Category: Markets
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EU action has escalated Hungary’s food price cap dispute further. Margin rules can move pressure through the whole supply base.
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Dairy exporters are shifting milk into cheese and whey streams. Slower supply growth is pushing processors toward higher value products.
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Dean’s has secured funding to support bakery export growth internationally. The package gives the business more working capital headroom.
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Barry Callebaut has returned to positive quarterly volume growth globally. Cocoa volatility still frames the confectionery manufacturing outlook.
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Vitamin Well is bringing protein bar manufacturing under tighter control. The EMPWR acquisition strengthens capacity for Barebells and contract customers.
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Novonesis is scaling precision fermented lactoferrin through TurtleTree’s technology platform. The partnership targets specialist nutrition and bioactive dairy ingredients.
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Cooked ham recalls have renewed Listeria control scrutiny in Ireland. Selected Brady Family, Lidl Deluxe, and Tesco Finest products have been recalled in Ireland.
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Beverage reuse targets are pushing closures into sharper operational focus. Amcor is advising producers to reassess sealing, washing resistance, and return system performance.
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Switzerland is tightening packaging rules ahead of wider circularity reforms. Food and beverage manufacturers will need stronger pack data, material evidence, and recovery planning.
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Flexible confectionery packaging is edging closer to recycled-content scale deployment. Mondelēz has moved Marabou chocolate wrappers into a chemically recycled material structure.