If you love making fried munchies, along with that infatuation must come an understanding of how to identify and use the safest cooking oils. “Why bother?” you ask. Over time, you may notice that the flavor of oils changes, particularly those prone to reuse. Such flavor changes may be signs of oil quality deterioration, which…
Your next favorite snack may not be the culmination of a chef’s entire brainpower; it may be a product of human synergy with AI in food product development. Algorithms are the building blocks of artificial intelligence, and they are getting deployed in food innovation technology. AI food industry innovation is unravelling many aspects of food…
Who would have thought that Kraft paper food packaging would become a thing, despite all the advanced innovations springing up? Some time ago, Kraft was ruled off as ‘that brown paper.’ However, it is slowly emerging as the poster kid of the sustainable packaging revolution. The world is gaining increased awareness of the dangers of…
In autumn each year, diyas start lighting up in Indian homes around the world, and Diwali snack sales also spike. In a build-up to the festival of lights, many sweet makers and snack factories will be forced to work overtime. This is about the only way the Indian food industry can meet the seasonal explosion…
Igloos may have become a rarity in the Arctic, but the traditional Inuit diet persists in some communities. The prevailing cold weather in the Arctic directly affects local culture. For instance, it influences the kind of food that makes it to the plate of Arctic-dwellers. For example, the year-round winter makes fresh produce hard to…
