Unilever separates ice cream division amid cost-saving shake up and job losses
19 Mar 2024 --- Unilever is spinning off its ice cream division as a standalone business and cutting 7,500 jobs. The separation begins immediately and is part of an overhaul which Unilever says will save around €800 million (US$867.8 million) in... Read More
NPEW 2024: Luker Chocolate talks sustainable cocoa sourcing, farmer support and protein trends
19 Mar 2024 --- At the recently concluded Natural Products Expo West in California, US, Food Ingredients First spoke to Rachel Fish, business development manager at Luker Chocolate, about the company’s efforts at making cocoa sustainable by... Read More
Andfoods leverages fermentation to develop “creamy” alt-dairy from legume seeds
18 Mar 2024 --- New Zealand-based start-up Andfoods has received a US$2.7 million investment for its fermentation technology that extracts plant-based milk from seeds or ‘pulses’ of a legume to formulate sustainable dairy alternatives... Read More
Jumbo supermarkets eliminates meat promotions to facilitate transition to plant-based diets
18 Mar 2024 --- Jumbo, a retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, will cease all meat promotions across its Dutch stores and online platforms starting May 27, 2024. This initiative marks Jumbo as the first supermarket chain to actively shift consumer... Read More
Ingredient Focus : Confectionery
Innova Market Insights data indicates that the global confectionery launches had a 2% growth from 2019 to 2023. Chocolate blocks were the sub-category with the most launches in 2023. The plant-based claim remains the fastest-growing positioning in confectionery. Meanwhile, ethical claims are... More
Analysis Feature Hydrocolloids innovation
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TOP 5 SELECTED INGREDIENTS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF FOOD & BEVERAGE LAUNCHES TRACKED WITH STABILIZER INGREDIENTS (GLOBAL, 2023)