A team of researchers with the University of Arkansas are working to enhance nutrition, reduce food waste and mitigate the ...

Our current food system is facing a myriad of critical challenges. The United Nations predicts that the world population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which means that we will need to produce ...

The food and beverage landscape is shifting fast. Climate change and biodiversity loss is threatening food security and spiking commodity prices. Geopolitical unrest is pushing energy prices up. And ...

After the crunch of a corn chip, fresh guacamole rushes the tastebuds with flavors of creamy avocado, citrusy lime and zesty cilantro. Except this guacamole has none of those ingredients. At the ...

“We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of all people, an insect researcher. Dutch entomologist Marcel Dicke pitched eating bugs in his 2010 TED talk as ...

Georgetown University student Drew Peterson interviews Peter McGuinness of Impossible Foods and Seth Goldman of Just Ice Tea and Beyond Meat. The second annual Georgetown University Venture in the ...

CHICAGO – Current conversations about the future of food tend to focus on the incorporation of such technologies as precision fermentation and artificial intelligence, as well as the use of more ...

While the plant-based protein industry deals with growing pains, cultivated meats — and even a combination of the two — are waiting in the wings to help future-proof our food system. But as we know, ...

In today's world, where technology and food are closely connected, Alamance Foods Inc., led by Mohan Valluri, is changing the game in the food industry. With Valluri at the helm, the company is ...

Food safety is unquestionably the most important aspect of food production worldwide. And it’s no mean feat. Complex global supply chains, rising financial pressures, and the growing threat of climate ...

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