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Chocolate alternative innovation accelerates as food innovators tackle cocoa disruption

Italian foodtech company Foreverland has secured another €6 million (US$7 million) in funding to boost its organic cocoa-free alternative, which helps confectionery manufacturers reduce exposure to cocoa price volatility and supply disruption, and future-proof ingredients.
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Future food processing: How transparency, sustainability & personalization drive industry innovation
Food processing technologies are evolving beyond the F&B industry’s efficiency and output focus to meet rising consumer demands for transparency and sustainability. As interest in ingredient sourcing grows, the future of food processing is shifting toward “multi-objective performance,” aligning with health goals and personalized diets, like those supporting GLP-1 medications.
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Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2026: How Tate & Lyle leverages AI for healthy ingredient innovation
Following its acquisition of CP Kelco, Tate & Lyle has expanded its ability to tackle complex reformulation challenges across beverages and a wide range of food categories, including dairy, soups, sauces, dressings, bakery, and snacks. In 2024, Tate & Lyle acquired CP Kelco, a leading provider of pectin, specialty gums, and other nature-based ingredients, to create a leader in mouthfeel, and significantly enhance its solutions capabilities.
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wheyco™ W80 I LAF: Unlock the Power of Lactose Free Whey Protein Concentrate
Lactose intolerance affects consumers worldwide, driving demand for high quality, lactose free protein solutions. wheyco™ W80 I LAF delivers a premium lactose free WPC80 with excellent solubility, clean taste and reliable performance. It enables manufacturers to create high protein, easily digestible products and offers versatile functionality for a wide range of applications.This Technical Paper is brought to you by DMK.
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Operating Through Uncertainty: Building Scalable Advantage in the Age of Ultra-Processed Foods
In this session, Innova Market Insights will share exclusive insights into consumer behavior, perceptions, and preferences around UPFs, as well as market insights and innovation opportunities within processed foods.      Frame & Flight will explore how leading manufacturers are responding by modernizing how product data flows across formulation, specifications, labeling, and compliance. Using connected digital workflows, teams can evaluate reformulation scenarios earlier, manage supplier change with confidence, and stay launch-ready — even as definitions, guidance, and expectations continue to evolve.      The result: less rework, faster decisions, and the ability to turn regulatory and nutritional uncertainty into a competitive advantage.    
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Cargill: New index exposes global food system vulnerabilities

We speak with Lauren Bresnahan, chief economist at Cargill, about the inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index — a new benchmark from Economist Impact, supported by Cargill, that scores 60 countries on how well their food systems hold up under stress. We discuss the index’s findings, and their implications for the global F&B system.

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Döhler expands culinary ingredients footprint in Australia with Ezy Chef...
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Döhler Australia has agreed to acquire culinary ingredients firm Ezy Chef, significantly expanding Döhler’s capabilities in savory applications and ready-to-eat formats and strengthening its manufacturing footprint in Australia.
Global Ingredient Trends 2026: Navigating consumer demand for health-driven...
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Consumers are increasingly treating ingredients as tools for managing their own health, with 60% globally saying they always check ingredient lists before buying F&B products, according to new data from Innova Market Insights. The findings, presented ahead of the company’s Global Ingredient Trends 2026 webinar on March 26, identify three overarching consumer strategies — adding functional nutrients, demanding naturalness, and cutting perceived risk ingredients — that are reshaping formulation priorities across the F&B industry. 
EU-Australia trade deal cuts agri-food tariffs but farmers raise concerns over...
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The EU and Australia have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) after eight years, eliminating tariffs on European agri-food exports, including cheese, wine, spirits, chocolate, and confectionery. The European Commission projects EU exports to Australia will grow by up to 33% over the next decade, with dairy alone expected to rise by 48%. The deal comes days after Brussels confirmed the EU-Mercosur agreement will apply provisionally from May 1. F&B industry bodies have broadly welcomed the agreement, though farming representatives warn successive trade deals risk pushing EU producers to “the breaking point.” 
Danone and Arcor announce joint venture in Argentina’s dairy market
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Danone and Arcor have strengthened their long-standing partnership with the creation of a joint venture focused on Argentina’s dairy market. The new venture brings together Danone Argentina’s dairy business and Mastellone Hermanos (co-owned by Danone and Arcor), creating an integrated platform that leverages the strengths and scale of both companies.
Kraft Heinz shakes up Mac & Cheese category with high-protein PowerMac
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Kraft Mac & Cheese has unveiled PowerMac — a high-protein version of its classic macaroni and cheese, with 17 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber per serving. The launch targets the rising demand for healthier, more nutritious snacks and on-the-go meals, as industry leaders increasingly reformulate staple foods into high-protein products.
Novonesis growth forecast: Biosolutions in HMOs, precision proteins &...
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Nutrition Insight

After strong 2025 financial results for the Novonesis Human Health division, the company believes it is on track for continued growth over the next five years. The biosolutions specialist is betting on ingredient categories like precision proteins, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), and solutions in women’s health, mental wellness, and metabolic health. Nutrition Insight discusses how the division’s 2025 organic growth fits in Novonesis’ five-year strategy and larger market trends with Henrik Jørck Nielsen, EVP of Human Health Biosolutions & Strategy. 
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Danone’s €1B Huel acquisition: What does it signal for...
Danone’s move to acquire vegan British meal replacement brand Huel in a €1 billion (US$1.2 billion) deal signals that the French F&B multinational is cementing its place in the protein movement and betting on “complete nutrition” going mainstream. Food Ingredients First explores why Huel is an attractive prospect for Danone, and how the acquisition of an omnichannel business with a strong direct-to-consumer foundation, an expanding international footprint, and a fast scaling retail business, reinforces its mission to develop health-focused, everyday nutrition.
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Cargill chief economist warns “food security is global...
Global food systems are far more vulnerable than policymakers assume, a new 60-country resilience benchmark warns, with no nation scoring above 80 out of 100 and climate risk emerging as a universal weak spot. The findings have emerged as the Strait of Hormuz crisis disrupts a third of globally traded fertilizer, threatening major knock on effects for the F&B industry worldwide. The inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI), published by Economist Impact and supported by Cargill, evaluates resilience across four pillars — affordability, availability, quality and safety, and climate risk responsiveness — using 71 indicators, and identifies a 42-point gap between the most resilient system (Portugal, 76.83) and the least (Democratic Republic of Congo, 34.86). 
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Breaking the taste barrier: How alt-dairy can capture...
Alt-dairy manufacturers can already achieve taste parity in some dairy categories — especially barista milk and creamers — but an R&D push is needed to close the taste gap in dairy-free ice cream and mozzarella, a sensory analysis of established and emerging alternative dairy companies by Nectar has revealed.

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Fats & oils: New frontiersMar2026

Innova Market Insights data reveals that consumers increasingly link lighter textures with healthier indulgence, favoring smooth and crunchy formats that balance pleasure with perceived wellness. Thes...

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Future of food processing Mar 2026

According to Innova Market Insights, attitudes toward ultra-processed foods are changing. Consumers increasingly associate ultra-processed foods with unhealthy indulgence, but their habits are shifting, particularly with a rise in cooking from scratch. This shift means many products require reformulation to deliver the fresh, authentic characteristics consumers seek.

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Vanilla’s adaptive edge spurs NPDMar 2026

Vanilla is proving its adaptive edge in global F&B innovation. New product launches featuring vanilla ingredients witnessed a large annual growth rate globally between 2023 and 2025, signaling sustained cross-category demand. More than a third of global launches were from Europe.

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We speak with Lauren Bresnahan, chief economist at Cargill, about the inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index — a new benchmark from Economist Impact, supported by Cargill, that scores 60 countries on how well their food systems hold up under stress. We discuss the index’s findings, and their...

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