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• Start-up pitch: How Fabas Foods is making alt dairy nutritious and sustainable

  04-11-2024 10:22 via foodnavigator.com
  Alt dairy is proving to be one of the great plant-based success stories. But associations to UPF and questions over sustainability are holding it back. Fabas Foods believes it has the solution.
  
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• Top tips to successfully market your brand

  07-11-2024 17:18 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Marketing can be complex, time consuming and costly. We run down the top tips and tricks to successfully market a food and drink brand on a tight budget.
  
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• Why biodiversity is vital to food security

  07-11-2024 11:22 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Biodiversity makes soil function effectively, pollinates plants and ensures the functioning of the food system. But what's being done to support biodiversity and is it too little too late?
  
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• Customer innovation driving Tate & Lyle volume growth in strong H1 financials

  07-11-2024 09:46 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Tate & Lyle has returned to volume growth in the first six months of its financial year, but revenues are down and predicted to be lower still at year end.
  
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• Is Trump stoking an EU/US trade war?

  07-11-2024 08:39 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Will Trumpâs rebooted presidency bring about a transatlantic trade war or is it all hot air? Fake news or not, the returning president has made worrying noises â from crippling tariffs to climate ignorance â that are sending markets in a spin.
  
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• Is Trump mongering for an EU/US trade war?

  07-11-2024 08:39 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Will Trumpâs rebooted presidency bring about a transatlantic trade war or is it all hot air? Fake news or not, the returning president has made worrying noises â from crippling tariffs to climate ignorance â that are sending markets in a spin.
  
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• UPF debate not black and white

  06-11-2024 16:39 via foodnavigator.com
  
  There's a lot more to the UPF debate than just 'good' foods and 'bad' foods. We dive into the great UPF debate to discover more.
  
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• How to make the perfect kibbeh – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect …

  06-11-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  There are many versions of the much-loved Middle Eastern snack. Here’s my favouriteKibbeh, a “versatile paste of grains, onion and meat”, as The Oxford Companion to Food puts it, is known and loved in innumerable guises from Iran to Egypt, and from Cyprus to Iraq. The name, which also has several variations, including kubba and kobebah, comes from the Arabic word for ball, which suggests the form they usually, but not always, take – just as they usually, but not always, c
  
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• Glanbia splits business in shock reshuffle

  06-11-2024 12:28 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Glanbia has split its business into two entities to boost performance in its ânext growth phaseâ.
  
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• What do South African consumers think of plant-based meat?

  06-11-2024 11:34 via foodnavigator.com
  
  South Africa has one of Africaâs largest plant-based meat markets. How do consumers view these meat-free alternatives?
  
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• Breaking even and cheaper NPD – Juicy Marbles boss on the business’s future

  06-11-2024 09:33 via foodnavigator.com
  
  After raising âpeanutsâ to launch a plant-based meat business during Covid-19, Juicy Marbles is set to break even in its fourth year and is planning NPD along with another funding launch.
  
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• A sensible rebel: Juicy Marbles' boss on breaking even, NPD and beyond

  06-11-2024 09:33 via foodnavigator.com
  
  After raising âpeanutsâ to launch a plant-based meat business around Covid-19, Juicy Marbles is set to break even within its fourth year and is planning NPD along with another funding launch.
  
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• Scrambled and curried: Romy Gill’s recipes for cooking with paneer

  06-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  India’s favourite fresh cheese is such a versatile ingredient: try it scrambled and spiced, or cut into cubes, marinated in spices, then smothered in a terrific cashew saucePaneer, a fresh, unaged cheese, is a quintessential ingredient in Indian cuisine,particularly in the north of the country. This fresh cheese has always been cherished at my house for its ability to absorb spices and flavours, plus it doesn’t melt when heated, making it ideal for curries, snacks and even sweet dish
  
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• Deadly: New Bird Flu variant strength alarming industry

  05-11-2024 16:16 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Death rates of 100% are leaving farmers and manufacturers concerned about the new Bird Flu strain.
  
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• What can I make with tahini that’s not hummus? | Kitchen aide

  05-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tahini is not just for dipping, it’s also magic in crumbles, cookies and sauces“Tahini has a beautiful versatility,” says Fadi Kattan, chef/co-founder of Akub in London and author of Bethlehem, “from a drizzle over your morning toast or granola, to an earthy background flavour in a sauce, to all sorts of cakes and cookies.” So the question really ought to be: is there anything this creamy, rich ground sesame paste can’t turn its hand to?For Kattan, autumn mean
  
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• Nigel Slater’s recipe for pumpkin miso wedges

  05-11-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Roast pumpkins richly sauced with a vivid combination of flavoursThere will, I almost guarantee, be a pumpkin left from Halloween. I will balance the sweetness of the flesh with a miso sauce into which I have also stirred mustard and lemon juice. Basted as the pumpkin roasts, the dark dressing will balance the pumpkin’s more candied notes. Sweet and a little spicy – just the thing for a cold night around the bonfire.Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Cut 750g of pumpkin into slim w
  
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• Would consumers pay more for animal welfare?

  05-11-2024 11:30 via foodnavigator.com
  
  A study of Swiss consumers of milk and butter explored whether they would accept increased prices if it meant better lives for dairy cows.
  
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• UK considers extending sugar tax to milk-based drinks

  05-11-2024 10:40 via beveragedaily.com
  
  Milk-based drinks are currently exempt from the UK's Soft Drinks Industry Levy: but the tax's scope could be extended to include sugary milkshakes, dairy drinks and RTD coffee.
  
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• CCEP boasts ‘solid year’ in strong €5.4bn Q3 results

  05-11-2024 10:24 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Summer revenues for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were stung by poor weather, though Euro football and the Paris Olympics contributed towards what is shaping up to be a âsolid yearâ for the group.
  
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• Georgina Hayden’s recipe for sausage baps with mustardy apple slaw

  05-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Take the simple sausage bap up a notch with this dream pairingThere’s something about autumn that screams sausages – maybe it’s the forthcoming Bonfire Night, but I crave them more than normal. This slaw is a dream pairing that elevates a simple sausage bap (though there’s nothing wrong with one of those) and makes it a little more involved, if that’s what you fancy. Sometimes I want ketchup and mustard, other times I want crunch, sweet, sour … the lot. These
  
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• Is the Nordic Diet the next major food trend?

  04-11-2024 17:18 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Health trends are big business for food and beverage brands. So, will the new Nordic Diet take the industry by storm or be a foodie flash in the pan?
  
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• Ozempic, nutri-scores and junk food bans would ‘halve obesity’

  04-11-2024 16:04 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Obesity could be halved by the end of the decade if there was better access to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and junk food businesses faced tighter advertising and nutritional reporting controls.
  
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• Char siu cauliflower, lemongrass tofu and asparagus stir-fry: Tony Tan’s vegetarian-friendly recipes

  04-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The chef and author serves a trio of dishes that borrow from the Cantonese and Vietnamese playbook, with tofu and vegetables receiving the star treatmentThis recipe was born some time during lockdown. At that time I realised if I’m to eat seasonally, there will be an abundance of the same vegetable in my garden. Hence the creation of char siu-flavoured cauliflower, which gave me one more exciting way to serve this brassica when I had a glut. Packed with the flavours of a great char siu, it
  
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• Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for weeknight pan-roast chicken with butter bean mash and greens | Quick and easy

  04-11-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Crisp the chicken skin on the hob first, then simply whack it in the oven and serve with lemon-spiked butter bean mash and greensThis recipe is in memory of my late ex-husband, the academic Ken Millard, who used to pan-fry chicken par excellence and who gave me the idea for the first Roasting Tin book. This is the version I made for our honeymoon in Paris, adding rosemary, garlic and lemon, and using the same trick as for crisp-skinned duck: you start off the chicken skin side down in a cold pan
  
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• Seji Hong’s recipe for sundubu jjigae, or spicy Korean tofu and seafood stew

  04-11-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  A big, Korean hug in a bubbling stew of seafood, tofu, garlic, chilli and an egg for good measureIn the vast and varied realm that is Korean cuisine, the bubbling jjigae reigns supreme. This family of hot stews and flavourful broths are mainstays of home and restaurant kitchens alike, and of all of them, sundubu jjigae, a fiery, silken tofu stew, is a perennial favourite.Thanks to its frequent appearances in Korean dramas and films, sundubu jjigae has even become something of a global phenomenon
  
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• Will COP29 focus on food?

  04-11-2024 11:23 via foodnavigator.com
  
  As COP29 garners global attention, its focus on food systems continues to grow.
  
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• NPD Trend Tracker: From Tate Modern beer to Lebanese delicacies

  04-11-2024 11:19 via foodnavigator.com
  
  This week, we have a range of French, Lebanese and British treats. Plus, a beer collaborates with an art gallery, and a chewing gum brand expands to France.
  
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• How F&B is reformulating to make nutrition more affordable

  04-11-2024 09:54 via foodnavigator.com
  
  Food and beverage is evolving to make nutrition affordable for all incomes. And itâs using reformulation to do it.
  
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• Nigel Slater’s recipes for sausages and kimchi potato cakes, and spiced apple juice and chilli cheese biscuits

  03-11-2024 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  With fireworks in the air, sausages and spicy drinks to make the night go with a bangI like to watch fireworks outdoors in the cold autumn air, where I can see and smell the spectacle of neighbours’ rockets and fountains exploding in the midnight sky. My own celebrations will be crowned by a sweet and spicy supper: sausages that will be cooked long and slow, then tossed with maple syrup.Bravery and a close eye on the progress of the sausages will be rewarded as their skins turn a rich, bur
  
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• Mauby, London: ‘Exactly the vibe you want’ – restaurant review

  03-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The great spicy tastes of the Caribbean have been given a thorough shakedown at this eminently affordable, friendly new place in BrockleyMauby, 1 Harefield Road, London SE4 1LW (maubybrockley.com). All dishes £4-£10, wines from £18, all cocktails £10A few weeks ago, I wrote one long, wretched primal scream about the terrible insult to the words “hot dog” that I had to eat at Harrods in your service. If you were worried about me after that, and I understand you
  
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