Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

16 Jun 2025

A foodtech company has received EU regulatory approval for its texturised fresh spirulina, the base ingredient in its plant-based smoked salmon analogue.

9 Jun 2025

Compostable coffee capsule ads from brands including Dualit and Lavazza Coffee have been banned after the UK’s advertising watchdog deemed them to be "misleading".

4 Jun 2025

Privately held European alternative protein companies raised $509 million (€470 million) in capital in 2024, 23% more than the previous year, figures reveal.

29 May 2025

Four startups – Yomio Drops, PFx Biotech, Revobiom, and Favamole – took top prizes at this year’s Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge awards.

27 May 2025

Industry leaders raised a glass to the winners of the inaugural Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards at a ceremony in Barcelona last week.

23 May 2025

Fermented rapeseed cake has been approved for use in food products in the EU, expanding the high-protein byproduct’s application beyond animal feed and biogas.

15 May 2025

Health and functionality, personalisation, convenience, advancing technologies, and sustainability dominate the grocery retail landscape and the shoppers of the future.

14 May 2025

A ban on bisphenol A (BPA), as well as other bisphenols used in so-called “food contact materials” (FCMs), came into force across the EU in January. What happens now?

6 May 2025

The UK Government has promised food businesses cheaper ingredients in time for the summer by suspending the UK global tariff (UKGT).

25 Apr 2025

The US President’s plan to reduce the 145% tariffs on China’s food and beverage market raises questions over whether a turnaround is likely for other regions.

17 Apr 2025

Food and beverage manufacturers operating in the European Union (EU) face significant packaging changes following the introduction of the updated Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

1 Apr 2025

Civil society organisations are calling on policymakers to reject proposed changes to EU sustainability legislation, saying they pose a risk to protections for smallholder farmers.