From peel potential to functional florals: AI trend platform Spoonshot emerges from stealth mode with future forecasts

Food artificial intelligence company Spoonshot has today emerged from an intensive 18-month R&D process to launch a new tool that it says will âraise the bar for insight-led innovationâ in the food and beverage sector.

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Rice ‘fingerprinting’ to fight fraud: '20-50% of all premium rice is adulterated’

Fraud is a big problem for rice brands. The commodity is susceptible to various scams, from passing off low-grade rice as premium to mixing it with bleached moldy rice, paper or even plastic. New research has developed a novel approach to detect food fraud.

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Plain packaging could put billions of dollars at stake in the beverage industry, says report

What would happen if alcohol and sugary drinks had to introduce plain packaging? A report from Brand Finance estimates the potential value loss to beverage businesses could reach around $430bn.

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Water crisis causing meat processing disruption

Australian red meat processors have warned that the ongoing water crisis that is affecting the country will hind production.

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Join the Global Meat News African Swine Fever webinar

African Swine Fever is cutting a path of devastation around the world, with Asia particularly affected by the epidemic.

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MHP chief executive sets out growth plans

Ukrainian poultry processor MHP has outlined ambitious growth plans for the business.

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A1C Foods develops bread and chocolate for low carb market: ‘The intent is to make this diet sustainable’

Israeli start-up A1C Foods has developed bread and chocolate products that are both low carbohydrate and low GI to make low carb-high fat diets easier to maintain.

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