s 5,000-litre bioreactor system may be able to produce cultivated meat at €7/kg at commercial scale. This, according to the company, is the lowest price for cultivated meat found by a third-party techno-economic model.
Meatly edges towards price parity after major cost cuts

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Meatly remains the only cultivated meat company with regulatory approval in the UK, after last year getting the green light for its cultivated chicken pet food product. But this doesn’t mean the company is done with R&D. It has now announced several further improvements to its production process. How much has Meatly saved? Meatly has made several key cost reductions to its production process.
Nestlé expands pet food division

1 week ago | foodnavigator.com | Donna Eastlake

Nestlé has announced plans to grow its pet food division. The multinational has acquired a minority stake in India’s Drools Pet Food. However, the company has been quick to confirm that this is a financial investment by the company and Drools will remain strategically as well as operationally independent. No other terms of the agreement will be disclosed. Based in southern India, Drools is described as a premium pet food brand which focuses on healthy nutrition.