5 Emerging Precision Fermentation Startups in Food
Precision fermentation of dairy and meat products can help solve food scarcity and reduce waste. It can meet the growing demand for novel and vegan proteins. Aside from being environmentally friendly and cruelty-free, it ensures consistent, high-quality products through continuous refinement. Above all, it can help us reduce our dependency on animal agriculture. Furthermore, precision […]
Ice cream that reduces weight and 3 other trends you must track in 2026
At first glance, the connection between GLP-1 and ice cream is not obvious. High-protein ice cream itself is still an emerging category, and GLP-1 for ice cream is even newer. Many brands are now asking critical questions: How exactly is demand for ice creams changing? What does satiety-driven indulgence look like? And how are competitors […]
5 Insect-Based Protein Startups leading the industry in 2026
As the demand for cleaner and eco-friendly food increases, the food industry faces a significant challenge in meeting the growing global demand for protein. Traditional protein sources, such as meat and dairy, are resource-intensive, requiring large amounts of water, land, and feed to produce. Additionally, these traditional protein sources contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. […]
How Startups are Crossing the Scale Barrier for Cultivated Pet Food
The most visible trend in cultivated pet food is not replacement, but integration. Early products rarely attempt to substitute conventional meat entirely. Instead, cultivated proteins are introduced as functional components within broader formulations. This approach reflects a pragmatic understanding of both economics and trust. Partial inclusion allows brands to highlight benefits such as cleanliness, consistency, […]
Nurturing Nutrition: Advancing Infant Nutrition through Strategic Partnerships
Despite the remarkable progress made in reducing global hunger and malnutrition, the statistics remain alarming, especially for children. According to the Global Network Against Food Crises, 36 million children worldwide suffer from acute malnutrition. Recognizing the urgency of this global crisis, forward-thinking companies and startups like Nutricia and Maeil Dairies are forming strategic collaborations and […]
Is Extra Protein Breaking Your Ice Cream? These Formulation Solutions Would Fix It
Every extra gram of protein you add to ice cream risks breaking something: texture, mouthfeel, overrun, or clean-label ingredient constraints. Viscosity increases, and chalky protein ruins the taste. In practice, this means multiple failed trials, unstable batches, and weeks lost trying to balance protein and texture. These challenges are intensifying as brands race to meet […]
5 Startups Making Ice Cream Healthier & Sustainable in 2024
In the UK alone, the ice cream industry consumes 4.81 billion kWh of electrical energy annually, much of it for refrigeration. Furthermore, commercial refrigerants such as HFC R404A have a high global warming potential. The ice cream industry is overdue for upgrades in health and sustainability. About 10% of all milk produced by US dairy […]
9 Plant-Based Food Startups are transforming the Food Industry
According to the Good Food Institute, the sales of plant-based foods grew three times faster than overall food sales in 2021. Not just that, The global market for plant-based meat is projected to burst to US$85 billion in 2030. It is not surprising as veganism is growing at a faster speed. As per Google trends, […]
5 Patent-Backed Innovations That Signal Where Pet Nutrition is Headed
Pet food is rapidly evolving from generic kibble into a sophisticated platform for managing chronic disease, gut health, sustainability, and sensory experience. Yet most brands still struggle with legacy constraints: heavy reliance on commodity meat and grain, limited differentiation in health outcomes, and palatability tricks that don’t align with owners’ expectations for “healthcare‑grade” nutrition. Recent […]
How is Nestle using AI in the Food Industry?
If you are working in the food industry you might be witnessing the increasing competition and demand first hand. To maintain the edge, companies, including the industry giants, are encouragingly adopting artificial intelligence in innovative ways. Nestle is one such company. To see the impact Artificial Intelligence is creating on the food industry we decided […]