Latest News in the food Industry

5 Mar 2025

Brands are responding to consumer demand for healthier products by developing classic snacks in smaller portion sizes, meaning fewer calories, lower sodium, and lower fat.

4 Mar 2025

Healthier foods are more than twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods, with healthier food increasing in price at twice the rate in the past two years.

3 Mar 2025

Marks & Spencer is capitalising on increased consumer interest in “brain food” with the launch of a new product range designed to support cognitive health.

28 Feb 2025

A sharp drop in Nigerian ginger production is affecting global supply chains, with exports falling by 74% due to a severe outbreak of ginger blight.

27 Feb 2025

Calorie labelling of food products leads to a small, but consistent, reduction in the number of calories consumed, a study suggests.

26 Feb 2025

The food and beverage (F&B) industry is under fresh scrutiny amid claims of greenwashing, with Arla the latest company in the firing line.

25 Feb 2025

The financial struggles of Ÿnsect, one of Europe’s largest insect protein producers, have raised concerns about the viability of large-scale mealworm farming.

24 Feb 2025

Water lentils have received approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for production and consumption as fresh vegetable in the EU.

21 Feb 2025

A Singapore-based startup is targeting premium markets and younger consumers with its latest innovation – cultivated caviar.

20 Feb 2025

Germany and the UK could be missing out on the massive market for alternative meats and proteins, with one new coalition calling for an end to the “steak-tofu struggle”.

19 Feb 2025

Researchers have developed a new scoring system and database, compiling over 50,000 food items, of which over 1,000 are classified as ultra-processed.

18 Feb 2025

China has opened its first fermentation and cultivated meat research centre in Beijing.