Category: Markets
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Celleste Bio has moved cultured cocoa butter closer to scale. Milk chocolate bars made with its ingredient by Mondelēz now put the technology into a more practical discussion about cost, functionality, and future supply resilience.
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Kerry has opened expanded lactase capacity in Carrigaline, County Cork. The move lifts industrial-scale enzyme output for lactose-free and reduced-sugar dairy as processors look for faster commercialisation, steadier supply, and tighter process support across multiple markets.
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Sesotec has launched INTUITY NEX ahead of Interpack 2026, combining multi-frequency detection, AI-supported inspection, washdown-ready hygienic design, and digital connectivity in a system aimed at tougher food safety applications.
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Warburtons is investing more than £100 million across bakery capacity, gluten-free production, distribution, and new lines, expanding its footprint and backing demand in branded bakery despite a tougher operating climate.
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A provisional EU agreement reserving 31 meat-related terms for meat products has sharpened the regulatory outlook for cultivated meat, raising new questions over labelling, market entry, and commercial rollout across Europe.
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Ornua has reported stronger 2025 results as Kerrygold passed $1 billion in US retail sales, giving the co-op fresh momentum in premium dairy despite continued volatility in milk markets, energy costs, and global trade.
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UPM Specialty Materials and Felix Schoeller have launched a fibre-based flexible pack structure aimed at food applications where recyclability, barrier control, and converting performance all need to sit in the same specification.
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TNA will preview a new vacuum de-oiler at interpack 2026 designed to lower oil content in batch-fried potato chips while avoiding the reheating, extra browning, and added acrylamide risk associated with some conventional systems.
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Bakers Basco has doubled tracker deployment across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after a fresh enforcement push recovered more than 2,400 bakery assets and uncovered concentrated misuse linked to unauthorised supply activity in Belfast.
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Tesco and RenEco have started processing surplus bakery and produce at Chelveston into animal feed, with the site designed to handle packaged materials and bulk volumes from food manufacturing as well as store returns.