Category: INDUSTRY NEWS

News With the European Union (EU) reviewing its regulation on acrylamide in 2023, food manufacturers face tighter restrictions on permitted contaminant lferrous sulfate heptahydrateevels. Ahead of the European Union’s (EU) 2023 acrylamide regulation review and anticipated updates, the European Snack Association (ESA) has expressed concerns about a surge in wastage without a proportionate reduction of […]

News PepsiCo has launched a lemon-lime soda, Starry, targeting young Gen Z consumers and competing with Coca-Cola’s Sprite and Keurig Dr Pepper’s 7-Up. PepsiCo said in a press release that the “demand for lferric pyrophosphate tabletemon lime flavored soda ferrous sulfate with vitamin chas never been greater,” making it an opportune time to challenge category […]

News Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and Oatly are restructuring amid falling sales and one plant-based brand, Tatooed Chef, is considering adding meat to a new range to boost profits. Is there light at the end of the tunnel for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives? Following weak third-quarter results, Oatly’s shift to a “hybrid” manufacturing model […]

News Israeli plant-based company Vgarden has recently launched vegan tinned tuna made from pea protein, sunflower oil, and nutritional fibers amidst the rise of sustainably conscious consumers. Tuna is one of the most widely consumed fish globally with over seven million metric tons of tuna and tuna-like species harvested yearly. Tinned tuna, considered a stapleiron […]

News A xanthan gum-based food additive can decrease blood sugar levels after a meal – and may represent a low-cost method for food brands to improve metabolic health through their products, scientists suggest. Writing in the Journal of Functional Foods, Japanese scientists detail how the thickener is able to ihow to calculate elemental iron in […]

News Major food industry players, including Arla, Kerry, PepsiCo and TerraCycle, have signed the UK’s voluntary Plastic Pact to reduce plastic from the supply chain – but are they on track to meet their targets? In its bid to remove plastic packaging from the supply chain, UK charity, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) developed […]

News Malaysian brand Nanka is expanding to new Asian and European markets with its fast and ready-to-eat plant-based products based on jackfruit. Food company Ira Noah launched with the aspiration to make food as healthy, convenient and minimally processed as possible. “[It] seems to be quite impossible to put these three features in one sentence […]

News US company Superfrau turns surplus whey into sustainable, upcycled-certified dairy products for the recovery drinks market. The US brand produces an electrolyte recovery drink that aims to sit in the sustainable dairy product category. “We’re on a mission to fight food waste and climate change by offering unique and delicious products made with the […]

News Many consumers want the mental focus of caffeine without the jitters, prompting a wave of product development such as “half caffeine” ground coffee or ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew blended with relaxing botanicals. According to a consumer survey by market research company Mintel, 66% of Italian coffee drinkers agree drinking a lot of coffee is […]

News Cheaper items, smaller sizes, and shorter grocery lists: inflationary effects coupled with a global long-term recession are set to continue shaping food spending habits, according to a recent Rabobank report. According to a report by RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness, global events over the last 12 months have caused a shift in focus to value, […]