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FrieslandCampina invests in health

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

FrieslandCampina Ingredients aims to fuel the current consumer demand for health through proteins and prebiotics.

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Are there hidden dangers to fortification?

By Donna Eastlake

Fortification is fast becoming the go-to for F&B brands looking to boost the health benefits of products. But could this actually have the opposite effect?

FoodNavigator Investigates: From AI to UPF. Credit: Getty Images

FoodNavigator Investigates: From AI to UPF

By Donna Eastlake

From EUDR to alt meats, ultra-processed foods to gut health, FoodNavigator’s ‘watch’ series delves deeper into the subjects that matter to you.

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Could keto diet improve autoimmune disease symptoms?

By Donna Eastlake

The controversial keto diet is lauded by supporters and condemned by critics. So will research linking it to autoimmune benefits tip the scale in its favour? And what F&B NPD opportunities could that create?

A good meal from insect protein is still novel in the west. Image/Getty

Insect protein buzz waning as patents slow

By Nicholas Robinson

Insect protein’s predicted take off has been less than a flutter as market innovation stagnates, with worldwide patents sliding year-on-year again.

The country benchmarking will significantly impact due diligence requirements. Image Source: Getty Images/luoman

Inside the EUDR country benchmarking

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Country benchmarking could affect due diligence requirements, and therefore the complexity of EUDR compliance. How do these risk classifications work?

Top plant-based dairy trends at Protein Vision 2024. Credit: GettyImages

5 emerging trends in alt dairy

By Donna Eastlake

Alt dairy is the great success story of the animal-free movement. So, what’s next for this plant-based powerhouse?

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Protein Vision 2024

5 must know plant-based meat trends

By Nicholas Robinson

Meat alternatives are back in growth, with recent Europe-wide data showing the category has rinsed away its droop and is ticking up. But what at are the factors behind this early-stage turnaround?

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Top tips to successfully market your brand

By Donna Eastlake

Marketing can be complex, time consuming and costly. We run down the top tips and tricks to successfully market a food and drink brand on a tight budget.

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Why biodiversity is vital to food security

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Biodiversity makes soil function effectively, pollinates plants and ensures the functioning of the food system. But what's being done to support biodiversity and is it too little too late?

Is it a trade war? Trump's impact on the EU economy has already been felt. Image/Getty

Opinion

Is Trump stoking an EU/US trade war?

By Nicholas Robinson

Will Trump’s rebooted presidency bring about a transatlantic trade war or is it all hot air? Fake news or not, the returning president has made worrying noises – from crippling tariffs to climate ignorance – that are sending markets in a spin.

There's a lot more to the UPF debate than just 'good' foods and 'bad' foods. Credit: GettyImages

UPF debate not black and white

By Donna Eastlake

There's a lot more to the UPF debate than just 'good' foods and 'bad' foods. We dive into the great UPF debate to discover more.

The study explored consumers' attitudes to an increase in milk and butter prices in exchange for animal welfare. Image Source: Getty Images/VLIET

Would consumers pay more for animal welfare?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

A study of Swiss consumers of milk and butter explored whether they would accept increased prices if it meant better lives for dairy cows.

CCEP posts strong 2024, though some sales were stung by poor weather. Image/Getty

CCEP boasts ‘solid year’ in strong €5.4bn Q3 results

By Nicholas Robinson

Summer revenues for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were stung by poor weather, though Euro football and the Paris Olympics contributed towards what is shaping up to be a “solid year” for the group.

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