News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
For years, cartoon mascots have turned cereals and snacks into kid magnets, fuelling endless pester power in supermarket aisles. Now, retailers are stripping them away to fight childhood obesity - but will it work?
Popular functional ingredient, turmeric, has revealed another string to its bow - muscle recovery. With sales of the colourful spice set to rise as a result, we discover the F&B NPD opportunities this creates.
Food-tech company Oobli is making progress on further commercializing its sweet protein with a partnership with Ingredion and $18 million in Series B1 funding
Startup Spotlight
US-based and category-creating startup Pastazerts shares tips to perfect packaging that quickly explains to consumers how to use a new product and its benefits while also maximizing shelf space and meeting retail buyers’ needs
When possible, companies should consider sustainable disposal of their recalled food products
A sales drop in the mid-single digits in Kraft Heinz’s fourth quarter and in the low single digits for the year sent the CPG giant’s stock tumbling, but executives have a plan to claw back losses – the question is whether it will be enough
The confectionary giant has seen off commodity price headwinds with strong revenue growth
Opinion
Since the 19th century, when the heart-shaped chocolate box was created by Cadbury, people have exchanged red and pink boxes, overflowing with love-filled chocolate
How the food and beverage giant is embracing the production method through research, infrastructure and more.
Cold coffee is ‘increasingly the coffee drink of choice’ for Millennials and Gen Z, says Nestlé – and the company is responding with new innovations.
Food and drink majors have highlighted cocoa prices as an ongoing threat to their financial performance in the year ahead
The multinational has seen better-than-expected sales growth, but is beset with significant declines
Opinion
The recent scare in Germany should be a wakeup call for the global food and drink production industries
Blue chip Unilever has posted a strong performance overall, but food is being outshone by ice cream’s performance, which has a new chair designate and will list in Amsterdam, London and New York
Japan’s Sakaeya Bakery seeks to reduce food waste from its bread production by upcycling bread crusts and adding them into a series of craft beers.