Food industry

Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texan calf, prompting USDA quarantine

A case was confirmed in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, a town about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the US-Mexico border - a blow to US cattle ranchers.

 Cattle stand on a feedlot at CMA Farm in Barretos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, December 17, 2025.
Meal for hikers by NakedPak.

The Israeli developments that are changing the food industry

Burger King. The AI will monitor friendliness.

Burger King to deploy AI that monitors employee "friendliness"

Cultured meat.

80% lower costs: The Israeli innovation shaking up the cultured food market


Average household said to throw out NIS 615 worth of food each month

The annual food-waste report highlights the severe need for a food-rescue program.

 A Leket employee delivers food to the eldery

Bee-io’s cultivated honey is pure, baby-safe, and 100% bee-free

The company has announced that industrial-scale production of their product will begin by March 2022.

 Photo of Ofir Dvash CEO of Bee-io

Decade of ammonia air pollution traced in Africa - NASA study

Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless gas with a pungent smell composed of nitrogen and hydrogen.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

Technion food research center gets an upgrade

The Technion will partner with the Carasso family to renovate the FoodTech building and make it more advanced.

 Yoel Carasso, Chairman of Carasso Motors (Left) and Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan

How will Israelis react to rising food prices?

A decade after a rise in cottage cheese prices spiraled into the 2011 social justice protests, there are fears that the cost of raising prices won't be worth it.

Consumers at a supermarket, illustration

Comptroller report: Israel must increase competition in food industry

Israel's food market is over-concentrated in comparison with other markets around the world.

A supermarket in Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood. What would you do if you found a cellphone on a lettuce shelf?

Can the world continue to provide enough food?

An interview with Dr. Segenet Kelemu: Boris Mints Institute webinar honors Food Planet Prize winners

DR. SEGENET KELEMU, director-general, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology.

An Insight Into The Life of Peter Triantos, a Leading Name in the Australian Food Industry


Israeli chicken sex-change start-up wins $1m prize in NY agri-tech contest

Soos' software allows them to control the incubation process, forcing chicken embryos to change sex in the egg, mitigating the controversial practice of culling male chicks.

Founder and CEO Yael Alter, along with VP of Business Development Alon Gozlan receive the news that their start-up, Soos Technologies, has won the $1 million grand prize at the NY-Grow competition.

World’s first lab-grown meat restaurant opens near Tel Aviv

“The burger has a juicy chicken flavor, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside,” SuperMeat CEO Ido Savir said.

Beef steak made from cultivated meat cultures via Aleph Farms