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Gulfood Digest
Experts have welcomed plans by Cop28 organisers for an Emirates Declaration that will rally countries to shake up their food and agricultural systems. The declaration is expected to be unveiled on Dec ...
Without the use of water, soil or fertilisers, vertical fields of “red gold” have been produced in Sharjah as preparations are made for the UAE's first saffron harvest. Agricultural technology firm Ve ...
Alternative meat, seafood and dairy products are all the rage in startup land, with countless companies raising bucketloads of cash and showcasing their first products throughout 2022. There are two ...
From a public health perspective, ‘ultra-processed food’ is a major concern. But stigmatising the term, instead of focusing on the benefits of opting for healthier alternatives, is not the answer, Foo ...
“For every person that has stopped ordering online, several others have started to do so,” according to Euromonitor International’s David Hedin, who spoke of the market research firm's new e-commerce ...
Can the meat industry be sustainable? This is the question on the lips of multitudes within the food industry. In a new scheme, Belgium’s meat producers aim to keep track of sustainability, with a foc ...
A new global association, Future Ocean Foods, has launched this week, dedicated to accelerating the alternative seafood industry. The first-of-its-kind association is launching with an inaugural mem ...
Mondelez International is not alone in exploring the potential of AI. Dean Best speaks to Joe Manton about how the company uses the tech in its R&D. As senior director and global lead for digital R&D ...
The world’s largest meat processors, already using tech in areas like packing, are investing in ways to make their production more automated. One of the very biggest, Tyson Foods, has committed to ...
The impact of climate change – whether that’s floods, droughts, extreme heat or cold – is ravaging crops and threatening our food supply. Here are 15 food crops that are facing shortages and uncertain ...
As food sovereignty becomes an increasingly urgent priority around the globe, the UAE is seeing an uptick in sustainable food production efforts. The UAE is aiming to become a global leader in susta ...
The following is a guest post from Rick Hamilton, a Senior Consultant at 4C Associates. Hamilton shares his insights following the International Food & Drink event in London where Charles Banks, co-fo ...
A new global chapter is unfolding in the future of food. Faced with the growing concerns of climate change and the ensuing need for greater sustainability, along with the rising costs tied to inflatio ...
European precision-fermentation leader Formo has teamed up with the University of Saskatchewan on a landmark study, shedding light on the promising intersection of precision fermentation, the cheese m ...
It is estimated that each year 80 billion pounds of food is wasted in the US. The largest share of that, 43%, is at consumers’ homes. Nearly as much (40%) is at the retail level (restaurants, food ser ...
KABUL: Afghans are eyeing Middle Eastern markets to export the world’s most expensive and delicate spice, saffron, ahead of what is expected to be a bumper harvest season. Known as “red gold,” saffr ...
Russia’s war in Ukraine has exacerbated food shortages—already worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic—and shed light on global agriculture’s massive nutrient and energy needs. Most fertilizers are made fro ...
The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that agriculture “holds the solutions” to the global water crisis and food security. Speaking at the 18th World Water Congres ...
These days, artificial intelligence is everywhere. Whether it's generating a deepfake, driving a car, or waxing poetic on which fast food restaurant has the best burger, it's hard to avoid the applica ...
Saudi Arabian dairy giant Almarai has posted net profits reaching $123.19 million ( SAR 463.172 million) in the third quarter of 2022, marking a 13.2% increase from the $108.8 million (SAR 409 million ...
Amazon has announced that its palm-scanning payment technology, called Amazon One, will roll out to all 500-plus Whole Foods locations by the end of 2023. Amazon first introduced the contactless Amazo ...
The Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) – a programme aimed at promoting and increasing trade and investment between African and Arab member countries – has launched a $1.5 billion programme to a ...
SAO PAULO: During last year’s World Cup in Qatar, football fans worldwide could see the Argentinian squad drinking yerba mate, a herbal tea omnipresent in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Bra ...
For Tindle Foods CEO and co-founder Andre Menezes, meat is more than a food group, it is a “social fabric,” he said. “It’s more than just an ingredient, it’s the center of the plate. It’s what brings ...
A sustainable alternative to palm oil can’t come soon enough. C16 Biosciences says it’s ready to make it happen with its first commercial product line launching next year. C16 Biosciences, the Bill ...
The commitment will allow DAL Group to import 280,000MT of wheat annually, providing crucial food supply to millions of the urban population in Sudan. The deal will be the first investment by British ...
Climate labels on fast-food menus can help steer people in the US away from ordering beef — the food with the worst impact on the climate — and towards meals that are better for the planet, according ...
Global food shortages are a direct result of the natural disasters and extreme weather events we are witnessing more of year after year. However, one crop that could offset shortfalls is millet, which ...
More than enough food is produced to feed all of the 8 billion people currently alive on the planet, yet after a decade of steady decline hunger is back on the rise, affecting 10% of the global popula ...
Carrefour has embraced home-grown produce to help drive down its prices for Ramadan. The retail giant has 6,000 products in its Ramadan range, many of which it says are discounted by up to 50 per ce ...
Poems, essays, and even books – is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers at TU Delft and the Swiss technical university EPFL to ...
In the century since the modern chicken industry was born, chicken has overtaken beef and pork as the most popular meat in the world. According to a report published last month by the Organisation for ...
Developing cutting-edge technology—such as cleantech and deep tech—can be long and complex, requiring a lot of testing and validation, not just of the product but also of the market. How the technolog ...
ATLANTA — Coca‑Cola is inviting fans to imagine what the future tastes and feels like with a limited-edition drink and new AI-powered experience. Coca‑Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar was co-created with hum ...
The Coca-Cola Company and eight bottling partners have announced the closing of a new $137.7m venture capital fund focusing on sustainability investments. Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital f ...
If you've ever wondered about the future of space travel and food, you're not alone. Zero Gravity Corporation is a space entertainment and tourism company whose mission is to share the excitement and ...
Consumers are more likely to cut back on their restaurant visits instead of trading down to preserve their budgets, according to a report from AlixPartners. In April, prices for food away from home ro ...
Consumers might be warming up to the idea of technology playing a role in what they eat and drink, but startups and CPG companies still have a ways to go before they see the potential of what food tec ...
Whole Foods Market forecasted a trend of more companies putting the “plant” back in plant-based products, the grocer announced earlier this month in their 2024 predictions report. With a focus on pro ...
The Uae COP28 chairmanship launched its Agenda on Food systems and agriculture part of the work to shape the action agenda leading up to this year's climate conference. It was the COP28 chair, represe ...
Cultivated meat can be considered halal if it meets certain criteria, according to three Shariah scholars who advised alt-protein leader Eat Just on the matter. The company, whose subsidiary GOOD Meat ...
Truth, as the saying goes, is often stranger than fiction. The very notion of resurrecting the long-extinct woolly mammoth was the stuff of fantasy not that long ago, but scientists are already workin ...
Alternative dairy maker Change Foods has signed an agreement with the KEZAD Group to design the first-of-its-kind commercial manufacturing plant in the UAE, helping to solve one of the industry’s bigg ...
While indoor agriculture for crops like leafy greens and strawberries may be undergoing a massive correction, there’s still been plenty of activity from startups in the Novel Farming Systems category. ...
“Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Feeding 1,200 for breakfast may seem like a daunting task, but for ...
“A Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Mary Anne de Haan’s flowers look good enough to eat – and if you’ ...
Consumers in the Middle East are increasingly looking for protein-rich products to fulfil various needs, with claims ranging from sports performance to age-related muscle support. Arla Food Ingredie ...
On Monday, 6 February, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria. The quake is the worst tragedy to hit earthquake-prone Türkiye in 84 years, claiming at least 24,000 lives and leaving many ...
Egyptian procurement platform for hotels, restaurants and catering (HoReCa) businesses, Suplyd, has raised $1.6m in pre-seed funding to expand beyond Cairo and scale its technology The pre-seed rou ...
For Mexican chef Elena Reygadas, the journey to gastronomic success involved a lot of soul searching, hard lessons and the tireless quest for balance, both in her cooking and personal life. As she is ...
The Middle Eastern Food and Beverage (F&B) industry is dynamic and constantly evolving, with new trends and developments emerging in response to consumer preferences, needs, and expectations, says Ren ...
Emerging World, the sole importer of PRAN-RFL Group’s products in the Middle East region, has signed a land lease agreement with KEZAD Group for the establishment of a new manufacturing plant. The PRA ...
For many people, a new year means a new diet and that’s especially true for everyone who signed up for this year’s Veganuary. The month-long initiative to try a plant-based diet in January saw a recor ...
Often overlooked despite being one of the most widely used ingredients in the industry, emulsifiers quietly work behind the scenes to give chocolate its sheen, bread a longer lifespan and ice cream it ...
The Gault&Millau UAE 2023 Gala and Guide Release took place on the evening of April 27 at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. The exclusive event saw 200 of the UAE’s finest chefs, restaurateurs and industry lea ...
The group’s CEO explains how they are setting an example for the industry, contributing to UAE’s food security strategy The UAE has risen into the upper echelons of the global food security index ov ...
This story appeared in our August 2023 issue, featuring a ranking of the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses. Agriculture is a serious business in Morocco. After all, the sector accounts for more than 10 ...
This story appeared in our September 2023 issue, featuring our Global Meets Local ranking, highlighting the most powerful regional heads of the world's biggest companies. According to Mordor Intelli ...
For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major purge. The good stuff is the first to go: the mashed potatoes, the buttery remains of stuffing, breakfast-worthy cold pie ...
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has received €25 million in additional funding from the European Union to extend and scale up the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) prog ...
Lets Chew! Podcast
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Join us for a riveting conversation with Shilpa Ghosalkar, Senior Director of Food Safety Quality Assurance at PepsiCo. With over 27 years of experience in the FMCG sector, Shilpa has played pivotal r ... -
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Join us for an exciting conversation with Edward Hamod, CEO and Founder of Switch Foods. After decades in the conventional food production business as an owner and top executive, Edward founded Switch ... -
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Join us for a fascinating conversation with Alex Golden, the Global Head of Food at Careem. In this episode of the Let's Chew podcast, we delve into the future of food delivery, exploring the challeng ... -
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In this episode, we dive into sustainability and its role in the UAE's national strategies for food security and hospitality. Keary enlightens us about Food Made Good's self-assessment tool that is be ... -
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In this episode, we speak to the one and only award-winning, Tatiana Antonelli who is the Founder and Managing Director of Goumbook, a Social Enterprise established in 2009 which is dedicated to raisi ... -
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In this episode, we speak to the Managing Director of Magner's farm, Kylie Magner who is a self-confessed soil nerd, determined to provide nutritionally dense food with high welfare that has a positiv ... -
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In this episode, we speak to social entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras, who reigns supreme on all things green. She is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, which is an award-winning impact media ... -
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In this episode, we speak to Gabrielle Mather, Founder & CEO of Restaurant Secrets Inc & Cornerstone 61 Consultancy. She has over 25 years of experience and is a seasoned Restaurateur, Operator & as a ... -
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This episode features Chef Carlos Frunze, a true embodiment of a third-culture heritage and a second-generation chef serving as Executive Chef at Teible. With a farm-to-fork philosophy, Teible provide ... -
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In this episode, we speak to Kris Hall who is the founder of The Burnt Chef Project, a non-profit business. After 12 years of working in hospitality and experiencing mental illness, Kris launched the ... -
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In this episode, we speak to a phenomenal guest Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, an expert on social innovation, African agriculture and nutrition, entrepreneurship, and youth development. She has over 25 years ... -
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In this episode, we speak to Mohamed Aissaoui who is a fifth-generation farmer from France and now the CEO and Founder of My Farm Dubai. He left his engineering career to pursue his deep love of educa ...
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“A Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Mary Anne de Haan’s flowers look good enough to eat – and if you’ ...
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Ministers in the United Arab Emirates have stressed the need for innovative agri-tech, such as vertical farming, to ensure long-term food security and self-sufficiency in the Arab world. Speaking to ... -
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In vertical farming operations, artificial lights and artificial intelligence coax plants, stacked densely on towering shelves rather than spread over a field, to grow indoors with minimal human inter ... -
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Latin America is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, home to around 60% of global terrestrial life in addition to vast amounts of land and water resources. The livestock sector in Latam a ... -
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“Regenerative agriculture” is a concept for sustainable farming that has been around for decades, but that terminology been gaining traction particularly in the last 5 years. While there are many diff ... -
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Agriculture is a primary economic activity across many parts of Africa, but Cherotich Rutto, CEO and founder of a new agribusiness marketplace called Tawi Fresh, says the region’s smallholder farmers ... -
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Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today that it will pilot new Pléiades Neo satellites from Airbus for monitoring of its reforestation efforts, with very high-resolution images from th ... -
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The US beef industry is creating an army of influencers and citizen activists to help amplify a message that will be key to its future success: that you shouldn’t be too worried about the growing atte ... -
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To reach his farm, Mohammad Mohasin has an unusual commute. The 40-year-old either rows in a wooden canoe or swims to the field of crops — which is floating in a body of water in Barisal, a southern r ... -
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Food companies are making lofty promises about lowering emissions by the end of the 2020s, and regenerative agriculture is touted as a solution to improving their carbon footprints. But many experts s ... -
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Tell us a little about your journey and how you got involved in the food industry. I was working in the F&B industry before I started Common Farms. I saw the problems coming from food importations: ... -
Without the use of water, soil or fertilisers, vertical fields of “red gold” have been produced in Sharjah as preparations are made for the UAE's first saffron harvest. Agricultural technology firm Ve ...
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The food and beverage giant hopes practices such as using cover crops can help it meet its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040, said Rob Meyers, vice president of global sustainability. Pepsi ... -
Poems, essays, and even books – is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers at TU Delft and the Swiss technical university EPFL to ...
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In the current landscape of escalating financial pressures fostered by a turbulent economic climate, the allure of staple foods has been making an impressive comeback. Beyond their conventional role a ... -
A new global chapter is unfolding in the future of food. Faced with the growing concerns of climate change and the ensuing need for greater sustainability, along with the rising costs tied to inflatio ...
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Join chef Jeremy Chan on a trip around Castilla-La Mancha as he meets the community, discovers local flavours, samples traditional recipes and investigates ancient techniques kept alive by local cooks ... -
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As food service giants Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Starbucks enter the metaverse with their devised lands and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), we explore whether it is only a matter of time before manufacturers ... -
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A four-year project aimed at developing whey protein from CO2 and electricity has been selected for investment by the European Commission via its innovation programme. From a pool of more than 440 p ... -
Developing cutting-edge technology—such as cleantech and deep tech—can be long and complex, requiring a lot of testing and validation, not just of the product but also of the market. How the technolog ...
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ATLANTA — Coca‑Cola is inviting fans to imagine what the future tastes and feels like with a limited-edition drink and new AI-powered experience. Coca‑Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar was co-created with hum ...
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This story appeared in our September 2023 issue, featuring our Global Meets Local ranking, highlighting the most powerful regional heads of the world's biggest companies. According to Mordor Intelli ...
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In the century since the modern chicken industry was born, chicken has overtaken beef and pork as the most popular meat in the world. According to a report published last month by the Organisation for ...
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“Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Feeding 1,200 for breakfast may seem like a daunting task, but for ...
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For Mexican chef Elena Reygadas, the journey to gastronomic success involved a lot of soul searching, hard lessons and the tireless quest for balance, both in her cooking and personal life. As she is ...
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This story appeared in our August 2023 issue, featuring a ranking of the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses. Agriculture is a serious business in Morocco. After all, the sector accounts for more than 10 ...
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“Use by.” “Best by.” “Sell by.” Food labels are tricky business—especially in the U.S., where a lack of national labeling standards leads to 80 million tons of good food being thrown out every year. ... -
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MANILA: The Philippines has identified healthy convenience food as a potential opportunity in the GCC market, officials told Arab News as a special trade mission ended its tour of the region on Saturd ... -
KABUL: Afghans are eyeing Middle Eastern markets to export the world’s most expensive and delicate spice, saffron, ahead of what is expected to be a bumper harvest season. Known as “red gold,” saffr ...
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SAO PAULO: During last year’s World Cup in Qatar, football fans worldwide could see the Argentinian squad drinking yerba mate, a herbal tea omnipresent in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Bra ...
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DUBAI – February 22, 2023: KAOUN International and dmg events, organisers of THE SAUDI FOOD SHOW announced today that the 2023 launch edition has sold out this week during GULFOOD, four months before ... -
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DUBAI – February 21, 2023: As the 28th edition of the world’s largest Gulfood goes even larger and greener this year, the organiser Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) announces to the hundreds of thousan ... -
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Turkish chefs Nusret “Salt Bae” Gokce and Burak “Czn Burak” Ozdemir, both of whom have restaurants in the UAE, have been vocal about their support for their country. Gokce has deployed mobile kitche ... -
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DUBAI – January 18, 2023: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has announced the largest annual global food and beverage sourcing event in the world, Gulfood, will take place from 20-24 February 2023. Brin ... -
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Thanks to innovative plant-based meat brands like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, gone are the days of cardboard-like veggie burgers. And with global partnerships with fast-food restaurants like Bur ... -
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Ruramiso Mashumba, the founder of Mnandi Africa, advocates and teaches women about the gains that are possible in the agricultural sector through her initiative. With nearly a decade of farming expe ...
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While indoor agriculture for crops like leafy greens and strawberries may be undergoing a massive correction, there’s still been plenty of activity from startups in the Novel Farming Systems category. ...
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From “no-kill” chicken grown in bioreactors to juicy plant-based burgers, alternative protein options are cropping up (in extremely limited quantities) in the grocery aisle, at restaurants, and on you ... -
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Use by.” “Best by.” “Sell by.” Food labels are tricky business—especially in the U.S., where a lack of national labeling standards leads to 80 million tons of good food being thrown out every year ... -
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Overfishing is depleting the global fish population, while microplastics and mercury pollute the remaining marine life. In response, a biotech firm and an agriculture startup have formed a partnership ... -
The following is a guest post from Rick Hamilton, a Senior Consultant at 4C Associates. Hamilton shares his insights following the International Food & Drink event in London where Charles Banks, co-fo ...
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Amazon has announced that its palm-scanning payment technology, called Amazon One, will roll out to all 500-plus Whole Foods locations by the end of 2023. Amazon first introduced the contactless Amazo ...
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The Norwegian technology company Plaato, was founded to provide fermentation solutions to the home brewing market and is now becoming a leader in large-scale fermentation monitoring, looking to revolu ... -
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ISRAEL – Steakholder Foods Ltd, an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry has unveiled its successful bioprint to produce the first ready-to-cook cultiva ... -
These days, artificial intelligence is everywhere. Whether it's generating a deepfake, driving a car, or waxing poetic on which fast food restaurant has the best burger, it's hard to avoid the applica ...
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The Amaterasu Railway is a tiny sightseeing train that takes visitors on a 30-minute ride and showcases some beautiful landmarks in the Miyazaki Prefecture. (A highlight includes Japan's highest train ... -
Alternative meat, seafood and dairy products are all the rage in startup land, with countless companies raising bucketloads of cash and showcasing their first products throughout 2022. There are two ...
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The Cove water bottle is a thin, sturdy cylinder, eggshell-white with a matching lid. It feels familiar. “If someone gave that to you,” offered Alex Totterman, Cove’s founder and chief executive, “you ... -
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For decades, astronauts have been eating dehydrated or liquefied food that leaves a foul taste in the mouth. Food has to be prepared in that way because it needs to have a longer shelf life, and com ... -
Alternative dairy maker Change Foods has signed an agreement with the KEZAD Group to design the first-of-its-kind commercial manufacturing plant in the UAE, helping to solve one of the industry’s bigg ...
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Liran Akavia, founder and chief operating officer of Israel-based tech firm Seebo, offers this simple piece of advice to food companies regarding how artificial intelligence (AI) can make their plants ...
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