Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theaters near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to reopen after a COVID-19 lockdown, but he has to stay shut.

From fast food to fine dining, some restaurants in Britain are relying on home kits to keep them afloat during lockdown, turning clients into cooks who recreate favorite meals in the comfort of their own kitchens.

The "Solidarity Kitchens" project is a network of 21 restaurants, volunteers and charities in the northern city that has served up about 35,000 meals since it began in late March.

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga is folding his Tokyo noodle ramen shop after 15 years in December, unable to overcome the prospect of a lasting customer slump due to the coronavirus crisis.

When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a light-hearted joke to raise people's spirits amid a worsening coronavirus pandemic.

Renowned culinary expert William Wongso and food writer Kevindra Soemantri are among the featured presenters of "Indonesia Memasak by Yummy", set to run from Dec. 1 to 31.

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever said it has set a new annual sales target of one billion euros for plant-based food products as consumers turn away from meat and dairy.

At flavor maker Givaudan's innovation center near Zurich, veteran chef Sam Brunschweiler serves up a lamb shawarma dish that looks and tastes appropriately meaty but is made from pea protein.

Restaurants are testing new recipes for the nouvelle normal extending through 2021, with ingredients for safe dining and comfort vibes.

Fans of Taiwanese culinary delights (no, not Star Wars), can try a tall glass of yummy boba and other foods by ordering them online from the 2020 Taiwan Food Pavilion.

Fast food giant McDonald's announced it was launching a new plant-based burger named the "McPlant" to cater to the growing number of people who do not eat meat.

GrabFood's Makanthon culinary festival aims to support local food sellers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Pop Mie is the first brand in Indonesia to launch a noodles-rice combination in one cup, but is the carbs combo good for your body?

In a corner of north London, a new gleaming butchers is preparing to open. The only thing it lacks is meat.

Blessed with sunshine, virgin land and ample ground water, southern Bosnia is breaking into the olive oil market, winning medals and helping put the country on the map for "liquid gold". 

A Belgian chocolatier has been crowned the world's best pastry chef by a jury of independent reporters, helping consolidate Belgium's reputation as a producer of top class chocolate.

Thieves escaped with half a ton of grapes they had stripped directly from the vine at a winery in Canada's Quebec province.

With the recent political unrest and the COVID-19 outbreak, the festival was put on hold before it was shifted to a virtual event.

The European Parliament on Friday rejected a much-mocked attempt to ban companies from branding plant-based products with meaty names like "veggie burger".

Ready-to-eat meals from the Online Rice Festival is being sold and sent instantly through couriers with minimum physical contact to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Biodegradable chewing-gum, a chick-pea dessert and drinks made from cocoa shells were all singled out for recognition by a food fair focused on ecology and affordability this year.

In a time marked by downsizing and austerity, Indonesian coffee roastery and café Tanamera Coffee is instead spreading its wings further with the opening of its first international outlet in Singapore.

The collaboration stems from the two companies’ shared mission of introducing Indonesian commodities to the world and boosting local farmers’ incomes.

Thai street food sellers have earned the nickname "CIA" for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before police, but before many protesters too.

Impossible Foods' faux beef burgers will be sold in grocery stores in Hong Kong and Singapore starting Tuesday.

Restaurants and shops in the European Union could be barred from marketing products as "veggie burgers" or "vegan sausage" if farmers get their way in a debate this week in the European parliament.

Italian police have broken up a ring producing counterfeit Sassicaia wine, a variety considered among the finest in the world that sells for hundreds of euros a bottle.

A fruit war has broken out in China, where Malaysia’s Musang King is battling with Thailand’s Monthong to conquer the increasingly lucrative durian market.

Every year, the French consume some 4,000 tons of frogs' legs -- the equivalent of 40 blue whales. 

With World Egg Day taking place on October 13, an Indian start-up is making headlines with a food innovation that may shock some purist fans of traditional omelettes.