The Future is Wellbeing The food, health and beauty sectors are converging. Are you geared up for the future of the wellbeing market? What were previously clearly distinctive sectors are now converging to create a dynamic ec... Food Health Society 14 Apr 2025
The skin eats too We tend to think of the microbiome as being in a completely different part of the body. The term actually refers to all microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and mainly crops up in relation to the gu... Food Health 10 Apr 2025
Future without ageing: David Sinclair talks about longevity at the GDI What if age were just a number and not an inevitable fate? Dr David Sinclair, a leading scientist in the field of genetics and ageing, is working on precisely this vision. The Harvard Medical School p... Food Health Society 25 Mar 2025
Toby Clark on the Ozempic effect and its implications Obesity is one of the major health issues of the 21st century. World Health Organization figures indicate that 43% of adults worldwide are overweight and 16% are obese, which means their BMI is over 3... Food Health Society 13 Mar 2025
Five start-ups – peptides, proteins and the perfect complexion From functional foods and science-based beauty products to personalised prevention concepts – food, healthcare and beauty are converging to create a new market worth billions. This transformation, dri... Food Health Technology 26 Feb 2025
GDI study on food culture and innovation: no cap of rump for aperitif GDI: Frau Schäfer, Sauerkraut im Norden, Foie Gras im Westen, der Röstigraben dazwischen – sind die regionalen Traditionen der Esskultur nicht eher das, was uns trennt als was uns verbindet? Christine... Food Society 3 Dec 2024
"The concentration of market power is the first thing I would change" Marta Messa believes that the concentration of market power is a key problem. She says that a handful of large corporations control the majority of food production, processing and distribution. This l... Food Health 15 Aug 2024
Rethinking standards: "Normal or with meat?" Gastro Journal: Unsere Esskultur ist im Wandel: Wie gut verstehen sich beim Essen Innovation und Tradition? Christine Schäfer: Das Traditionelle kann im Bereich der Innovation oft eine Hürde sein. In ... Food 7 Aug 2024
Nick Buettner: "Healthier lifestyles are also possible in our fast-paced societies." "In a lot of our cultures, we segment our communities instead of working together to promote healthy eating," he says. This often leads to unhealthy behaviour becoming the norm. In the so-called Blue ... Food Sustainability 17 Jul 2024
GDI researcher Christine Schäfer: "People are trying to eat healthier and more sustainably." Martina Graf/LID: Woran arbeiten Sie aktuell am GDI? Christine Schäfer: Aktuell arbeite ich an einer neuen Studie zum Thema Esskultur. Wie diese uns beeinflusst, wie sie unser Konsumverhalten beeinflu... Food 16 Jul 2024
From Cultivated Foie Gras to TikTok Candy Shops – Key takeaways from the 4th International Food Innovation Conference The secrets to a long life The conference began with an inspiring presentation by Nick Buettner, Vice President of Blue Zones, who spoke about the secrets behind having a long life and the food cultur... Food Health Sustainability Technology 20 Jun 2024
Milestones and potential breakthroughs in biotechnology The future of the economy lies in the bioeconomy, a field that uses biological knowledge to meet the basic needs of humanity. These findings from research into living matter not only promise an econom... Food Health Society Sustainability Technology 18 Jun 2024