Category: News
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Ever.Ag has launched Feedlot IQ, its AI feedlot platform today. The system consolidates operational, health, and financial data to surface early performance shifts across high-throughput yards.
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McCain will trial regenerative potato farming on 202 hectares locally. A new research partnership will test circular nutrients, low-input rotations, and publish annual performance data.
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The Tofoo Co will buy Topas, owner of Wheaty brand. The agreement expands the UK company’s manufacturing footprint in continental Europe and adds a long-established organic seitan specialist to its platform ahead of planned growth across European retail channels.
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GNT is pitching functional Exberry colours for confectionery reformulation now. At ISM Ingredients 2026 in Cologne, it showcased fruit gum concepts pairing plant-based colours with added actives such as vitamins, caffeine, and botanicals for “better-for-you” sweets positioning.
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Kynda has commissioned Jelmstorf hub to upcycle beverage sidestreams industrially. The German biotech is scaling fermentation that converts oat- and soy-based byproducts into a mycelium-derived protein ingredient, targeting higher-value outlets than feed or anaerobic digestion.
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Tetra Pak funds pilot plant for paper-based aseptic barrier materials. A €60 million investment will build a pilot facility in Lund, Sweden, to accelerate a carton material that replaces the traditional aluminium foil layer with a paper-based barrier.
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Arla-backed study says workforce gaps threaten UK food security now. New research with Harper Adams University finds only 4% of 18–24 year olds are employed in, or actively pursuing, agriculture, and warns that persistent recruitment failures are colliding with an ageing farm-holder base.
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Testo Saveris will demo cloud monitoring at EuroShop 2026 Düsseldorf. The company is pitching its testo Saveris Food platform as a route to automated HACCP documentation, with wireless data loggers, handheld instruments, and configurable workflows aimed at chilled and frozen retail operations.
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Welsh Heather Honey’s PGI name is under amendment review now. Defra has opened an objection window for a non-minor change that adds an accent to the Welsh term, moving from “Mel” to “Mêl”. For producers, it is a reminder that protected names live and die on precision.
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Food inflation is expected to ease, but compliance costs grow. The Food and Drink Federation forecasts UK food inflation averaging 4.4% in 2026 and ending at 3.1%, after rising to 5.7% by December 2025. It argues regulation is now the dominant inflation driver.