1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (944+ words) Sustainability was once near-ubiquitous. Companies everywhere aimed to extol their green virtues, emphasising the ways in which they were helping, not harming, the planet. Now, things have started to shift. Sustainability is not always perceived as an unadulterated good. Sustainable…...

19+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1075+ words) Some trends have been a slow burn while others have exploded and extinguished, but all have had an influence on retail sales " even causing global shortages, in the case of matcha - as their appeal translates to a world beyond the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1405+ words) Yuka sprang up in France in 2017, quickly establishing a loyal following among shoppers looking for more health information about their food. The premise is simple: scan a label and get a health score between 0 and 100 based on that product's nutritional…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (690+ words) Climate change is wreaking havoc on global supply chains, with extreme weather hitting crop yields and threatening farmer livelihoods. The evidence is everywhere. Take the recent cocoa crisis: extreme heat and heavy rainfall have pushed West African production to historic…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (592+ words) Demographics are changing. Birth rates are declining in much of the world, with more and more people deciding to have fewer, or even no, children. And this comes hand in hand with populations getting older. According to the UN, one…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (935+ words) When Nestl" cracked the code for lowering sugar content in chocolate bars, it wanted to shout about it. Understandably. But the resulting Milkybar Wowsomes bar, which contained 30% less sugar, was quickly pulled due to "underwhelming demand. Consumers want to eat…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (789+ words) Mondel'z International has just finished a difficult year. The snacking multinational, which has reported its Q4 and full year results for 2025, has once again seen declines in profit and volumes, coupled with fairly modest revenue growth. This is largely down to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (537+ words) Consumers want to be healthy. This has always been true to some extent, but lately this desire has been manifesting itself in strong interest in ingredients lists " consumers are increasingly looking at the back of pack, searching for both natural…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) The product information for GLP-1s in the UK will now include warnings over their potential links to acute pancreatitis, regulators have announced. GLP-1s have been linked to a number of side effects, including gastrointestinal symptoms, blindness, and hair loss. One…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (709+ words) Climate change is tightening its grip on the food system. Floods are destroying crops and endangering livestock, while droughts and extreme high temperatures are turning previously fertile land into no'grow zones. On top of this, devastating storms are wiping out…...