Food tech investors embrace caution - and look beyond sustainability
Start-ups are being subjected to higher, more exacting standards before securing funding
Archives for October 2, 2025
Plant power: How plant-based trends are shaping the future of the functional beverages industry
Today’s health-conscious consumer doesn’t just drink to quench thirst: they expect other benefits. And plant-based ingredients are perfectly placed to offer a powerful boost
The ‘proteinification’ of everything
Once just a bottle shaker staple, protein is taking on new forms and finding its way into everything from soda to chips to macaroni and cheese.
Startup Spotlight
Fresh Fizz brings clean label soda back to basics
By sticking to herbs, spices, juices and natural sweeteners like honey, maple and date syrup, Fresh Fizz’s ingredient list is informing every aspect of its business strategy
Danone takes lead on dairy methane reduction through new partnership
Environmental and economic headwinds make stewardship crucial for dairy industry
Politics, lawsuits pose a new dynamic – ‘Greenhushing’
Fair Trade leaders discuss challenges and wins in ethical, organic, sustainable sourcing
Why Kerry exited hybrid dairy and pivoted Smug to snacking
Once heralded as a category disruptor, Kerry’s hybrid dairy brand Smug is being reinvented into a 100% dairy affair. Here’s why
5 food industry leadership scandals that shook the past 18 months
From corruption allegations to sexual misconduct, explore five high-profile food industry scandals that made headlines and reshaped leadership