03 Jun 2024 --- Sugar reduction in beverages is a common threefold challenge — taste, cost and performance — of achieving reductions in sugar content while maintaining clean and natural product labels.

03 Jun 2024 --- UK supermarket Tesco is planning to remove plastic stickers on its extra-large avocados to target waste reduction. The company is working with fruit supplier Westfalia for this move and will use laser technology... Read More

03 Jun 2024 --- Based on the success of the UK’s soft drinks industry levy, researchers recommend applying a mandatory sugar levy to a broader range of products contributing to sugar intake. The experts suggest increasing... Read More

03 Jun 2024 --- Orange juice, a staple at breakfast tables across the world, has the citrus industry in a crisis, with prices reaching an all-time high. Extreme weather conditions and plant disease in Brazil, whose harvest... Read More

03 Jun 2024 --- The EU produced 160 million metric tons of raw milk in 2022 and the export-led demand for milk will escalate in the coming years, Eurostat figures indicate. This adds to the pressing global dairy waste issue,... Read More

31 May 2024 --- In May, Kerry spoke to us about its solutions to alleviate price and supply challenges as the cocoa crisis rages on. The olive oil supply chain also felt the pinch as prices soared. And, vanilla exporters in... Read More

31 May 2024 --- The EU’s recent decision to ban smoke flavorings has spurred innovation in natural alternatives, including Biospringer’s smoked yeast flavoring. The natural ingredient can be used to elevate taste... Read More

31 May 2024 --- The EU has greenlit a regulation to levy higher import duties on grain products from Russia and Belarus. The tariffs will take effect July 1 and affect cereals, oilseeds and derived products from the two... Read More

31 May 2024 --- Nektium has obtained a BioTrade permit for the sustainable and ethical sourcing of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) from South Africa’s Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, following the Nagoya... Read More

31 May 2024 --- This week in industry news, Nestlé launched a limited-edition plant-based fork in India and Döhler strengthened ties with the South African flavor market. FAO’s director-general spotlighted... Read More