Category: Ingredients
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.