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Future F&B flavours favour exploration and explosive taste profiles
25 Mar 2025
Exploration and experimentation will define the future of flavour, according to Mintel, as consumers seek out taste profiles and textures that offer an adventurous eating experience.
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Global consumers enjoy food less and perceive it as less healthy
20 Mar 2025
Enjoyment of food and its perceived healthiness is dwindling among most global populations, according to findings from Gallup and Ando Foundation/Nissin Food Products.
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Plans to abandon mandatory Nutri-Score labelling ‘would be a step back’
17 Mar 2025
Critics have slammed reports that mandatory Nutri-Score labelling is to be abandoned as “a step back” that puts citizens’ health at risk.
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Food companies urged to bring ‘joy’ and urgency to healthy food mission
14 Mar 2025
For too long, businesses have treated health and sustainability as separate agendas – but there is growing evidence to show diets that benefit human health can also enhance that of the planet, say experts.
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HFSS product placement regulation hits unhealthy food displays
6 Mar 2025
The proportion of space used to display HFSS foods in UK supermarkets fell following the introduction of regulations restricting the location of product promotions, research shows.
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Smaller snack sizes represent big growth opportunity for PepsiCo
5 Mar 2025
Brands are responding to consumer demand for healthier products by developing classic snacks in smaller portion sizes, meaning fewer calories, lower sodium, and lower fat.
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Is the price of a sustainable and healthy diet… unsustainable?
4 Mar 2025
Healthier foods are more than twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods, with healthier food increasing in price at twice the rate in the past two years.
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Marks & Spencer brings ‘brain foods’ to the retail space
3 Mar 2025
Marks & Spencer is capitalising on increased consumer interest in “brain food” with the launch of a new product range designed to support cognitive health.
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Does calorie labelling lead to reduced consumption?
27 Feb 2025
Calorie labelling of food products leads to a small, but consistent, reduction in the number of calories consumed, a study suggests.
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Have scientists discovered a new tool to measure UPFs?
19 Feb 2025
Researchers have developed a new scoring system and database, compiling over 50,000 food items, of which over 1,000 are classified as ultra-processed.
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Disruptor brands spearhead sustainable solutions
11 Feb 2025
Manufacturers, big and small, sharpen their focus by providing sustainable products and services centred on comprehensive and sustainable approaches to traditional methods.
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Leading regulatory updates in Asia in 2025
7 Feb 2025
As we head into 2025, numerous legislators around Asia are suggesting and solidifying legal updates and changes that will impact the food and beverage space.
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