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A multi-pack of Kirin Oishii Men-eki Care drinks formulated with GABA to improve sleep quality and support the immune system.
Soft Drinks
Kirin pushes LC-Plasma postbiotic into everyday beverage and...
Kirin Holdings is expanding the use of its LC-Plasma ingredient across everyday beverage and foodservice formats,...
Food scientists working in a lab.
Functional Ingredients
Lallemand boosts enzyme and microbial capabilities with BIO-CAT...
Lallemand has completed its acquisition of US-based BIO-CAT Enzymes & Microbials. The deal strengthens its...
People playing games on television with drinks and snacks on table.
Soft Drinks
ADM reveals three trends reshaping non-alcoholic beverages
Beverage innovation is moving from product categories toward occasion-specific experiences, according to ADM. Its...
Kraft Heinz PowerMac in bowl.
Snacks
Kraft Heinz raises R&D spending as functional foods gain traction
Kraft Heinz is leaning harder on formulation-led innovation to restore growth, increasing R&D spending as protein,...
Albert Heijn shelves.
Proteins
Ahold Delhaize Q2 results highlight ingredient opportunities in...
Ahold Delhaize’s second-quarter 2026 results suggest the biggest takeaway for ingredient suppliers lies beyond the...
Adams Berzins, Ingredion’s senior manager for sugar reduction.
Sugar & Sweeteners
Ingredion sugar reduction expert: How stevia and sweet proteins close...
Sugar appears in products consumers rarely associate with sweetness, including ready meals, sauces, and marinades....
A woman eating a very sweet looking doughnut.
Sugar & Sweeteners
Beyond sugar swaps: Sweetener systems tackle taste, texture and GLP-1...
When producers pull sugar out of formulation, other things leave with it. Bulk and crystallization in...
ADM signpost on building.
Functional Ingredients
ADM’s Flavors lifts Nutrition segment as crushing and ethanol drive...
ADM reports continued momentum across its ingredients businesses, with its second-quarter 2026 results showing...
Ingredion booth at trade show.
Texturizers
Ingredion Q2 results show texture and health solutions outpacing core...
Ingredion’s Texture & Healthful Solutions business recorded its ninth consecutive quarter of sales volume growth,...
AI-enhanced food ingredient innovation lab.
Functional Ingredients
AI enters the food lab: The rise of predictive ingredient development
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond brainstorming and into the working infrastructure of F&B innovation....
Man and woman in the grocery store with a trolley cart looking at food labels.
Functional Ingredients
US Food Labeling Modernization Act proposes standardized...
Calls for clearer, more transparent food labels in the US are gaining momentum, as consumers increasingly seek...
Man biting into burger.
Confectionery
How Afyren’s bio-based organic acids can support food reformulation
Biotechnology company Afyren aims to support manufacturers in replacing fossil-derived organic acids with...
July 2026 F&B industry review.
Functional Ingredients
July in review: EU Protein Plan backlash, MAHA reformulation,...
In July 2026, the EU’s Protein Plan drew criticism for prioritizing animal feed over human consumption. The debate...
three men inside food factory with alfalfa leaves, cake and white smoothie
Proteins
Leaft Foods positions Rubisco plant protein as “whey Plan B” amid...
Tightening whey supplies are increasing costs and procurement risks for F&B manufacturers, incentivizing them to...
pink dsm-firmenich logo on tablet
Animal Feed
dsm-firmenich Taste, Texture & Health growth accelerates as animal...
dsm-firmenich’s Taste, Texture & Health business accelerated in the second quarter of 2026, supported by...
glasses on paper on table next to pen in office meeting
Functional Ingredients
Ingredion’s £2.7B Tate & Lyle deal wins shareholder approval
Tate & Lyle shareholders have approved Ingredion’s recommended 595 pence-per-share all-cash acquisition. The...
Raspberry powder.
Flavors
Dry4Good expands natural ingredient production tenfold as clean label...
As food manufacturers look to simplify ingredient lists and reduce reliance on artificial additives, French food...
US supermarket products.
Functional Ingredients
How F&B ingredient suppliers are navigating the MAHA reformulation...
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has turned ingredient scrutiny into an increasingly concrete...
IFT First 2026 show floor
Sugar & Sweeteners
Sweet protein blends drive next-gen sugar reduction at IFT FIRST 2026
In the race to replicate sugar’s performance, innovation is happening at a minuscule level, both through precision...
woman on beach reacting to hot spicy soup
Flavors
Flavor innovation in 2026: Swicy heat, tropical twists and sensory...
Flavor innovation is becoming more deliberate amid economic pressures and consumer demands for more than just...
Ingredion booth at IFT FIRST 2026 in Chicago.
Proteins
IFT FIRST 2026 review: Protein innovation moves beyond fortification
Protein remained one of the most visible themes at IFT FIRST 2026 in Chicago, US, last week, but the category’s...
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