Food News Now: The startup behind MrBeast Burger sees a huge opportunity in influencer 'ghost kitchens' and more

YouTube star MrBeast launched a virtual restaurant brand, MrBeast Burger, in December. Now he has...

Subscribe Thursday, February 18, 2021 Food Technology magazine How Safe Are Plant-Based Meat Alternatives? Research concerning safety, shelf life, and long-term nutritional and health effects of plant-based meat alternatives is limited. Companies developing these products and organizations promoting them... Business Insider The startup behind MrBeast Burger sees a huge opportunity in influencer 'ghost kitchens' YouTube star MrBeast launched a virtual restaurant brand, MrBeast Burger, in December. Now he has partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts and is set to open 1,000 locations in the U.S. TechCrunch YC-backed Taste brings multicourse fine dining into your home Taste offers "dinner kits," where the food is mostly, but not entirely, prepared in advance, allowing customers to "heat and assemble much faster." Wageningen Univ. Micro-organisms convert organic waste into high-grade fatty acids In a new project, Wageningen is working on promising, sustainable alternatives by putting micro-organisms to work. Goal: to develop fatty acids and oils for various industrial applications. Penn State Univ. Silencing the alarm Like a scene from a horror movie, tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants' cries for help as they devour their leaves. That is the finding of a multidisciplinary team of researchers,... Univ. of South Australia Déjà brew? Another shot for lovers of coffee. Researchers found that that long-term, heavy coffee consumption – six or more cups a day – can increase the amount of lipids in your blood to significantly heighten your risk of cardiovascular disease... PR Newswire FARE unveils blueprint to address racial inequity in food allergy FARE released "Equity Equals Excellence – A Blueprint for Access," which is designed to address systemic racial and economic inequity in patient care for diseases like food allergy by expanding access... National Restaurant Assoc. NRA: Raise the Wage Act is the wrong bill at the wrong time The National Restaurant Association (NRA) sent a letter to congressional leaders citing survey results to urge that the Raise the Wage Act be removed from the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. USDA USDA, FDA underscore that science shows no transmission of COVID-19 through food or food packaging The USDA, the FDA and the CDC continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of severe acute... Reuters Nestle outshines peers thanks to pet food, health products Nestle is aiming to boost organic sales growth towards 4% this year, the food giant said on Thursday, after strong demand for pet food and health products in the Americas helped its growth outshine... Institute of Food Technologists | 525 W. Van Buren St. | Suite 1000 | Chicago, IL 60607 | USA This newsletter made Smart by Subscribe | Report | Learn More | Unsubscribe | Contact