Archives for March 5, 2025
Utilising the entire cocoa pod takes off
Although maximising cocoa potential by minimising waste has pre-cocoa crisis roots, escalating costs opens up the opportunity for captive chocolate companies to follow suit
Founders' Fundamentals
Preparing for retail: What CPG brands must know to succeed
CPG companies must focus on the three C’s (credibility, capability and cash) and the four P’s (product, packaging, positioning and pricing) to drive retail growth
How are spent grains and coffee addressing nutrition and taste?
Byproducts from grain and coffee could ease the cocoa shortage and meet growing demand for protein fortification
Resilience, sustainability, collaboration: The WCF’s recipe for solving the cocoa crisis
As the World Cocoa Foundation prepares to gather the globe’s cocoa leaders in Brazil, President Chris Vincent shares the organisation’s priorities
Closing the loop on packaging
One Step Closer’s Packaging Collaborative engages CPG brands and packaging providers to create a circular system with recyclable or compostable materials
Natural Products Expo West Preview
Cross-category co-branding collaboration could help hummus brand hit $50 million in sales
Ithaca Hummus expects a collaboration with olive oil brand Graza to fuel growth for the dip company seeking to crack $50 million in sales in 2025
Natural Products Expo West Preview
Meat company proclaims ‘proudly preservative free’ to address clean-label demand
Olli Salumeria’s rebrands to call attention to the preservative-free claim for its salamis
Natural Products Expo West Preview
First-time exhibitors focus on retail partnerships and trends at Expo West
As first time vendors, Earthside Farms and Blume will focus on developing new and existing retail relationships and identifying new trends to set themselves apart in the natural products market
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast
What is driving consumer interest in regenerative agriculture?
Consumer awareness and interest in regenerative agriculture is exponentially increasing - placing pressure on farmers, manufacturers and retailers to work together to boost supply
Natural Products Expo West Preview
Letter from the editor: Natural Products Expo West Preview
More than 60,000 natural and organic industry insiders will descend on Anaheim, Calif., this month to showcase new foods and beverages and vie for shelf space and funding
Extra-virgin olive oil start-up secures €2.1m in seed funding
The direct-to-consumers extra-virgin olive business will use the funds to boost new product development
Rainforest Alliance ‘streamlines’ its agri Standard
How will the Rainforest Alliance’s new ‘streamlined’ Agriculture Standard impact food and drink makers?
The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories from February 2025
Here’s a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories from February 2025, including Nestle’s coffee strategies in India and China, 3D-printed cultivated meat in India, Mars Wrigley’s AMEA plan and more.
Going digital: Vietnam launches online food safety system handbook for food industry
Vietnam has launched a new handbook to help food and beverage companies in the country use its newly-enforced online food safety system platform.
FNA Deep Dive: Staple Foods
Reformulation, health concerns lead innovation in key APAC staples - In-depth analysis
Major APAC staple food categories from rice to vegetable oil are seeing innovation efforts being driven by consumer demands for reformulation, healthier substitutions, and sustainability concerns.