Food and beverage

It may sound like science fiction, but thanks to pladis, you may soon see more popcorn produced from waterlilies, legumes that imitate the effects of weight reduction medications, and enzymes that convert sugar into fibre in our bodies. The snacking behemoth with its headquarters in London has announced 12 start-ups selected for its 2025 Accelerator…

In an effort to reduce chronic diseases and raise vital public funds, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on nations to implement health taxes that would increase the real prices of alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035. The “3 by 35” Initiative comes at a time when, according to…

Alpro has introduced a new Alpro Kids product line to provide kids with scrumptious and nourishing plant-based options in response to parents’ worries about healthy eating The plant-based company said the new range includes an oat-based drink available in chocolate flavour, a strawberry-flavoured soya drink, and soya-based alternatives to yogurt available in vanilla and strawberry flavours.…

Image: AdobeStock_267051858 Posted: 7 July 2025 Share this page The new guidance, which has been developed through extensive engagement and consultation with industry, aims to support food businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be compliant with mechanically separated meat (MSM) regulations, in line with the outcome of Supreme Court and High Court rulings.…

Jérémy Rouxel and Marion Derycke, founder of the HIC Cider House © Gwen Tilly Posted: 7 July 2025 Share this page HIC Cider House has spent €150,000 to upgrade and enlarge its manufacturing facilities. New machinery, increased processing power with new equipment (tanks, bottling line and isobarometric pasteurisers), better processing capacity, improvement of logistics and…

KHS is using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve the issues of the variety of closure alternatives and the increased demands on inspection technologies since tethered caps have been required for all single-use PET bottles in the EU since July 2024. The solutions supplier has added AI-based fault identification to its well-proven Innocheck TSI closing inspection…

IBM Research and Nestlé R&D are collaborating to create a generative AI tool that can recognise new high-barrier packaging materials. Nestlé and IBM scientists leveraged AI-based processing techniques to construct a knowledge base of known materials from public and proprietary documents. The team fine-tuned a fit-for-purpose chemical language model on this curated corpus, enabling it…

Langtins, a British confectionery company, has launched Noomz, a brand-new range of freeze-dried sweets. The new range takes classic candies and transforms household favourites into unique and lightweight sweets. Made famous by space exploration, Noomz is now bringing freeze-dried to the mainstream market with its extreme flavour and crunchy texture captivating the tastebuds of snack…

Melissa Law is appointed as chief commercial and transformation officer and Kim Faulkner to join Tate & Lyle as chief supply chain officer. Posted: 6 July 2025 Share this page Tate & Lyle has announced the appointment of Kim Faulkner as chief supply chain officer and Melissa Law as chief commercial and transformation officer. Both…

IBIS Rice, a Cambodian rice brand, backed by conservationist Chris Packham, has launched an exciting, category innovating product – Bean & Rice Cakes. The nutty bean & rice cakes are a natural source of protein and additional fibre, making them a nutritious snack. IBIS Rice’s new organic Bean & Rice Cakes are being positioned as…