Why food innovations take so long Autor: Davide Brunetti Whether it’s ChatGPT, TikTok or Instagram, the successes of the tech industry characterise expectations and set the pace of innovation by which other industries measure themselv... Food Mar 7, 2024
Nine factors leading to a long life In 2004, Nick and Dan Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and the world's top researchers to study longevity. They wanted to identify areas around the world where people live measurably longer... Food Health Society Feb 28, 2024
What does Switzerland think of Novel Foods? The following text is based on an extract from the GDI trend paper "Good Conscience From the Lab? The State of Acceptance for Cultivated Meat" , which you can download free of charge. Food and nutriti... Food Society Feb 15, 2024
The reinvention of luxury food: caviar from the bioreactor Caviar has long been a delicacy reserved for the wealthy. But a British company is now promising to bring the price down by producing the world's first lab-grown caviar. The process will bypass the le... Food Feb 7, 2024
How cultured meat achieves price parity with animal meat Instead of foraging hard from the fields, we could grow our meat in an air-conditioned laboratory – regardless of the weather, without the use of pesticides for feed, without antibiotics for livestock... Food Society Feb 7, 2024
The key innovation trends of 2024 Circular commerce Alternatives to primary consumption are becoming more crucial: consumers, businesses and policymakers want to extend the lifecycles of products. Consumers will use existing items for... Food Health Retail Society Sustainability Technology Jan 5, 2024
The four types of shoppers The time stress to which consumers are increasingly exposed is threatening to plunge the retail sector into a fundamental crisis. Saving time is more important to customers than saving money. Our repr... Food Retail Dec 7, 2023
The true cost of our food The production and consumption of food generates external costs that are not taken into account in the price calculation. These include environmental degradation, animal suffering, biodiversity loss, ... Food Retail Society Nov 16, 2023
Precision agriculture as a transformation opportunity How and what we eat affects not only our individual health but also that of our environment. After all, our global food system is a major contributor to global warming. Food production is responsible ... Food Oct 12, 2023
From the petri dish to the plate in a century 20th century: big ideas and the first patent The story of cellular agriculture began in 1912. At that time, French surgeon Alexis Carrel successfully kept a piece of chicken heart muscle beating in a ... Food Technology Sep 19, 2023
GDI-Podcast: Ernährung – das Dilemma zwischen Preis, Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit Die Ambivalenz der Ernährungsdilemmas wurde auf der 3rd International Food Conference des GDI beleuchtet. Dabei prallen kognitive Dissonanzen aufeinander: Geschmack, Kosten, Gesundheit und Umwelt. Pie... Food Health Sep 1, 2023
How food affects the brain and increases well-being The gut–brain connection is essential for us. However, the microbiome is also vulnerable and can cause diseases that affect our mood and well-being. Uma Naidoo is an expert on this topic. The nutritio... Food Health Sep 1, 2023