Cocoa crunch: How shortages are rewriting chocolate’s future
As climate, disease and regulation strain global cocoa supply, manufacturers are turning to low‑cocoa and cocoa‑free innovations to protect margins and future-proof their portfolios
Food tech & digital transformation
How Mars is developing new ingredients with AI
AI can do a lot more than offer guidance and write emails. It can help food companies find brand-new ingredients for product formulation
Cyber attacks spike worldwide: 7 ways food and drink can fight back
Cyber crime is hitting food and drink hard, exposing just how quickly supply chains can break. What can industry do to protect itself?
As cocoa chaos continues, Kokomodo finds its moment
Why ‘climate-proof’ cacao start-up Kokomodo is hedging its bets on an increasingly stronger future for cell cultured cocoa
World’s top 30 food-tech companies revealed
From AI-powered ingredient discovery to zero-waste packaging and next-gen proteins, the top 30 global food-tech list showcases the game-changing technologies shaping the future of food
Spiceology built an AI chatbot – here’s what it means for foodservice education
REMI, built on ChatGPT and trained on the spice company’s recipe database, is helping home cooks and chefs better understand how to use its playfully named blends
Up the food chain
EFSA’s new boss: Why faster risk assessments are my guiding light
The newly appointed Dr Nikolaus Kriz has ambitions to optimise European food safety
SVZ sees health craze as opportunity, not threat
The ingredients company suggests that its focus on fruit and veg puts it in a prime position to benefit from consumer obsessions with health
How TikTok food trends are inspiring brand innovation and limited-edition flavors
Viral flavors on TikTok are reshaping the food and beverage industry, accelerating product development and redefining how brands connect with consumers
World’s biggest chocolate supplier makes move away from cocoa
Barry Callebaut explores cocoa alternatives amid rising costs and climate pressure
Nestlé, Mondelēz, Hershey - How chocolate giants are coping with price hikes
The largest players in food are making bold decisions in an effort to boost growth
Sweeteners in focus
Sugar isn’t the only sweet solution: How modern sweeteners are changing the game
Kerry Group and NotCo show how advanced sweetening systems can overcome many of the technical, sustainability and cost barriers with sugar reduction
Meet Spot: Cargill’s new robotic watchdog
Cargill’s Amsterdam facility has a new member that’s turning heads - and maybe wagging a few tails
Fi Asia 2025
What are the 4 most crucial AI applications in food innovation?
AI is driving food innovation and marketing strategies – here are four major ways experts at Fi Asia 2025 say it is shaping production and improving relevance
Sustainable September
Unilever and PepsiCo among companies in new regenerative agriculture initiative
The initiative will centre around farmer-facing organisations and focus on upscaling
Personalized marketing just got easier: AI-powered identity resolution blends deterministic and probabilistic matching
Hightouch’s new AI-powered identity resolution service lets marketers ‘toggle’ confidence levels for more precise or broader reach – all within their own data warehouse
What every food and drink brand must know about AI and innovation
AI can speed up your pipeline – but it won’t tell you why everyone still picks chocolate. Here’s how to innovate without losing your edge
Can AI protect future food security?
Climate change is threatening the world’s food supply, but could AI be the unexpected hero?
Sweets & Snacks Expo
Inside Mondelēz’s data-driven approach to omnichannel agility
Director of Omnichannel Growth Jillian Durojaiye shares how the CPG giant activates around consumer preferences across digital and physical retail touchpoints
Up the food chain
Unilever’s food sustainability chief on proving regen ag works
The next big challenge for regenerative farming? Proving it’s making a difference
How common are ‘regenerative agriculture’ claims?
As consumer knowledge of regenerative agriculture grows, claims are increasing in number
Future Food-Tech Chicago
Investors’ appetite for food-tech enters new era with shifting interest in alternative ingredients
The investment landscape for food-tech remains chilly, but there are bright spots for alternative fats and oils and some appetite for sweeteners as well as alt protein with proven business models
Is regenerative agriculture driven by consumer demand?
Majors such as Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé explain why they’re transitioning to regenerative farming
What the latest high stakes cyberattack signals for the snack aisle
A $20m ransomware attack just rocked a major crypto firm but the warning isn’t just for tech. Food manufacturers are squarely in the crosshairs, too.
Eco-friendly packaging boom in full force as corporates race for sustainability
Regulation and consumer pressure is pushing the industry to go green on packaging
What does the future of food and beverage hold?
Mounting challenges and changing tastes are reshaping the food and beverage industry for the future. Let’s take a look at tomorrow’s world
Future Food-Tech
3 food tech companies creating a more sustainable and healthier LATAM
Upcycling Solutions, Future Biome and Kresko RNAtech will share their stories at an upcoming Future-Food Tech and FoodNavigator event in São Paulo
AI food tech company moves protein and fat into commercial production
California-based ingredient discovery company Shiru is commercializing its first ingredients, as the food tech company tees up future sweetener partnerships
Reaching Net Zero
Cocoa complicated: Luker Chocolate addresses volatility with sustainability
Disease and climate change drove cocoa volatility in 2024, as trade tensions and tariffs complicate the commodity’s price in 2025
Seaweed has an ocean of potential, but headwinds remain
Investment and climate are barriers for the seaweed to innovate and achieve all it can achieve
Trump tariff chaos accelerates AI integration
Ongoing US trade tariff uncertainty is forcing some food and beverage firms to more rapidly bring AI into their processes
Future Food Tech San Francisco
NotCo opens access to its game-changing AI technology to speed product innovation
Innovating packaged foods and beverages traditionally takes two to three years from concept to shelf, but companies are under pressure to launch products more quickly and with lower costs, a challenge NotCo says its AI technology can solve
AI helps seafood innovation swim against the supply chain current
AI’s use in seafood offers a path forward in developing a more transparent and ethical supply chain
Future Food-Tech San Francisco
Into the weeds: Marine Biologics’ data unlocks seaweed’s potential
Marine Biologics transforms seaweed with AI for functional, consistent food ingredients
The Global Food Tech Awards 2025
Global Food Tech Awards 2025: Innovation shines in Americas heat as finalists announced
A novel bubble-based precision fermentation technology has scooped the top prize in the Americas heat of the inaugural Global Food Tech Awards
AI is taking over snack production: Revolution or risk?
AI is streamlining everything from recipe development and quality control to supply chain efficiency and sustainability. But as intelligence reshapes the way we produce food, how will manufacturers balance innovation with transparency, cost and consumer...
How Mondelēz International is using AI to maximise product innovation
From production and supply chain optimisation, to marketing and consumer engagement, AI transforming the confectionery sector. Here’s how
Cultivated ‘meat’ production takes step closer to meat price parity
SuperMeat and Stämm have partnered to run a bioprocessing pilot with a view to bringing down the cost of cultivated meat
Cultivated meat on a farm? Putting farmers at the centre of a new technology
Cultivated meat is often seen as anathema to traditional farming practices. But what if it can be produced on a farm, by farmers?
AI watch: The latest on artificial intelligence in food
While some fear artificial intelligence spells the end of humanity, others back its potential for positive disruption. How’s this playing out in food and drink? We bring you the latest…