Category: News
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Oat Cult has secured backing for online breakfast growth plans. The £220k round will support subscriptions, Amazon sales, new flavours, and packaging improvements for its live-culture overnight oats.
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UK foie gras import policy has shifted under trade pressure. The government has stepped back from a ban pledge, exposing tensions between animal welfare standards, market access, and EU alignment.
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Clear protein drinks are moving beyond traditional sports nutrition formats. Prinova will showcase clear pea protein formulation for RTD and RTM hydration, energy, and performance beverage platforms at IFT FIRST.
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New Nescafé launches follow factory investment in Cumbria this summer. Nestlé’s £28m Dalston upgrade includes a new mixing plant and high-speed packing lines for frothy coffee sachets.
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Lavazza and Müller are expanding into chilled dairy coffee formats. The four-product RTD range combines Italian coffee recipes with Müller’s dairy processing and European chilled distribution capability.
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Flexible plastic packaging is now entering a tougher compliance phase. Recycled-content rules and England’s 2027 film collection deadline are forcing manufacturers to revisit material structures, recycling routes, and pack design.
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Frozen Nutella bakery products face recall across several European markets. Ferrero has recalled selected Nutella Croissant and Nutella Muffin batches in Europe and the UK over possible metal-fragment contamination.
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Irca is set for new ownership under CVC Capital Partners. The Italian ingredients manufacturer has grown into a €1.5bn global platform across pastry, bakery, chocolate, ice cream, and food manufacturing.
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Nescafé has expanded regenerative coffee sourcing across global supply chains. The brand says 53% of green coffee came from farmers adopting regenerative practices in 2025, alongside lower green coffee emissions.
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Regenerative agriculture claims are now moving into harder evidence territory. FAIRR’s latest assessment highlights weak metrics, inconsistent definitions, and limited outcome-based commitments across major food and beverage companies.