Functional Ingredients
Fermtech nets £2.5M to scale cocoa shell ingredient for chocolate and bakery cost savings
UK-based Fermtech has secured £2.5 million (US$3.3 million) in funding to scale production of Koji Cocoa, its cocoa alternative made from cocoa shells. The clean label ingredient is said to offer 25–33% cost savings...
Functional Ingredients
Formulating for GLP-1: Sensory solutions, compact nutrition & food fortification
The rise of GLP-1 medications and the transition to oral formats are doing more than shrinking waistlines — they could be set to dramatically impact the global food industry. With projections suggesting a structural drop in...
Functional Ingredients
Tehran’s “toll booth” in Hormuz cuts Western buyers out of fertilizer supply chain
The Strait of Hormuz crisis has entered a new phase. Four weeks after Iran effectively closed the waterway to commercial shipping, the disruption is no longer a temporary blockade — Tehran is threatening to build a...
