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EU project to develop new protein alternatives in 2020

EU project to develop new protein alternatives in 2020

Innovative new protein foods to be made from plants, fungi, and byproductsA groundbreaking new EU project to develop new alternative proteins will launch in January 2020. A range of highly innovative new-protein foods made from

Allied Industry
Athletebit becomes nutrition partner with Kovalam FC

Athletebit becomes nutrition partner with Kovalam FC

Athletebit Healthcare will provide its entire range of nutrition products to Kovalam FC for the 2019-2020 seasonCSIR-CFTRI based startup Athletebit Healthcare has signed a deal with Thiruvananthapuram based soccer club KOVALAM FC for being their

Allied Industry
Tweakyfai can now identify over 2,00,000 unique food items

Tweakyfai can now identify over 2,00,000 unique food items

Tweak & Eat recorded 800,000+ App installs worldwide in 1 year‘Tweakyfai’, Tweak & Eat’s AI platform has reached a landmark milestone and can now identify over 2, 00,000 plates of unique food. ‘Tweak & Eat’, is an AI

People
Legendary nutrition scientist Dr C Gopalan passes away

Legendary nutrition scientist Dr C Gopalan passes away

The National Institute of Nutrition was nurtured by Dr GopalanDr Coluthur Gopalan, a scientist of international eminence, who had spearheaded the cause of nutrition science for over four decades in India, passed away in Chennai.

Beverages
Hershey, Yuengling to launch Chocolate Porter

Hershey, Yuengling to launch Chocolate Porter

America’s Oldest Brewery® to release first-ever beer collaboration with Hershey’s in select markets while supplies lastD.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery®, has announced its first-ever beer collaboration with Hershey’s, America’s most beloved chocolate brand. 

Research
McGill researchers conduct study on plastic teabags

McGill researchers conduct study on plastic teabags

Tea may contain a dose of micro- and nano-sized plastics shed from plastic teabagsA cup of tea may be a cure for rainy days, but the soothing cup of the brewed beverage may also come

Ingredients
Azelis announces acqusition of Orkila

Azelis announces acqusition of Orkila

Expands to Africa and Middle EastAzelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, is delighted to announce it has signed an agreement to acquire Orkila, the top specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor

Supplier
Valio brings recycled plastic to food packaging

Valio brings recycled plastic to food packaging

Among the first food companies to begin using recycled plasticFinnish manufacturer of dairy products Valio has worked, over the years, to reduce the amount of plastic and to develop its packaging materials. In 2015, Valio

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IHBT enters into scientific collaboration with NABI, CIAB

IHBT enters into scientific collaboration with NABI, CIAB

To promote and facilitate scientific, technological and academic activitiesCSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly with National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali and Center of Innovative and

Global
Novo Nordisk, Noom offer new solutions to tackle obesity

Novo Nordisk, Noom offer new solutions to tackle obesity

Focusing on weight management and educationNovo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, and Noom, a leading behaviour change company, have announced a collaboration on digital health solutions focusing on weight management and education, with the aim