Category: Markets
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NuCicer and Stricks Ag are moving high-protein chickpeas into commercial scale, linking breeding, acreage, processing, and ingredient market development in one supply programme.
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Constantia is advancing ComforLid as a lower-material format for beverage and dairy packs, pairing recyclability claims with compatibility on existing filling and sealing equipment.
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A £70,967 confiscation order has extended the consequences of the Fears case, keeping pressure on animal by-product controls, disposal chains, and meat traceability systems.
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The CMA has provisionally cleared ABF’s Hovis deal in Great Britain, while keeping Northern Ireland under review and pushing both bakers toward remedies that could alter supply footprints across the UK.
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Amcor has redesigned its 1kg UniPak dairy pot for efficiency. The all-polypropylene pack trims material use while keeping line compatibility, tamper evidence, and the robustness needed for larger yoghurt formats.
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Eurostat forecasts tighter livestock supply across most EU animal categories. Beef, sheep, and goats are all set to decline in 2026, while pig production is expected to rise.
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Qura is entering premium creatine as demand broadens across categories. The ingredient brand is targeting high-purity, highly soluble applications ahead of its Vitafoods Europe launch in Barcelona.
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Sappi is lifting speciality packaging paper prices again this April. A further €65 per tonne increase will apply from 15 April, adding more pressure to fibre-based packaging procurement.
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February food inflation eased, but freight and energy risks persist. ONS data showed annual food and non-alcoholic drink inflation at 3.3%, while manufacturers continued to flag new transport and fuel-related cost pressure.
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Southern Glazer’s is scaling autonomous drone counts across beverage warehouses. A wider Corvus Robotics rollout has lifted inventory validation frequency, improved throughput, and shifted labour away from manual cycle counts inside high-volume distribution operations.