Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry
Dairy
Popular barbecue staples experience sharp price increases
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.
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Savoury protein snacks shake up the on-the-go market
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.
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Digital twin technology gains ground in food manufacturing
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.
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Nestlé invests in regeneratively farmed wheat for KitKat
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.
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Codex sets global thresholds for ‘may contain’ labels
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.
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EU sets maximum MOAH levels to protect human health
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?
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UK publishes guidance on SPS food trade agreement with EU
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.
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Industry hits back at UK’s proposed healthy food rules
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.
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Poland considers sweeping sugar tax increase
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.
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Plant-based price gap closes in Europe, driving sales
16 Jul 2026
The price of plant-based alternatives is falling, leading to volume growth in some European countries, according to Circana and NielsenIQ sales data.
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Lactalis’s challenge to NutriScore heads to EU court
14 Jul 2026
EU’s top court has two years to decide if France’s revised NutriScore breaches EU law, following a legal challenge by Lactalis that it unfairly penalises minimally processed foods.
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Protein boom: Whey protein prices almost triple in one year
13 Jul 2026
Fuelled by the protein trend, prices of whey ingredients keep rising, leading processors to invest billions to increase supply – and creating risks for dairy market stability.
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