Top 5 ‘beauty from within’ ingredients consumers are buying
The increasingly popular ‘beauty from within’ trend is spiking sales of ingredients that claim to enhance appearance. We take a look at the top five
Archives for May 9, 2025
‘Plastic is last century’s material!’ Could the beverage industry leave plastic bottles behind forever?
Plastic bottles remain a staple across the beverage industry. Will it ever be possible to completely transition away from this format; and what alternative formats would take its place?
FDA promises post-market chemical review process update ‘in coming weeks,’ outlines top priorities for Human Foods Program
Top FDA official shares the agency’s playbook for pushing manufacturers to remove synthetic dyes and reduce sugar and sodium – stressing the importance of collaboration with ‘co-regulators’
Alt meat meltdown: Beyond Meat’s debt causes concern, Meati set for sale
In a one-two punch to the plant-based meat market this week, Beyond Meat reports another bad quarter amid rising financial concerns, and Meati readies itself for sale
CPG reset? Beyond Meat’s new moves, gut health education and FDA’s dye crackdown
Beyond Meat expands amid sinking category sales, consumers show a growing but shallow interest in gut health and FDA’s focus on dyes signals a potential distraction from larger regulatory tasks
Latin America and Asia emerge as bright spots for cocoa supply in 2025
As the global cocoa industry faces yet another challenging year, confectionery brands are turning their attention to new sourcing regions to secure future supply
Sky-high coffee prices not reaching farmers, says supplier
Increase in income due to high prices is often eaten away by volatility
Big-name brands drop their chocolate volume predictions
Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz International and Hershey International rethink production strategies to manage the cocoa crisis
Gut instinct: How science & superfoods are driving the gluten-free future
May marks Coeliac Awareness Month - a timely reminder that this often-overlooked autoimmune disease affects millions, many of whom remain undiagnosed. With new science revealing how the gut actively drives the reaction to gluten, what does this mean for...
The multibillion-dollar GLP-1 market opens opportunities for F&B innovation
In paid partnership with IFF
The disconnect between traditional diet products and what GLP-1 users need requires fresh industry thinking. Uncover groundbreaking new market opportunities during this Spotlight On event.
Policy Picks: China’s Trump tariffs retaliation, Japan’s new protein plans and more
China’s Trump tariffs retaliation, Japan’s new protein plans and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.