Eating hot chili peppers really can make you live longer
In Vermont, researchers at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont found that hot red chili pepper consumption is associated with...
SuperMeat invites diners to pay for its cultured chicken with feedback
In Israel, lab-grown chicken startup SuperMeat has launched a restaurant adjacent to its pilot plant where “customers” can pay for their meal with reviews...
Cupffee edible coffee cups offer true zero waste solution to Zero Green cafe
In Bristol, England, zero-waste shop Zero Green is using edible coffee cups from Cupffee so it can more closely live up to its name....
Enterome and Nestlé Health Science advance microbiome diagnostics in new joint venture
In France, Enterome SA, a pioneer of innovative therapies for microbiome-related diseases, and Nestlé Health Science, announced the joint creation of Microbiome Diagnostics Partners....
Coldplay-backed cultivated meat startup rebrands and raises $22 million
In San Francisco, a cultivated meat startup that counts rock group Coldplay among its investors has changed its name from Artemys Foods to SCiFi...
Potatoes grown as a prebiotic fiber supplement improve gut health
In Canada, using a patented technology, MSPrebiotics Inc. is transforming prairie-grown potatoes into an all-natural, single ingredient prebiotic fiber supplement that leads to improved...
Yelp and Marble use robots to deliver food in San Francisco
In California, Yelp partnered with Marble, a San Francisco robotics company, to test robot delivery for Yelp Eat24 diners in the Mission and Potrero...
Researchers develop a 100 percent natural, plant-based food preservative
In Singapore, Nanyang Technological University scientists discovered a plant-based food preservative that is more effective than artificial preservatives. The organic preservative uses flavonoids, a...
TerraVia partners with Compass to expand algae food oil distribution
In California, TerraVia signed a multi-year food oils supply agreement with Compass, and, Bon Appétit Management Company, a unit of Compass, adopted Thrive Culinary...
Lots of nutrition information meets lots of confusion
In Washington, D.C., the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 12th Annual Food and Health Survey found that 96 percent of consumers seek health benefits...