Mars-ready potatoes could help fight famine on Earth
Researchers at the University of Engineering and Technology in Peru believe they’ve proven that potato crops could be grown on the surface of Mars. Elliot Gardner looks into this research...
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![Food crime: the scourge of the industry]()
Food crime: the scourge of the industry
Millions of pounds are lost every year to fraud within the food and beverage sectors. Elliot Gardner looks into food crime, the offending parties, and how best to guard against...
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![March’s top stories: General Mills teams up with TLI, Tereos opens production unit in France]()
March’s top stories: General Mills teams up with TLI, Tereos opens production unit in France
Cascadian Farm and its parent company General Mills announced that their work with The Land Institute (TLI) to help commercialise organic Kernza, and Tereos has opened its new unit that...
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![Kidulthood: the twenty-somethings using whimsical food to escape from life’s problems]()
Kidulthood: the twenty-somethings using whimsical food to escape from life’s problems
The 'kidult' trend is rapidly expanding within the food sector. At IFE 2017 Dr Morgaine Gaye discussed the generation using fun and whimsy to escape from the terrors of today....
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![The Grocery Code Adjudicator: protecting suppliers from supermarket abuse]()
The Grocery Code Adjudicator: protecting suppliers from supermarket abuse
The office of the Grocery Code Adjudicator has announced its 2017 GCA Survey, hoping to gather important information from the suppliers on dealings with supermarkets. In light of this, Elliot...
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![February’s top stories: Cargill’s Shady Brook Farms brand, Freedom Foods and Seamild partnership]()
February’s top stories: Cargill’s Shady Brook Farms brand, Freedom Foods and Seamild partnership
Cargill announced that its Shady Brook Farms brand met Certified Responsible Antibiotic Use standards in the US, and Freedom Foods partnered with Seamild Group in China. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up the...
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![Unlocking a genome: how quinoa could change the world for the better]()
Unlocking a genome: how quinoa could change the world for the better
A team at King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia have produced the first high-quality gene sequence for quinoa. But is the focus of the west’s latest diet fad truly the...
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![Five years of growth within the organic produce market]()
Five years of growth within the organic produce market
The Soil Association has announced the fifth year of consecutive growth within the organic products market in its Organic Market 2017 report. Elliot Gardner finds out how the sector is...
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![FODMAPS: the remedy to IBS woes?]()
FODMAPS: the remedy to IBS woes?
The FODMAP trend is one of the latest to stand out within the free-from food sector. Elliot Gardner looks into its surge in popularity, and asks whether 2017 could be...
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![January’s top stories: Barry Callebaut acquires Mondelez, Nestlé’s tube-feeding formulas]()
January’s top stories: Barry Callebaut acquires Mondelez, Nestlé’s tube-feeding formulas
Barry Callebaut has acquired Mondelez International's production facility in Belgium, and Nestlé Health Science has introduced an improved Compleat range of tube-feeding formulas for adults and children. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up...
