Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

20 Aug 2026

Herbal and botanical innovation in China's drinks market continues to grow, with ingredients like astragalus root, ginger, and ginseng in the spotlight – and focus shifting far beyond refreshment.

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.

13 Aug 2026

Hormonal symptoms affect women across life stages, and FMCG Gurus says the ingredients best placed to support them are those with which they are already familiar.

12 Aug 2026

Functional beverage interest in the US is gaining important ground as consumers now expect function rather than see it as "nice to have", and there are clear market gaps for growth, according to Spate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

15 Jul 2026

The Spanish government has launched a public consultation on a proposed law to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s and restrict high caffeine drinks to under-18s.

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.