Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry
Consumer trends
Tesco hits healthy food sales target
18 Feb 2026
The UK’s largest supermarket chain has achieved its target to increase the proportion of sales from healthier products to 65% by 2025.
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Five trends shaping the future of ingredients
17 Feb 2026
Euromonitor identifies five consumer demands forcing the industry to redesign products from the inside out in 2026.
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Griddle Bakery makes pastries without preservatives
12 Feb 2026
UK brand Griddle Bakery makes frozen, clean-label pastries without UPF ingredients. “Frozen often means fresher, cleaner, and less wasteful,” it says.
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Hybrid milk and cheese: The perfect blend of familiarity and low footprints?
4 Feb 2026
Hybrid blends of dairy and plant-based milk and cheese may be emerging as a credible growth space, according to experts.
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Nestlé blames sustainability slowdown on Trump
30 Jan 2026
Nestlé is not as vocal as it could be about its sustainability programmes– in part due to US president Trump’s opposition to tackling climate change, Nestlé CEO has said.
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Big deals catapult big food into new M&A era for 2026
29 Jan 2026
As global players, including Mars, Ferrero and Keurig Dr Pepper, secure major merger and acquisition deals, we look at the 2026 trends shaping the landscape.
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Fermentation has the potential to power ‘high value nutrition’
26 Jan 2026
Fermentation is key to unlocking significant nutraceutical opportunities, including advancing biotics from live cultures to postbiotic metabolites, says one strategist.
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Brands should partner to recategorise their UPF products
22 Jan 2026
Processed brands should strive to shift their products from NOVA group 4 to NOVA 3 wherever possible,” says the president of The Non-UPF Program.
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Bonsucro strengthens its Chain of Custody Standard
21 Jan 2026
Global sustainable sugarcane platform Bonsucro has made several key changes to its Chain of Custody Standard, designed to increase access to data relating to industry operators’ sustainable practices.
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Market for natural pet food purring as owners spend big
20 Jan 2026
The market for natural pet food hit $13.2 billion in 2024, and could reach more than double that by the end of 2033, research suggests.
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Quality counts: Don’t be seduced by big grams in protein bars
19 Jan 2026
Interactions with other ingredients can affect protein digestibility in energy bars. We look at how brands can ensure their ‘high protein’ claims do, in fact, benefit the consumer.
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Push for sugar alternatives as European cultivation declines
15 Jan 2026
Global consultancy firm Roland Berger’s latest research on the sugar industry demonstrates Europe’s need for diverse product portfolios.
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