Category: Ingredients
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UNECE has developed guidance to reduce food loss across fresh and dried produce supply chains. The work links commercial quality standards with grading, handling, storage, and market routes that keep more product in use.
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Applied Nutrition has bought US manufacturing capacity in Buffalo. The Nutrablend deal adds production, warehousing, R&D capability, and North American resilience for the UK sports nutrition group.
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AHDB’s latest cereal estimates point to tighter UK supply. Feed, bioethanol, milling, brewing, malting, distilling, and food manufacturing demand are all exposed to revised wheat, barley, maize, and oat balances.
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Lactalis has acquired Protein Works to deepen its active nutrition position. The deal adds a Liverpool manufacturing base, direct-to-consumer capability, and a stronger platform in high-protein foods.
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ADM’s Berlin flavour centre is supporting faster formulation work. The site brings flavour systems, extracts, speciality ingredients, and application development into one European hub for food and beverage manufacturers.
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AAK has launched ILLEXAO EN 10 for global enrobed applications. The cocoa butter equivalent is designed to stabilise flow, reduce buildup, and preserve sensory quality at higher substitution levels.
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DMK has opened lactoferrin capacity at its Altentreptow dairy site. The €25m plant adds specialised milk-protein production, chromatography infrastructure, and commercial supply capability for nutrition, health, and pharmaceutical applications.
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Heartland Food Products Group is acquiring Whole Earth Brands’ Americas business, adding Equal, Whole Earth, Swerve, and Chuker to a portfolio that already includes Splenda. The deal expands Heartland’s sugar-reduction, formulation, foodservice, and B2B capabilities.
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TraceGains has launched Formula AI, an AI-powered laboratory and workspace for food scientists and product developers. The platform combines formulation tools, supplier and ingredient intelligence, compliance data, and collaborative workflows in a single development environment.
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The EU has suspended customs tariffs on key nitrogen fertilisers for one year. The measure covers products including urea and ammonia as input costs continue to shape agricultural production, crop planning, and downstream food manufacturing prices.