Category: Topics
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Ready-to-eat food controls are moving deeper into product design work. Danish researchers propose a voluntary label for products proven to prevent Listeria growth during shelf life.
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Germany’s beverage sector faces renewed sugar tax uncertainty from 2027. Producers warn that unclear scope and timing could disrupt reformulation, labelling, and compliance planning.
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Europe is tightening its approach to protein security and resilience. The Commission’s new plan links crop production, livestock strategy, processing capacity, and import dependency.
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2 Sisters has appointed Sarah Bull to lead meals development. The appointment strengthens chilled prepared foods NPD capability as convenience manufacturing faces consolidation, retailer pressure, reformulation demands, and tighter supply expectations.
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SPAR UK has recalled sauce over undeclared soya allergen risk. The England-specific recall covers Clayton Park Kitchen Chicken & Mushroom Sauce in 440g packs across all use-by dates.
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Mr Whippy is building its Sheffield doughnut manufacturing team further. The £15m automated site is expected to produce more than 104m doughnuts annually, with production, packing, and dispatch under one roof.
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Old El Paso has reformulated its crunchy taco shell range. The updated shells use whole corn kernels and nixtamalisation, supported by a wider UK launch across kits, sauces, and gluten free wraps.
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Britain and the Netherlands are aligning circular economy finance frameworks. The partnership aims to support common definitions, indicators, and investment routes for circular packaging, by-product use, waste reduction, and industrial infrastructure.
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Nestlé will reformulate KitKat across continental Europe from 2027 onwards. The new recipe adds hazelnut notes and a crispier texture, while the UK version will remain unchanged.
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Europe’s reusable transport packaging sector wants stronger circular economy support. The call focuses on pallets, trays, crates, EPR reform, public procurement, and supply chain resilience under the forthcoming Circular Economy Act.