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Mouthfeel joins flavor as a food industry focus to satisfy consumers craving extra texture
(AP) — Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don't always recognize the…
AI is fast food for the brain
It's usually not a good day when your accountant says something that sends a shiver up your spine. Yet this had nothing to do with my finances and everything to do with a decision big technology firms had made that I somehow hadn't noticed.
Charming city with medieval streets is UK food capital - not Bath or Edinburgh
A charming UK city with medieval streets and a towering minster is also home to the country's best restaurants. While the silver-spoon-holding residents of foodie capitals London, Manchester, and Edinburgh may consider themselves to live in the…
FSA signals 'major milestone' in CBD novel food process: Should industry raise its hopes?
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has described its recommendation to authroize the country's first CBD novel food applications as a 'major milestone', but industry observers question whether the move marks a genuine regulatory breakthrough or…
UMass makes $120M bet on future of food
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is launching a $120 million Future of Food initiative, anchored by a new 36,000-square-foot research center and five permanent endowments aimed at tackling global food security, climate resilience…
A Dozen Ingredients Show India's Mounting Food Inflation Risk
For a snapshot of India's rising food costs, look no further than the traditional thali, the ubiquitous set meal that puts many of the country's everyday staples on a single plate. Those ingredients are taking a bigger bite out of household…
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Fast food giants are reversing its course on AI as customers crave human connection
The past 10 years in the fast-food industry have been a study in automation. McDonald's rolled out in-store kiosks in 2016 for customers to order at instead of waiting in line for an employee at the counter. Wendy's debuted a human-free AI…
Food journey through Korea's administrative capital
There is a striking dual identity in Sejong, the nation's administrative capital. Looking down from a cafe on the 49th-floor of a building in the city's newest district, nothing appears aged. Neat grids of avenues, government complexes, lakes and…
The secret reason your favorite foods are getting crunchier and gooier
Texture is becoming nearly as important as taste for consumers, pushing food and drink companies to develop products that are crunchier, gooier, creamier and chewier. The growing focus on 'mouthfeel' — the food science term for how something…
Africa beckons: 3 key insights for food firms eyeing the next billion
As an emerging market, Africa is often less mentioned than regions like Asia and Latin America - but there is a huge consumer population here for food firms to unlock…
Japan's Umios invests in Thailand's Pataya Food Industries
Umios, the Japanese seafood giant previously trading as Maruha Nichiro, has made another investment in Southeast Asia with a stake in Pataya Food Industries. Tokyo-listed Umios is taking a 25.1% stake in Thailand's Pataya Food Industries (PFI)…
37 Food Trends That Were Once Extremely Popular, But Have Since 'Quietly Vanished' From Society
'Bananas Foster has disappeared from culinary existence.' 'Potted meat is probably one of the grossest things I've ever put in my mouth. So salty, and the texture is just unimaginably horrible. Ugh.' Responses have been edited for length and…
Tobacco, alcohol, and junk food giants 'undermining health policies
The report, launched by the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance Scotland on Tuesday, said the findings have come at a time when improvements to Scotland's health have “stalled”. “Our country now has the lowest life…
There's a Scary-Sounding New Report on Kids' Snack Foods. What Should Parents Make of It?
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Parenthood comes with endless worries. Will they be OK at preschool? How are we spending so much on a birthday party? Is…
I went on food stamps while pregnant. Years later, I sold my company for $47.5 million.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, founder of FarmboxRX. It has been edited for length and clarity. I like to say you've either got the entrepreneurial spirit, or you don't. Lucky for me, I have it. When I…
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