Startup Spotlight
Global flavors help candy stand out in ‘static’ crowd
Bold, cross-cultural flavors can set apart emerging candy brands – especially when paired with thoughtful retail strategy and a focus beyond social media hype
Archives for April 17, 2025
Price hikes hit Easter eggs as cocoa crisis cuts into chocolate
Consumers are finally being hit by commodity pressures
Redefining ‘clean label’: The convergence of health and sustainability trends stoked by politically-fueled food safety concerns
How consumers define ‘clean label’ is expanding beyond ‘simple, easy-to-understand ingredients’ to include questions about the safety of some long-used ingredients and processing techniques as well as how agricultural practices influence the quality of...
Why investors are hungry for mission-driven snack startups
Investors are increasingly finding the sweet spot in startups that blend snacking with social and environmental purpose
Changes shaping chocolate’s future
Chocolate is one of the most loved sweet treats on the market. But environmental challenges and changing consumer behaviours are transforming the industry’s future
EUDR ‘simplified’ and costs cut by 30%
The measures aim to reduce regulatory burdens for companies
Food fraud and recalls – industry stresses are ramping up
The food and drink industry is facing some of its biggest threats
Addressing Europe’s mineral deficiencies
How are deficiencies affecting Europeans, and which foods can be fortified?
Hey! Chips taps clean label, texture trends for new fruit bites launch
Singapore-based Hey! Chips has expanded its clean snacks portfolio with a new range of freeze-dried fruit bites, which it claims offer a unique melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Frutti Sugar looks to fill gap in sugar substitutes for foods, functional drinks with allulose
Singapore start-up Frutti Sugar says its production technology is able to drive down cost and scale up production of allulose, a naturally occurring sugar alternative with significant application potential in foods, functional beverages such as sports...