Technology

The food waste problem are pushing up food packaging innovations more than ever: one in nine people around the world go hungry and more than 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or waste every year (data by FAO). (more…)

  In our article Introduction to Drying Food: the oldest method of preserving food,we talked about the freeze-drying technique as a special variety of drying method to preserve different kind of food. (more…)

Food drying is one of the oldest method of preserving food. In ancient times the sun and the wind would have naturally way dried foods. (more…)

People often give a complicated explanation by referring to biodynamic agriculture as an “organic plus”, but in reality biodynamic offers a holistic approach to nurturing soils, biodiversity, resilience and tuning into seasonal cycles, with the aim of long-term ecological sustainability. (more…)

Food by its nature begins to spoil the moment it is harvested and food preservation enabled ancient man to make roots and live in one place and form a community. With the beginning of commerce, food preservation techniques have permited to transport goods from a country to another and disseminate different food culture. (more…)

Italian espresso coffee is considered a cultural phenomenon which accounts a portion of 80 billion dollar spent annually. Nearly 120 million 60 kg bags of coffee are produced every year, making coffee the second most important global commodity after oil. (more…)

High Pressure Processing (HPP) is an innovative non-thermal pasteurization process able to keep dairy products fresh and improve their shelf life. HPP machines only require electricity and water, which is recycled, so it is an environmentally friendly, natural and clean process. (more…)

A team of researchers of I.I.T (Italian Institute of Technology) and the University of Politecnico in Milan have patented the dynamic label: a special label printed on the package and provided with a display. (more…)

The word “bacteria” is usually associated with something sick or with same disease, but in real it’s the driving force behind the fermentation process, which is one of first food preservation process. (more…)

Today, the cold chain is a crucial logistic system as it enhances food safety, reduces food loss, and retains features, longevity and freshness of the products. (more…)

The Italian architect Carlo Ratti has showed his new concept of supermarket at Expo Milan 2015 and it’s impossible don’t be seduced by his vision. (more…)

In recent years there has been an increased international focus on food safety standards, enforced through legislation and firms at different levels of the supply chain. During the last years different laws has improved the food safety standards including the characteristics of the final product, production practices in the food supply chain, traceability and legal liability of the supply chain. (more…)