Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

6 Jul 2026

Plant science is reshaping ingredient development, with texture, sweetness, stability, and fibre all part of commodity crops’ functional innovation.

1 Jul 2026

Geopolitical and climate-change shocks have highlighted the threats to pistachio supply, prompting alternative formulations and long-term sourcing solutions.

18 Jun 2026

Almost all plant-based food and drinks contain mycotoxins – naturally-occurring toxic compounds produced by fungi – and raw material monitoring should be extended, say researchers.

17 Jun 2026

Allergen-free food and drink products are now “structurally embedded” into the wider health and wellness category, with significant innovation happening at retail and brand level, say experts.

11 Jun 2026

US-based Healthy Eating Research has proposed an ingredient-based approach to defining ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to make them easier to identify for policy purposes.

10 Jun 2026

Many GLP-1 users have altered flavour preferences, becoming highly nuanced and “complex”, with important implications for how brands formulate, says the Institute of Grocery Distribution.

5 Jun 2026

US ingredients business Ingredion has made a £2.7bn takeover bid for its London-listed peer Tate & Lyle.

4 Jun 2026

Italian brand Forza10 has launched a complete wet dog food that the company claims is the first commercially launched pet food containing cultivated meat.

28 May 2026

US front of pack nutrition labels are on the way – but policymakers and researchers are divided on how best to design them.

27 May 2026

PepsiCo-owned brand Gatorade is removing artificial colours from its powder sticks and three ready-to-drink flavours, reformulating them using colours from fruits and vegetables.

21 May 2026

Discretionary foods, including confectionery and baked snacks, accounted for 22% of spending in Finnish households but contributed up to 32% of environmental impacts.

20 May 2026

Many brands switched to cocoa butter alternatives when cocoa prices spiked in 2024. With prices falling, will they return to cocoa butter? It depends, says one expert.