ISM & ProSweets 2025: GNT presents natural colors amid legislative changes and “snackification” trends

GNT presented potato chips with “on-trend” flavors and colors, which align with “snackification” trends and consumer demand for diverse flavors. Jill Janssen, head of Sales, DACH, Benelux, and TR, reflects on changing...

ISM & ProSweets 2025: Brenntag eyes Nutri-Score and clean label improvements with sustainable ingredients

We caught up with Sandra Vennemann-Toppka, regional business director DACH BSP Food EMEA at Brenntag, to discuss the company’s vegan concepts for baked goods and fiber, vitamin, and protein enrichments. With a focus on...

ISM & ProSweets 2025: Döhler unveils ingredient solutions to “tremendous” cocoa challenges

At ProSweets 2025, Döhler responded to cocoa supply volatility and sugar reduction demands with innovative ingredient solutions. Stefanie Engel, the company’s global market segment manager for Food, highlights cocoa-reduced...

Bühler: Unlocking puffing technology for optimized costs and healthier cereal and snacks

Christoph Vogel, head of Business Development for Human Nutrition, discusses Bühler’s recent acquisition of Swiss company Cerex’s puffing technology. He highlights its use in grains like wheat and oats to create clean-label,...

ISM & ProSweets 2025 live: Prova talks supply chain security in the global vanilla trade

Live from the show floor at ISM & ProSweets in Cologne, Germany, we speak with Yonathan Elbaz, sales director EMEA North at Prova. We discuss Prova’s latest formulation developments in vanilla, the rise of organic...

Cargill: Meeting Nutri-Score labeling requirements with bakery reformulations 

We sit down with Ellie van der Burg, Cargill’s bakery marketing manager, to discuss the F&B giant’s latest efforts to tailor snack product formulations to stringent Nutri-Score labeling requirements. We discuss challenges the...