Category: Ingredients
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Vybey has entered functional soft drinks with Collagen + Energy. The UK-made range combines collagen protein, caffeine, Lion’s Mane, L-theanine, magnesium, and electrolytes in a lightly carbonated format.
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Sun Bear Biofuture has completed a low-cost fermentation pilot run. The Oxford start-up used a £25,000 automated facility to produce sustainable oils, testing a lower-capex route for fermentation-derived lipid ingredients.
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The EU agri-food trade surplus reached €4.4bn in February. Lower import values improved the monthly balance, while movement in cocoa, cereals, oilseeds, pigmeat, fruit, nuts, and oils continues to shape cost exposure for processors.
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Nestlé is taking full control of Yfood. The Munich-based ready-to-drink meal, powder, and bar brand gives the group a stronger platform in compact nutrition as functional convenience moves further into mainstream retail.
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Cargill is deepening its Belgian chocolate and oils manufacturing base. The €56m programme will expand gourmet chocolate production in Mouscron, edible oils bottling in Izegem, and pilot-scale product development in Vilvoorde.
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Food Nutrition Partners has supported the development and production of TEKS, a new protein bar range fronted by football freestyler Ben Nuttall. The launch shows how co-manufacturers are supporting fast-moving sports nutrition brands.
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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.