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Food & Beverage

Feeding Tomorrow’s Consumers

As global populations swell and natural resources dwindle, what will tomorrow’s health-seeking consumers eat? From 3D-printed agar baskets and ‘brusselkale’ to eggs made from fruit peels, Stylus spotlights new foods of the future and emerging technologies tightening the gap between health, nutrition and sustainability.

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28 Sep 2015
BY: Mandy Saven & Nicole Pilcher
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Kitchen Trends 2015 Kitchen Trends 2015 Transformed by technology, the kitchen is becoming a digital hub, populated by app-controlled appliances, micro-farms, and eco-conscious gadgets that target the sustainably minded consumer.
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Product Innovation
14 Jan 2015
Ant-Acid Gin
Ant-Acid Gin Ant-Acid Gin UK-based drinks company The Cambridge Distillery has partnered with the Nordic Food Lab to create a gin that is infused with the chemical pheromones of red wood ants. 
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Alcohol
22 Dec 2014
Toshiba’s High-Tech Farm
Toshiba’s High-Tech Farm Toshiba’s High-Tech Farm Tokyo-based electronics retailer Toshiba has converted a disused electronics factory into a tech-powered vegetable farm. The factory has been equipped with optimised lighting, an air-conditioning system that maintains temperature and moisture levels, and a remote monitoring system to track growth.
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
14 Nov 2014
SIAL 2014
SIAL 2014 SIAL 2014 Bringing together 6,500 international exhibitors and more than 150,000 visitors, France's premier food and beverage trade show delivered a plethora of product innovation. From gourmet insects and edible packaging to double-dose superfoods and umami-style beverages, we spotlight key industry directions from the event.
Food & Beverage
Product Innovation
12 Nov 2014
Culinary Crickets for Mass Consumption
Culinary Crickets for Mass Consumption Culinary Crickets To satisfy global consumer demand for protein (where demand increasingly outstrips supply), there is an urgent need to develop alternative sources.
Food & Beverage
Product Innovation
17 Oct 2014
Future Farming
Future Farming Future Farming From insect cultivation and 'plantscrapers', to space farming and remote-controlled herb hubs, Stylus explores the new frontiers of futuristic food production.
Food & Beverage
Ingredients
10 Sep 2014
Food Vision 2014
Food Vision 2014 Food Vision 2014 The second Food Vision event took place in Cannes from March 31 to April 2, bringing together visionary thinkers in food and drink development. The agenda included global food security, futuristic product development, and food science.
Food & Beverage
Consumer Attitudes
15 Apr 2014
Strange Fruit: Tech vs Nature
Strange Fruit: Tech vs Nature Strange Fruit From black tomatoes and micro melons to tangelos and monk fruit, fresh produce is experiencing a creative and technological renaissance that is challenging consumer perception and fuelling new flavours and formats.
Food & Beverage
Product Innovation
20 Aug 2013
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