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Are fertility-focused foods the next functional frontier?
15 Oct 2025
Insights provider Tastewise has named functional foods that focus on fertility and hormonal health as one of its top global trends for 2026.
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Pet food purchasers tap into plant-based potential
14 Oct 2025
Vegan diets provide dogs with similar levels of nutritional benefits to meat-based consumption, highlighting opportunities for diverse pet food development, research suggests.
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VC backing for foodtech startups slumps but ‘new ingredients’ attract interest
13 Oct 2025
Agrifoodtech investments slumped this year to levels not seen since 2015, with “little hope” they will increase significantly by the end of the year, a report has found.
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Food fraud risks rise as brands fight economic and environmental headwinds
10 Oct 2025
Climate change, geopolitics, regulations, and demand for sustainable products are pushing up food fraud and adulteration risks, warns a world-leading food fraud expert.
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Fish oil and fishmeal shortages hit omega-3 supply chain
9 Oct 2025
Climate pressure, overfishing, and aquaculture growth are driving a scarcity of marine ingredients, says Rabobank.
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Adopting Planetary Health Diet ‘could cut food emissions in half’
8 Oct 2025
Adopting the Planetary Health Diet could halve food-related greenhouse gas emissions and prevent up to 15 million premature deaths annually, says the EAT-Lancet Commission.
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Change at the top for Nestlé as it welcomes new leadership roles
7 Oct 2025
Nestlé has welcomed two new CEOs and a new chairman to its board of directors, marking a period of change at the top for the global company.
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US beverage industry hails growth in packaging investment
6 Oct 2025
The US drinks industry is forecasting a period of investment in packaging machinery as companies expand, introduce new lines, and change materials to meet client demand.
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EU proposes delaying anti-deforestation rules by another year
3 Oct 2025
The European Union (EU) plans to push back the already-delayed European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by another year, citing IT problems.
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The growing appeal of nutrient-dense food claims
2 Oct 2025
Nutrient-dense claims are rising as consumers reject the “empty calories” of UPFs in favour of products that provide meaningful nutrition with every calorie, Mintel data shows.
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A ‘battlefield for innovation’: US dinner trends for 2026
1 Oct 2025
New technologies and global influences are changing what US consumers eat for dinner and how, creating “a fierce battlefield for innovation”, says Mintel.
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What does MAHA mean for the US nutraceutical industry?
30 Sep 2025
Industry associations have expressed mixed reactions to new policy directions on health and nutrition under the Make America Health Again (MAHA) banner.
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