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Herbs, spices, and fruit: Bold flavours driving soda innovation – but not without risk
12 Nov 2024
Brands are experimenting with adventurous flavours like basil, ginger, and even cumin – but with Coca-Cola axing Spiced, its raspberry and spice flavoured soda, not all innovation is risk-free.
Read moreAfrica balances policy needs with food processing growth
1 Nov 2024
Opportunities ramp up in the continent’s food processing industry, yet a lack of policy progression threatens to stall progress.
Read moreSwedish functional mushroom coffee brand blends health with hygge
28 Oct 2024
Swedish firm Rå Hygge has launched functional coffee made with the nootropic mushroom, tremella, that is said to promote digestive health thanks to its lower acidity.
Read moreGet to the HEART of sensory
21 Oct 2024
Cargill™ HEARTBEAT program answers today’s key product development questions to help address tomorrow’s consumer desires.
Read moreDoes India’s food advertising landscape need an overhaul?
16 Oct 2024
Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi) releases a new report on perceived tactics used in India’s food sector to promote HFSS and UPF products.
Read moreToxic Free Food Act: US to close GRAS loophole
16 Oct 2024
Amid scientific, industry, and Congress backing, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will create an assessment system for food chemicals under the Toxic Free Food Act to prevent food chemicals being commercialised without safety checks.
Read moreTop EU court rules that using ‘meaty’ names for plant-based products is lawful
11 Oct 2024
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rules against banning meat terminology on plant-based products.
Read moreSustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity
3 Oct 2024
Food insights provider SPINS unveils the latest trends in the sustainable grains field, exploring how seven leading grains show healthy growth despite challenges in the global value chain.
Read moreWill we see a wave of NPD that focuses on insulin management?
1 Oct 2024
As a new study finds protein and fats can help manage insulin, food manufacturers are building on emerging GLP-1 platforms and supporting nutritional guidance.
Read moreDanone removes NutriScore from products
20 Sep 2024
Following an algorithm update that gives some of its sweetened drinks a worse score, Danone has removed the front-of-pack label, NutriScore, from all of its products – putting profit before public health, say campaigners.
Read moreIndonesia introduces new halal certification system
9 Sep 2024
International food and beverage companies importing halal products into Indonesia need to adhere to new rules after the country introduced a new halal certification system.
Read moreEuropean consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food
3 Sep 2024
Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.
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