Summer 2025 brought record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, impacting the food and beverage industry. From Mondelēz’s chocolate sales dip to PepsiCo’s heat-driven marketing and Unilever’s ice cream ...

Nestlé scales back plant-based offerings amid market slowdown, discontinuing products like Vegan KitKat and Garden Gourmet in the UK, but isn’t exiting the sector entirely. A more strategic, ...

European consumers are increasingly focusing their purchase decisions on products that contain natural, regional and ...

With the EUDR on the horizon, it's important that chocolate manufacturers are prepared. But what are the main challenges they ...

The UK government has announced that guidelines around baby food are changing. Manufacturers are to reduce salt and sugar in ...

The EU and US have agreed a trade framework stating that US commodities present no deforestation risk. A new ‘negligible risk ...

Coca-Cola may sell Costa Coffee, with talks reportedly underway and offers expected this autumn. The coffee chain has ...

Chocolate makers are racing to secure the future of cocoa amid climate threats and disease outbreaks. From lab-grown cocoa ...

Artificial sweeteners often leave a bitter aftertaste. But new research shows natural compounds can block the receptors ...

Functional foods, intense flavours, and all-day snacking are dominating consumer habits. Meanwhile, interest in ...

The quality of a protein - the presence of important amino acids, as well as their availability and digestibility - is a key ...

Nestlé unveils a patented technique to boost chocolate production by using up to 30% more of the cocoa fruit, including pulp ...