Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

19 Aug 2026

The typical cost of US shoppers’ barbecue baskets has risen by 12% over the past year – the fastest annual rise in a decade, figures from The Economist show.

18 Aug 2026

Nissin is taking one of Japan’s most iconic instant meals in a completely new direction with the launch of the first cold water-only Cup Noodles in the brand’s 55-year history.

10 Aug 2026

Sweet flavours have dominated the high-protein snack category but savoury snacks, such as cheese bars and meat sticks, can appeal to health-conscious consumers.

6 Aug 2026

Food and beverage companies are increasingly turning to digital twins to optimise and automate manufacturing processes, but opportunities stretch far beyond this, say experts.

5 Aug 2026

Nestlé will pay a premium for Wildfarmed’s regeneratively farmed wheat but the CPG remains reticent to promote the move on packs of its KitKat bars.

4 Aug 2026

Hungarian zero-waste startup Secon Taste is turning surplus food into upcycled snacks such as fibre-packed granola, instant porridge, and a circular coffee-tasting box.

3 Aug 2026

Codex Alimentarius has adopted its first global guidance on when to use “may contain” allergen warnings, setting thresholds intended to stop the label being used as blanket legal cover.

28 Jul 2026

The EU will adopt maximum levels for mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in food to protect human health. What do manufacturers need to know?

27 Jul 2026

The UK government has shared guidance on how food businesses can prepare for its upcoming Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU.

24 Jul 2026

Food brands, including Haribo, have hit out against the UK’s proposed nutrient profiling model, which places a new focus on free sugars that are added during manufacturing.

22 Jul 2026

The Polish government plans to increase the country’s sugar tax, change the rules on energy drinks, and extend the tax to include products such as fortified fruit syrups.

21 Jul 2026

The Food Foundation’s Broken Plate 2026 report puts plant-based meat alternatives at 56% more per calorie than meat – a price gap that might matter more than its processed label.