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Seafood Scotland launches blueprint for growth

Scotland’s seafood industry unveils a blueprint for “growth that is equitable and profitable, with the entire supply chain, from sea to shelf, pulling together for success”. Scotland’s aquaculture sector attracts polarised positions, from those who cite its economic contribution to those who stridently oppose its existence. The ‘Changing Tides’ document is designed to be a catalyst […]

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Green caffeine: Can a broccoli latte boost veggie intake?

Consumers struggling to get their daily intake of veggies have a new option — a broccoli latte. The nutrient-rich powder developed by Hort Innovation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, is made from imperfect-looking broccoli that would have otherwise been wasted. The product packs a healthy punch with […]

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Putting waste from wine making to good use

Waste from wine making can have a second life as a shelf-life–extending ingredient in fatty foods, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have shown. The pulpy residue, which is known as pomace, can contribute to pollution when the pesticides and fertilizers used on wine grapes leach into soil and water, explains researcher Changmou Xu, […]

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Danone, Coca-Cola, Nestlé among firms to sign plastic packaging pledge

Britvic, Danone, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are among more than 40 businesses that have pledged to reduce plastic packaging waste in the UK by 2025.   The UK Plastics Pact wants to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic packaging through redesign, innovation or alternatives and ensure all plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable. Other partners include […]

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What will be the food trends of 2017?

Introduction Predicting food trends is “as much an American holiday tradition as ordering an eggnog latte,” wrote Kim Severson for the New York Times. The problem is that, once you examine many of the sources for these predictions, you notice that many come from PR firms and food marketers intent on creating a spotlight for […]