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Tesco hits healthy food sales target

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

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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Liposomal women’s health supplement takes on tablets

Liposomal women’s health supplement takes on tablets

16 Feb 2026

Entrepreneur-led Valerie has elected to power its peri/menopause supplement with liposomal nanotechnology in the name of bioavailability and efficacy.

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Griddle Bakery makes pastries without preservatives

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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Digital energy management will fuel food production in 2026

Digital energy management will fuel food production in 2026

9 Feb 2026

Using AI to manage digital energy consumption in factories is the latest strategy in manufacturers’ toolbox for sustainable operations and efficient energy use.

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Hybrid milk and cheese: The perfect blend of familiarity and low footprints?

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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Upcycled veggie promise: IKEA launches broccoli leaf soup

Upcycled veggie promise: IKEA launches broccoli leaf soup

3 Feb 2026

IKEA is launching a soup made with upcycled broccoli leaves, following a partnership with non-profit Axfoundation.

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Fermentation has the potential to power ‘high value nutrition’

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

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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Quality counts: Don’t be seduced by big grams in protein bars

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

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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Calorie decline and claims fatigue: Euromonitor’s 2026 forecast

Calorie decline and claims fatigue: Euromonitor’s 2026 forecast

6 Jan 2026

Major economic shifts and growing consumer uptake of GLP-1s and AI are shaping how – and what – people eat, according to a Euromonitor market analysis.

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