Category: Ingredients
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Climate pressure is raising risk across major food commodity crops. Cocoa, wheat, rice, palm oil, soy, corn, and sugarcane face exposure.
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GLP-1 use is adding complexity to sweetener reformulation work programmes. Sensory changes may affect sweetness, bitterness, and product acceptance.
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Clasen Quality Chocolate has deployed Beacon for cocoa visibility planning. The system replaces manual carrier checks with live import data.
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Pressure is building over delayed UK energy drink restrictions legislation. Beverage producers face continued uncertainty around caffeine controls.
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Belvoir Farm has entered functional drinks with canned Happi range. The launch targets hydration and digestion through fruit-led formulations.
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Lindt has completed certified cocoa sourcing across its programme worldwide. Packaging updates will progressively add the Rainforest Alliance seal.
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Döhler has acquired Nukoko to expand cocoa-free chocolate alternatives globally. The fava bean platform targets confectionery, bakery, cereals, coatings, and fillings.
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Belvoir Farm has entered functional drinks with a canned range. Happi targets hydration and digestive health through fruit juice and functional ingredients.
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Nestlé is trialling regenerative wheat in KitKat wafer production lines. The project links British farming practice with high-volume confectionery manufacturing.
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Cocoa prices have fallen, but sourcing pressure remains unresolved globally. Manufacturers still face crop risk, traceability demands, and farmer-income challenges.