Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

24 Nov 2023

Consumers will gravitate to brands that are putting the “plant” back in “plant-based” with fewer ingredients overall and more vegetables and protein content, according to 2024 trend predictions from Whole Foods Market.

16 Nov 2023

Legal action has been brought against Nestlé Purina Petcare in the US, after various products were allegedly falsely marketed as ‘natural’, despite containing multiple synthetic ingredients.

2 Nov 2023

Biscuits, crisps, ice cream, and many other ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be as addictive as cigarettes and alcohol, research shows.

27 Oct 2023

Plant-based ice cream brand Pink Albatross has made its clean label ingredient list a focal point of its branding and packaging. “We only use ingredients we can draw…. And it's quite difficult to draw methylcellulose or mono and di-glycerides of fatty ...

6 Oct 2023

Wile Women, a US-based direct-to-consumer supplement brand, offers “naturopathic” products designed to address women’s mental health and aims to break the stigma surrounding perimenopause.

28 Sep 2023

Korean food technology company HN-Novatech secures $4 million in funding and has unveiled a proprietary seaweed heme ingredient for healthy plant-based alternatives in Singapore.

21 Sep 2023

The European Union will clamp down on greenwashing with provisional rules that will prohibit generic sustainability claims, such as “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, and those related to emissions offsetting schemes like “carbon n...

15 Sep 2023

US pet food brand Noochies uses nutritional yeast to make its meat-free, healthy dog food and freeze-dried snacks for cats and dogs – a humane pet food range that is free from factory farming meat, it says.

12 Sep 2023

Meurens Natural, a European trailblazer in the organic sector for more than 30 years and expert in hydrolyzed oat syrups, powders, and proteins.

27 Jun 2023

Instant coffee brand Nescafé is supporting coffee farmers to adopt regenerative agricultural practices, according to a recent supply chain assessment by Rainforest Alliance that highlighted “encouraging trends”.

12 Jun 2023

Packed with superfood-level nutritional benefits and with a neutral taste, Asian brands are using insect protein in finished products, such as Thailand’s Proothie, which makes cricket protein granola bars.

25 May 2023

Growing numbers of pet owners are choosing plant-based food for their pets for health and sustainability reasons, according to ProVeg, with many products containing healthy wholefood ingredients like kale, chia, beetroot, and broccoli.