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Functional Ingredients
Novonesis and Innova flag affordability and manufacturing efficiency...
At Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 (Sep 16–18), affordability will not be discussed simply as a retail pricing challenge....
Asian woman in supermarket selecting food products.
Fruit & Vegetables
Innova, Tate & Lyle and Prosur to tackle health-driven reformulation...
Protein may dominate the agenda at Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 (Sep 16–18), but the conversation in Jakarta will extend...
A woman shops at a supermarket in Indonesia.
Functional Ingredients
Kerry and Cosun Ingredients target Indonesia’s biotics market amid...
Indonesia’s food and drug agency (BPOM) has cleared a probiotic ingredient for on-pack “Live Culture” claims, and...
Brioche being baked at a baking manufacturer.
Bakery
Bakery reformulation enters new era as ingredients balance nutrition,...
Bakery is experiencing a reformulation renaissance as protein and fiber fortification, along with lower sugar and...
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Functional Ingredients
What do H1 2026 results reveal about where F&B growth is shifting?
Recent H1 and Q2 results from companies across the F&B value chain reveal an increasingly divided market....
Mother showing food product to daughter while shopping together in supermarket.
Fibers
Fiber innovation accelerates as formulators tackle taste, texture and...
Fiber is showing up in more food and beverage products. Once closely associated with cereals, bakery products, and...
August 2026 F&B industry review.
Proteins
August in review: Nestlé’s GLP-1 strategy, FDA GRAS proposal, El Niño...
In August 2026, GLP-1 use pushed nutrient density and metabolic health further into mainstream F&B. Nestlé said it...
A woman holding a GLP-1 Injection in front of her stomach.
Fibers
Beyond the GLP-1 badge: How reformulation is redefining protein,...
Ingredient suppliers and food manufacturers are investing in formulations aimed at consumers using GLP-1...
A man adds protein to a shaker cup from a large bucket of powder.
Proteins
“Proteinmaxxing” and GLP-1 drive whey squeeze as suppliers scale and...
Whey protein is under pressure and demand has climbed fast enough that suppliers are rebuilding around it. GLP-1...
Arla staff celebrate H2 2026 results.
Dairy
GLP-1 nutrition and whey prices help lift Arla Foods Ingredients...
Arla Foods Ingredients posted a 19.3% year-on-year revenue increase in the first half of 2026, reaching €867...
Shaved ice dessert with mango slices.
Desserts & Ice Cream
Desserts and ice cream reimagined: Balancing indulgence, nutrition...
Ice cream and desserts have always been products of pleasure. They are associated with moments of comfort,...
Food scientist working on laptop.
Functional Ingredients
Food industry’s next challenge: Building a future-ready science...
The future of the food system may depend on more than scientific breakthroughs and technological innovation....
Various packaging and recycling symbol.
Soft Drinks
EU PPWR: What F&B companies need to know about the new packaging rules
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks the biggest change to packaging legislation in...
A stack of water bottles in a landfill.
Proteins
Engineered yeasts turn PET bottles and crop waste into 3D-printed...
Researchers reveal that programming yeasts can make them convert PET, a type of plastic that is often used to make...
F&B ingredient innovation leaders in Helsinki, Finland.
Functional Ingredients
Valio, Raisio and Solar Foods: Inside Finland’s ingredient innovation...
Milk, northern oats, and a microorganism fed with carbon dioxide and hydrogen may appear to have little in common....
Woman drinks boba bubble tea while looking at her phone.
Texturizers
From novelty to NPD: How boba, mochi and cold foam are elevating F&B...
From chewy tapioca boba and fruit-filled popping pearls to soft mochi and airy cold foam, texture is becoming an...
Man and woman drinking after working out.
Functional Ingredients
Jungbunzlauer webinar preview: What does the GLP-1 era mean for food...
As GLP-1 drugs reshape eating habits, food manufacturers are facing new formulation challenges, from reducing...
Food scientist looking at cultivated meat sample.
Cell-based
EIT Food: Consumer trust gap slows uptake of emerging food...
European consumers are showing signs of warming to food innovation, but unfamiliar technologies such as cultivated...
Person using a GLP-1 medication by injecting into their stomach area.
Functional Ingredients
Nestlé’s GLP-1 strategy reframes food formulation around nutrient...
When GLP-1 weight loss medications first began gaining mainstream attention, the food and beverage industry was...
Lennie Cheung, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Innovation Hub for Food and Materials.
Functional Ingredients
Tufts University launches food-tech hub for scale-up and...
Tufts University has launched a new shared research and development hub designed to help food-tech companies,...
Healthy bio dairy products on shelf of supermarket.
Proteins
Protein innovation enters diversification era as quality and...
Protein innovation is moving into a new phase. For years, much of the discussion focused on animal protein versus...
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