Navigating the Complex Landscape of Sustainable Sourcing: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
As the food industry grapples with environmental concerns and consumer demands, sustainable sourcing has become a critical focus.
Cultivated Meat: Biomass Hype or Reality?
The unrelenting growth and use of meat producing animals as prime food providers can be seen as the main reason of the catastrophic collapse of biodiversity in ecologically sensitive regions such as the Amazon and Borneo, thus mainly responsible for irreversible damaging the fragile ecosystem.
GLP-1: The Metabolic Game Changer?
Medicalized weight loss drugs continue to revolutionize appetite control and health, influencing diet, the food industry, and consumer liefstyles.
GLP-1: The Wonder Drug
Explore the groundbreaking impact of GLP-1 medications on health, weight-loss, and the food industry, alongside their benefits and challenges.
GLP-1: MEAT TO THE RESCUE
The initial FDA approval of semaglutide-based GLP-1 medicines dates back to 2005. Fast forward to 2025, and it is estimated that about one in eight U.S. adults are using or have used these prescription medications.
Rethinking Protein for A Cleaner Smarter Future
As the global food system faces mounting pressure to deliver cleaner, more sustainable nutrition, the shift toward alternative proteins is just one part of a broader transformation.
Plantbased krijgt rake klappen van conventionele eiwitproducten
PLANTBASED KRIJGT RAKE KLAPPEN VAN CONVENTIONELE EIWITPRODUCTEN (Dutch)
KWAKKELENDE EIWITTRANSITIE (Column Dutch)
Ondanks de ‘groene eiwitdoctrine’ van supermarkten en overheid, met als doel om de vleesconsumptie te minimaliseren en plantaardig vlees hoog in het vaandel te hijsen, blijven de verkopen van vleesalternatieven achter bij de torenhoge prognoses. Het lijkt alsof de consument zich niet lijdzaam naar de slachtbank laat leiden om de alom aangewakkerde eiwittransitie gestalte te […]
Disruptive omnichannel transformation
How AI is driving efficiency in food product development. The food industry is witnessing a shift as companies increasingly integrate AI technologies into their operations. From enhancing digital marketing to accelerating product development, AI-driven tools offer numerous advantages. Established brands and startups alike are lever-aging lifelike virtual avatars to engage consumers and mining vast data […]
EIWITTRANSITIE IS SYMBOOLPOLITIEK (column Dutch)
Langzamerhand begint het besef te komen dat de alom geprezen eiwittransitie een grote mate van symboolpolitiek heeft en vaak gedreven wordt door behaagziekten van vooral in zichzelf geïnteresseerde groepen, die alles uit de kast trekken om de consument te overtuigen dat het eten van vlees niet oké is.