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Read the NewsFrom Parker House rolls to ancient-grain sourdoughs, fine dining chefs are transforming bread into a course of its own. Bakers have a golden chance to do the same.
Read the NewsBayer’s latest push for legal immunity puts the future of ‘clean’ bread and cereal under the spotlight.
Read the NewsBetter-for-you jerky and meat stick maker Archer is tapping into consumers’ quest for protein with a new ad campaign that leans on the dichotomy between healthy eating and meat snacks – and doing so with a sense of humor.
Read the NewsClimate Smart Food 2025 explores circular processing, from orchard waste to renewable energy, in a bid to reshape food systems and cut carbon.
Read the NewsThe Herr’s affair was clumsy, comic and viral. But beneath the memes sits a sharper truth – reputation can be undone by the smallest, silliest gesture.
Read the NewsFrom a University of Bristol researcher’s track designed to make chocolate sweeter to studies showing how pitch, tempo and timbre can season food like sugar or salt, music is fast becoming the next frontier in flavor.
Read the NewsUnilever’s €8bn ice cream arm is set to spin off as The Magnum Ice Cream Company. CEO Peter ter Kulve outlines plans to reignite growth through innovation, healthier snacking, and new brands like Hydro:ICE.
Read the NewsPresident Donald Trump rolled back tariffs on coffee, avocados and hundreds of other products made outside the US in an executive order signed Friday that gives some reprieve for US trade partners in the agriculture sector.
Read the NewsHeartland Craft Grains’ pact with Grown Climate Smart proves regenerative certification is becoming a supply-chain movement.
Read the NewsCampbell’s latest results show America’s once unstoppable appetite for crackers, cookies and pretzels is stalling - leaving Campbell Snacks under pressure.
Read the NewsExclusive: New Zealand-based Leaft Foods partners with Lacto Japan to bring its leaf protein into staple categories such as bakery and dairy foods.
Read the NewsThe warehouse club is growing its store count along with its prepared food offerings
Read the NewsFrom cookies and coffee to yogurt and popcorn, pumpkin spice is once again ruling the shelves.
Read the NewsCapol’s acquisition of Blue Pacific Flavors creates a global reach for natural colors, flavors and coatings at a time when food and beverage brands are racing to reformulate with cleaner, additive-free ingredients.
Read the NewsDiscover how the food and drink industry is being challenged to act on sustainability. Join Sustainability September for expert insights, broadcasts, and a global survey shaping climate-smart innovation.
Read the NewsSnack giant Mondelez wants more time before the EU’s landmark deforestation law kicks in – but campaigners say the clock has already run out.
Read the NewsSmucker didn’t spend $5.6bn on Hostess to watch margins collapse. With Twinkies under pressure, it’s cutting SKUs, shutting plants and betting on Donettes to prove its biggest snack gamble isn’t a sugar crash in the making.
Read the NewsCompostable packaging is no longer just a pilot project as new PHA-based (polyhydroxyalkanoates) films and compounds are now commercially available, creating fresh opportunities for CPG brands willing to invest in adoption, according to experts.
Read the NewsFrom Oreo x Reese’s to Biscoff tie-ups, partnerships are delivering the consumer buzz and sales lift that price cuts and big-ticket acquisitions no longer guarantee
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