Many consumers are willing to pay more for 'clean label' ready meals that have been processed using new technology, according to a new WSU study. [ + ]

The 2021 vintage from New Zealand's wine regions is said to be of good quality despite smaller yields, according to the country's peak industry body. [ + ]

A beer series brewed with wild herbs, food waste and even goose faeces has been created by Finnish microbrewery Ant Brew. [ + ]

APCO and Planet Ark have launched the Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021, which showed more than 50% of consumers check labels before recycling. [ + ]

Wiley will be sharing its insights on the future of food production at foodpro 2021 in Sydney next month. [ + ]

Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, an EQT portfolio company, has announced a new company name and identity following the move to a standalone company. [ + ]

The Fraunhofer Purity Technology Award goes to the particle-free and compact e-skin flat energy supply system. [ + ]

The Australian honey industry could benefit from CSIRO's research that is using DNA testing to reveal the true origins of honey as well as other interesting data. [ + ]

Nestlé develops two new packaging innovations for its Vittel water bottles that function like traditional plastic bottles but use less plastic. [ + ]

Jet Technologies has teamed up with Grinders Coffee to change up its packaging so it meets the requirements of the RED Group REDcycle initiative. [ + ]

At the Hort Connections conference, Montague and Sun World announced a new licence for fruit produced from Sun World stone fruit cultivars grown in Australia. [ + ]

Food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are aiming to make plant-based protein tastier and healthier. [ + ]

Spanish researchers have developed a new device that enables the fast detection of gluten through a simple signalling process. [ + ]

A research study identified popcorn varieties with good popping quality. [ + ]

A traditional Vietnamese raw pork snack called Nem Chua could hold the key to developing a natural food preservative with potential food industry applications. [ + ]