Soil Capital’s European farm dataset suggests regenerative practices reduced drought-related yield losses, giving food manufacturers a sharper data point on raw material resilience and sourcing risk.
I.T.S has introduced natural flavour solutions for creamy ready-to-drink beverages, targeting cream soda, dessert-inspired drinks, functional beverages, and dairy-style formats.
Packaged former foodstuffs are moving further into feed systems. Trotec’s LIFE F3 project has added capacity, expanded recycling routes, and opened a replication path in Poland and Spain.
Garden Biopharmaceutical has appointed Denkavit Ingredients as exclusive distributor for feed additive vitamins across Europe, strengthening routes to market for animal nutrition products used in livestock production.
The Food and Drink Federation says members’ branded products now contribute less salt, sugar, and calories to the British grocery market than in 2021, while urging government to pause planned nutrient profiling changes.
Peak Rock Capital has acquired Dalziel Ingredients, backing a UK manufacturer and distributor of savoury flavours, seasonings, meat solutions, casings, packaging, and related food industry products.
Rising fibre demand is creating new opportunities for ingredient suppliers, while food manufacturers balance gut-health positioning with processing performance, texture, labelling, cost, and claims.
Mondelēz International’s R&D agenda is bringing together regenerative agriculture, cocoa resilience, packaging materials, start-up collaboration, and process efficiency as manufacturers face tighter supply, cost, and sustainability pressures.
Raisio has secured €1.8m from Business Finland for a four-year project to develop functional fibre ingredients from grain processing side streams, with pilot-plant scale-up planned at Raisionkaari.
Ingredion has acquired Benicaros, a patented prebiotic fibre made from upcycled carrot pomace, strengthening its functional ingredients portfolio with manufacturing know-how, clinical data, and intellectual property.