Traditional chefs met cutting edge technology at FoodTechIL – Israel’s Food Tech Expo (see also here previously). This year, vegan alternatives and sustainability were in the spotlight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnYpnRK1Up0

Tel Aviv’s FoodTechIL conference begins on 7 Nov, in the middle of Israel’s AgriFood Week. It will feature 70 startups and some 1,600 global food industry leaders and investors. One of the startups is Israel’s CreamCol – which converts any … Continue reading →

One of the Israeli startups exhibiting at Tel Aviv’s FoodTechIL was Zero Egg, with its plant-based alternative for eggs. It tastes, looks and functions like a real egg. It can be used to make omelets, “scrambled egg”, cakes, pasta and … Continue reading →

High sugar intake is a huge health issue. At FoodTechIL Israeli scientist Ilan Samish of startup Amai Proteins (see here) demonstrated his hyper-sweet synthesized thaumatin protein. He has now adapted the protein for sweetening food and drinks in the high … Continue reading →

Delegates from multinationals such as PepsiCo, Danone and Mondelez (Cadbury Oreo, Toblerone etc.) attended Israel’s annual FoodTechIL in Tel Aviv. 50 Israeli startups exhibited latest technologies in the food sector (including protein alternatives) to some 1500 participants. http://nocamels.com/2019/09/global-firms-taste-of-israeli-food-tech-innovations/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/fruit-fly-fillet-startups-strut-their-alternative-proteins-at-food-tech-fair/

Israel hosts four major international exhibitions in May where innovative Israeli technology is on show. FoodTechIL (May 7); AgriVest (May 8); AgriTech Israel (May 8-10); MIXiii-Biomed (May 15-17); https://www.israel21c.org/thousands-come-to-tlv-to-see-advances-in-food-ag-biomed/ https://www.foodtechil.com/ https://www.agrivestisrael.com/ http://agritechisrael.org/ http://kenes-exhibitions.com/biomed/