Bakery and Snacks

GLP-1 creep: How weight-loss drugs are moving beyond their intended users

Study finds GLP-1 use is growing beyond approved patient groups, with many prescriptions going to healthy-weight consumers outside traditional indications.

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Pladis sales pass £3.3bn but profits take a hit

pladis Global grew sales to £3.3bn in 2025, but inflation and macroeconomic pressures weighed on profits. Strong branded sales, manufacturing investments and innovation initiatives are expected to support long-term growth.

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3 underestimated sustainability risks to global food supply

These overlooked risks could impact global food supply chains much faster and further than many expect

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California signs voluntary non-UPF label into law

California’s non-UPF label – a first in the nation – is poised to reshape how food companies market healthier products, but the law’s passage arrives amid growing debate over ultra-processed foods and how those claims should be certified

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Mondelēz sustainability scheme goes solo: Is this the new industry standard?

Mondelēz’s Harmony sustainability programme is becoming an independent certification scheme, opening sustainable wheat production standards to the wider European value chain.

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Barry Callebaut moves beyond chocolate to drive growth

Barry Callebaut is refocusing its growth strategy around premium gourmet chocolate, specialty ingredients and solutions-led partnerships as it works to restore service levels, regain market share and improve profitability following operational challenges and cocoa market volatility. CEO Hein Schumacher says the company’s Focus for Growth plan prioritises 10 key markets, innovation and higher-margin categories to drive sustainable long-term growth.

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Gluten-free claims in the Middle East face tougher regulations

GCC regulators have submitted new gluten-free standards to the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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Climate change fuelling mycotoxin risks with ‘no known solution’

Climate change is adding on a new threat to an age-old food safety problem faced by the food industry

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EMEA Global Food Tech Awards winner 2026 announced at Future Food-Tech London

EMEA Global Food Tech Awards winner 2026 announced at Future Food-Tech London.

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The big sustainability shift: ‘Regulation is forcing storytelling to grow up’

As regulation shifts, how will it affect the ability of food companies to tell their sustainability stories?

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Nestlé Professional exposes supermarket bakery blind spots

Nestlé Professional reveals how clearer ranges, stronger merchandising and selective use of brands could unlock growth in supermarket sweet bakery.

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PepsiCo’s push to stop innovation dying in the field

PepsiCo’s Rob Meyers explains what it takes to move farm innovation from trial to scale and strengthen grower resilience and potato supply chains.

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Big Food warns growing scrutiny of ultra-processed foods could hit sales and costs

Campbell’s, PepsiCo and other food giants warn that UPF scrutiny could drive new regulations, litigation, reformulation costs and weaker demand.

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Aldi lowers fall food prices despite cost pressures ahead

As grocers brace for higher costs later this year, Aldi is leaning harder into the value playbook that has fueled its rapid US expansion, delivering an estimated $86 million in additional fall price reductions that bring nearly one-third of its everyday assortment below year-ago prices.

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General Mills rebuilds retail momentum with price cuts, innovation & marketing

General Mills sees improving retail sales after price cuts, product innovation and stepped-up marketing aimed at driving growth.

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Are consumers really asking AI what snacks to eat?

Conagra’s analysis of AI queries suggests shoppers are asking for snacks that meet specific needs. What does the evidence reveal about discovery and sales?

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Foodex Ingredients on why flavour still matters in snacking

Foodex Ingredients sees flavour as key to snack innovation, with ube, matcha and peach among the profiles it is exploring across markets.

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Looking beyond healthy: Why better-for-you isn’t enough for snacks

Better-for-you snacks must deliver more than health as consumers continue to seek indulgence, familiarity, convenience and value.

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Smöoy India head: Balancing health and personalisation in frozen desserts

Spanish frozen yoghurt brand Smöoy is targeting health-conscious consumers with a dessert that combines indulgence, personalisation and nutritional attributes.

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Cutting UPFs linked to lower depression

Ultra-processed food has often been linked to depression. Now, a new study suggests that reducing the amount of ultra-processed food in one's diet may reduce depression symptoms.

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