With more than 20 years of combined experience and leadership in the Food Industry, Venture Capital and Applied Innovation, 12 of which in the UAE, he joins Blendhub to lead the platform's deployment in the Middle East. Blendhub has appointed José Francisco Fernández Serna as Managing...
During its annual meeting in Davos - the focal point for leaders to accelerate the partnerships needed to tackle global challenges and shape a more sustainable and inclusive future-, the World Economic Forum released a paper that calls for new collaboration between organizations, businesses, investors...
Blendhub and local organization eKutir have leveraged their core capabilities to innovate and create shared value along the Ragi value chain by applying technology to improve farming practices, revitalize crops and digitize quality control. Consumption of ragi (finger millet), a cereal originating in different regions of...
In the Middle East there is a strong tradition of cheese consumption, with 98% of people consuming cheese on a regular basis. Market data point to an average growth in the region of 2% in volume and 9% in value over the next three years....
Ice cream manufacturers in India have been facing the same challenges for years when producing ice cream: it is often difficult to achieve homogenous blends and smooth, creamy textures. Maintaining consistency, high resistance to melting and preventing ice crystal growth is critical to obtain a high-quality final product in extreme temperatures, as...
The instant hot beverage market in the US has great growth potential but it involves a big innovation challenge for food brands. Consumers demand diversity of flavors and healthy alternatives, such as plant-based, dairy-free or sugar-free products. The time of traditional coffee or tea with milk...
Blendhub's production hub in Mexico has obtained international CCOF certification to handle, store and manufacture fully organic products. CCOF is a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture for a healthy world through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion. This certification will allow Blendhub to operate in the...
Including fruit in ice creams helps improve flavour and colour as well as the products’ nutritional and organoleptic profile. But it also requires ensuring the right texture and performance of the final product. At Blendhub we are committed to support the Indian ice cream and fruit industries in developing solutions that help optimize product performance and costs. Accordingly, we have developed new ingredients...
We are launching our powdered solutions for instant beverages in Mexico, adapted to capsules, sachets and vending machines. A novel product in this market to innovate in the hot beverage segment. Mexico has a long tradition of drinking hot beverages. Coffee and tea consumption, for example,...
Watt's added two new varieties of 100% plant-based desserts based on soya and almonds to its Loncoleche vegetal line in the Chilean market. This is a totally innovative product within the Loncoleche brand's range of alternative products that responds to a growing demand for 100%...