Category: Food and Beverage

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Micro/nanoplastics and the quest for sustainable practices in plastic-intensive industries

– Despite the current lack of regulatory oversight, companies have compelling reasons to proactively confront the...
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Navigating the Plant-Based Seafood Frontier: Insights from Maarten Geraets

– The plant-based seafood industry, initially trailing behind other plant-based foods in terms of research and...
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Deep dive with an expert: Algae’s role in the seafood saga

– Ida Speyer is the CEO and co-founder of Mimic Seafood, a plant-based seafood company based...
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Privacy-enhancing technologies: A solution to data sharing hurdles in healthcare and life sciences

– People tend to say that data is ‘the new oil’ and yet, due to privacy...
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How is gut microbiome analysis driving personalized nutrition?

– Gut microbiome analysis is revolutionizing the field of personalized nutrition, offering tailored dietary approaches based...
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Innovative applications of AI/ML in food safety & manufacturing

– As the food and beverage (F&B) industry faces new challenges related to food safety and...
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The clean label market: An expert take on misconceptions, challenges and trends

– Stefan has been a food science researcher and product developer for over 20 years. He...
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Clean label flavors: Interview with an expert in flavor technologies

– Laura is a food and chemical engineer focusing on flavor creation, product development, and flavor...
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PFAS regulations: Addressing “forever chemicals” in food packaging and other products

– Making products last longer and be more resistant to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water,...
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Gamer nutrition: Meeting the dietary demands of esports athletes

– From the earlier perception as a mode for relaxation and fun, online gaming and electronic...
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Beyond kibble: Meat alternatives for pets

– With pet owners increasingly looking for high-quality, plant-based, organic, non-GMO dietary options, consumer groups and...
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Nutraceuticals: The promises and challenges of medicinal foods

– Current trends in biological research have indicated a strong link between health and diet. Nutraceuticals...
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Blockchain in the CPG industry

– The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is transforming rapidly. In the past decade, technologies from...
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Plant-based diets can power athletes

– A plant-based diet is often confused with a vegetarian or vegan diet; but in contrast...
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The Single-Use Plastic Directive and its impact on the use of bioplastics in the CPG and F&B industries

– Demand for sustainable products has been growing among consumers, leading brand owners to a desire...
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What are the health advantages of plant-based proteins versus animal-based proteins?

– Years ago, many of us only knew a few people who claimed to be vegetarians,...
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A peek into the current innovations in infant and toddler nutrition

– According to experts, breastfeeding is the gold standard of infant nutrition. Despite the known benefits...
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How will personalized nutrition be shaping the food and health industry?

– Though the nutraceutical and functional food markets have witnessed significant growth in recent years, the...
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PreScouter 2019 round up: The 10 most read stories of the year

– Before the new year comes rolling in, here we present the top ten most popular...
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Why the buzz around functional foods?

– With enhanced access to nutrition information and greater label transparency, today’s informed consumers want to...

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