Category: Markets
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New UK research suggests replacing processed meat with plant-based alternatives can improve fibre, saturated fat, and salt intake, but inconsistent micronutrient fortification remains a weakness for manufacturers seeking stronger nutritional parity.
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Rothamsted Research has developed gene-edited wheat with sharply lower free asparagine, opening a route to reduced acrylamide formation in bread, biscuits, and crisps without the yield penalties seen in conventional mutation approaches.
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Sidel has launched a purpose-built returnable PET bottle for still water, offering a lighter format designed for reuse cycles, bottle-to-bottle recyclability, and compatibility with existing blow-moulding platforms.
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GEA and Siemens will use Hannover Messe to show how cloud connectivity, AI analytics, and modular automation can tighten beverage processing, reduce engineering effort, and speed plant changes from raw-material handling through filling integration.
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Barry Callebaut lifted recurring net profit in the first half, but weaker volumes, cocoa-market overcapacity, and supply disruption pushed operating earnings lower and forced a downgrade to its full-year outlook.
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Harrogate Spring Water faces a decisive planning vote over its Harrogate bottling plant expansion, with critics arguing the loss of Rotary Wood sits uneasily beside Danone’s forest commitments and wider corporate nature claims.
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US packaging EPR is moving firmly into operations. Producer reporting is now forcing food businesses to assemble packaging data they never centralised before.
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London Packaging Week’s awards deadline is approaching fast. Food-pack innovation is being judged as much on performance and compliance as design.
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AIC has set out new fertiliser priorities for ministers. Finance, CBAM clarity, and market visibility remain central to the UK input outlook.
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Arla is taking GLP-1 companion dairy concepts to Barcelona. Smaller, protein-dense formats are moving quickly from niche nutrition into mainstream dairy development.