Category: Markets
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Sustainable Foods Summit Europe has sharpened focus on ingredient resilience. Supply-chain risk, biodiversity, AI-supported sourcing, and cost pressure dominated the Amsterdam programme.
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Daabon has acquired Agropalma assets to deepen traceable palm supply. The deal adds plantations, extraction plants, refinery capacity, and protected forest area in Brazil.
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Planet A has launched a new no-added-sugar version of ChoViva. The cocoa-free ingredient targets confectionery and bakery manufacturers balancing sugar reduction with cocoa volatility.
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Schouten has acquired Bobeldijk to further expand plant-based production capacity. The deal strengthens private-label manufacturing as alternative protein moves into a more disciplined phase.
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Lactalis has put France’s updated Nutri-Score system before Europe’s court. The case tightens scrutiny on dairy classification, voluntary labelling, and EU food information rules.
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Prepworld is recalling prepared fruit packs after Salmonella was detected. The affected products were sold through several major UK retailers.
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Gousto is consulting on closing its Lincolnshire Clay Lake site. Production would consolidate around the company’s high-tech Warrington facility.
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UK deforestation rules will sharpen commodity traceability obligations for manufacturers. Cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, and rubber are covered.
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Branston has expanded Tom Seagrief’s added-value potato production leadership remit. The role covers prepared retail, B2B peeling, and mash operations.
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Flavourfresh has moved premium tomatoes into paper-based punnets with Paranova. The FibreFresh launch follows investment in Boix forming technology.