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Umami Cola shakes up soda drink category with unique flavour

Umami Cola shakes up soda drink category with unique flavour

18 Nov 2024

Japan’s Umami Cola is aiming to transform soft drinks with its koji-sweetened, botanical-based soda that taps into the trend for fermented food and drink and natural energy.

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Kerry Group prepares to divest dairy operations

Kerry Group prepares to divest dairy operations

18 Nov 2024

Kerry Group is to sell its dairy business, whose brands include Cheestrings, Dairygold, and Kerrymaid, for an expected €500 million in order to focus on its B2B taste and nutrition business.

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Tesco’s 2024 accelerator programme focuses on healthy brands

Tesco’s 2024 accelerator programme focuses on healthy brands

15 Nov 2024

From high-fibre snack bars to sugar-free supplements for kids, health and wellness brands are prominent in the 2024 cohort of UK retailer Tesco’s accelerator programme.

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Demand for sustainable pet food drives industry change

Demand for sustainable pet food drives industry change

15 Nov 2024

Sustainability is becoming a powerful force in the pet food industry, as pet owners increasingly seek products that are environmentally responsible without compromising on quality.

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Affordability and taste more important to consumers than environmental responsibility

Affordability and taste more important to consumers than environmental responsibility

8 Nov 2024

For foods produced using regenerative agriculture, affordability and taste are more important than environmental and social responsibility, according to an August report from Purdue.

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Dutch initiative to reduce supermarket waste claims ongoing success

Dutch initiative to reduce supermarket waste claims ongoing success

6 Nov 2024

Food waste in Dutch supermarkets continued to fall, registering a total reduction of 35% since monitoring was introduced by the Food Waste Free United Foundation and the Wageningen University & Research in 2018.

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Africa balances policy needs with food processing growth

Africa 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.

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EUDR delay: Palm-oil producing countries react

EUDR delay: Palm-oil producing countries react

29 Oct 2024

With the European Council backing a 12-month extension of the EUDR, leading palm oil-producing countries Malaysia and Indonesia are pushing for recommendations and practical guidance.

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Pulses market grows as consumers demand more plant-based protein

Pulses market grows as consumers demand more plant-based protein

25 Oct 2024

Pulses are gaining traction both as a source of protein in developing markets and as key ingredients in plant-based products in developed countries.

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Churning solutions for the food industry: Food tech startup creates ‘butter’ out of thin air

Churning solutions for the food industry: Food tech startup creates ‘butter’ out of thin air

23 Oct 2024

A foodtech startup has detailed an intriguing method to create fats out of carbon dioxide extracted from the air and hydrogen from water, to develop a sustainably produced butter.

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The EU’s action plan to remain competitive

The EU’s action plan to remain competitive

18 Oct 2024

The EU has three main areas for action if it is to increase competitiveness in a global economy over the next five years, according to the Draghi Report. We look at what its findings mean for the food manufacturing and retail industry.

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COP16: How biodiversity loss is driving change to the global food system

COP16: How biodiversity loss is driving change to the global food system

18 Oct 2024

The food industry is positioned to play a crucial role at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP16, which will likely shape the regulatory landscape for years to come.

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