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food news. food policy. food tech.
Category Food Science
VCs Should Fund Ingredients, Not Brands
A new Beyond Impact white paper argues food ingredient innovation investment beats consumer brand bets for long-term food system returns.
Big Pharma’s Loss Is Clean Ingredients’ Gain
A Merck chemist who spent 20 years targeting disease with precision molecules is now letting nature lead the molecular blueprint.
Consumer Reports Flags Popular Snacks for Additives and Contaminants
Consumer Reports tested popular snacks and found elevated levels of additives and contaminants, raising fresh pressure on manufacturers to clean up formulations.
Most Americans Think Chicken Lowers Cholesterol. It Doesn’t.
A new PCRM poll exposes deep cholesterol-reducing foods misconceptions among US adults, just as updated ACC/AHA guidelines raise the stakes.
Blue and White Are Natural Color’s Hardest Problem
Oterra is tackling natural color innovation's two most stubborn frontiers: stable blue and clean white, as synthetic dye pressure mounts.
GrubMarket’s AI Agent Rewires How Food Distributors Sell
GrubMarket's new food distributor sales AI agent automates prospecting and quote creation, targeting a notoriously manual corner of the supply chain.
Ultra-Processed Foods Take Another Health Hit. Industry Reckoning Deepens.
A Harvard-led study links ultraprocessed food dementia risk to a 58% spike, as federal dietary policy tightens the reformulation pressure on CPG manufacturers.
Nvidia’s AI Superchip Is Coming for Your Supply Chain
Nvidia's new AI superchip lands in consumer laptops this year. Food-industry operators should understand what that means for edge computing on the plant floor.
Google’s 32 Million Mosquito Release Has a Food Angle
Google's mosquito release program targets disease-carrying insects in California and Florida, with quiet implications for outdoor food and agriculture supply chains.