Eating with emotion: IFF finds India’s Gen Alpha links food with happiness and identity
Eating with emotion: IFF finds India’s Gen Alpha links food with happiness and identity
A new study by IFF on Indian consumers reveals that Gen Alpha considers food a source of emotional fulfillment, shifting the focus from function and lifestyle to happiness and experience. The study highlights innovation opportunities for manufacturers by exploring how the youngest generation is “reshaping” the F&B industry’s thoughts on taste, identity, and emotional connection to food.
Healthy beverages: Holistic wellness, function & flavor dominate innovation
Healthy beverages: Holistic wellness, function & flavor dominate innovation
The lines between beverage categories have been shifting and blurring for several years, and holistic wellness is a major driver behind that. It influences everything from traditional sports nutrition to broader functional beverages and soda. As a result, F&B ingredient manufacturers are seeing consumers take a more proactive approach to health, choosing beverages that deliver multiple functional benefits over single-purpose products.
Dairy defense: dsm-firmenich and APC Microbiome uncover novel phage-resistance systems to enhance fermentation
Dairy defense: dsm-firmenich and APC Microbiome uncover novel phage-resistance systems to enhance fermentation
dsm-firmenich and APC Microbiome Ireland have discovered how Lactococcus lactis bacteria used in dairy fermentations activate a novel defense system called “Audmula” against bacteriophages — viruses that can disrupt cheese and yogurt fermentation and cause quality and product losses.
Supplement Brands Trust PQQ for Proven Quality, Safety & Efficacy
Supplement Brands Trust PQQ for Proven Quality, Safety & Efficacy
MGCPQQ from Mitsubishi Gas Chemical is trusted by supplement manufacturers for its extensive research, safety profile, and Novel Foods listing. With dozens of published studies and global regulatory recognition, it’s a proven ingredient for quality formulations. Explore the science behind PQQ and elevate your product line now! This Technical Paper is brought to you by MGCPQQ.
Anuga 2025: El Navarrico presents organic canned line for health-conscious premium consumers
Anuga 2025: El Navarrico presents organic canned line for health-conscious premium consumers

El Navarreco showcased its range of organically-grown canned products at Anuga 2025, including vegetables, pulses, and broths targeting high-end global B2B customers. We speak to Paz Salcedo López, the company’s purchasing manager, about the company’s offerings and its carbon footprint reduction through water recirculation technology.

Food Ingredients Asia 2025: Clean label, functional & health-focused ingredients take center stage
Food Ingredients Asia 2025: Clean label, functional & health-focused ingredients take center stage
Fi Asia 2025 reaffirmed its position as the APAC region’s premier platform for food and beverage innovation. Hosted jointly with Vitafoods Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, the event brought together leading ingredient suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers from across Southeast Asia and beyond, reflecting the region’s growing influence in the global food trade. On the show floor, exhibitors showcased the latest advancements in natural and clean label concepts, alongside cutting-edge health-focused ingredients, spanning categories such as dairy, beverages, taste, texture categories, and more.

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Nammex to spotlight functional mushroom benefits at SupplySide Global
Nammex to spotlight functional mushroom benefits at SupplySide Global
Nammex, a North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, will present its innovations at SupplySide Global in Las Vegas, US (October 29–30). The company will showcase its expertise for brands seeking more market share in the rapidly growing mushroom category.
Strategic collaboration to advance cell-based coffee manufacturing in Mexico
Strategic collaboration to advance cell-based coffee manufacturing in Mexico
Pluri cell-based coffee subsidiary, Coffeesai, has joined forces with the Instituto del Café de Chiapas (INCAFECH), a public body of the State of Chiapas, Mexico, to advance cell-based coffee production. The company is poised to transform the future of coffee by pioneering cell-based coffee solutions resilient to climate change, land constraints, and market volatility.
EU lawmakers vote to ban “meaty” names for plant-based food
EU lawmakers vote to ban “meaty” names for plant-based food
The European Parliament has voted to restrict the use of words like “sausage,” “steak,” and “burger” on the labels of plant-based food, the latest move in the “meaty” names debate.
AAK’s new DHA solution claims to outperform algal and fish oil in metabolism...
AAK’s new DHA solution claims to outperform algal and fish oil in metabolism boost
AAK has released its new solution to support metabolic and immune health, AkoVita OptiSyn. The ingredient is a unique combination of omega-3 DHA and phosphatidylcholine (PC) in a proprietary ratio that claims to outperform traditional sources like algae and fish oil. AkoVita OptiSyn maximizes DHA’s effect by boosting its uptake in the cell membranes of adipose tissue, where it becomes biologically active.
Nestlé partners with World Farmers’ Organization to bolster climate-smart...
Nestlé partners with World Farmers’ Organization to bolster climate-smart agriculture
Nestlé has teamed up with the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) to increase food systems’ resilience to climate change by supporting and spreading awareness of sustainable farming methods such as regenerative agriculture.
MISTA Growth Hack: Helping unlock start-ups and new tech in healthy nutrition
MISTA Growth Hack: Helping unlock start-ups and new tech in healthy nutrition

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MISTA’s third Growth Hack showcased start-ups and new technologies in meal, snack, and beverage concepts for healthy nutrition. This innovation program aims to accelerate the development of new food products.
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Anuga 2025 live: Experts urge transparency on New Genetic...
Organic and non-GMO advocates are demanding “strong, reliable regulations” for labeling and coexistence for new genetic techniques (NGT) as the EU moves to deregulate them. The appeal was made to Germany’s Agriculture Minister, Alois Rainer, during a panel discussion at the Anuga 2025 event held in Cologne, Germany (October 4-8).
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World Octopus Day 2025: Animal rights group exposes...
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has published a report warning of the growing threat of octopus farming on animal welfare, food security, and marine ecosystems. Published today on World Octopus Day, the report says carnivorous aquaculture (feed-dependent aquatic animal farming) puts unsustainable strain on already overexploited wild fish stocks.
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Anuga 2025 live: Alt-protein sector splinters into...
The alternative protein sector is rapidly diversifying as innovators push beyond first-generation plant-based meat and dairy analogs. Some of the latest iterations feature everything from humble, whole vegetable ingredients to remarkably meat-like 3D-assembled whole cuts and combinations with actual meat or dairy. Food Ingredients First speaks to companies on the show floor of Anuga 2025, taking place October 4-8 in Cologne, Germany.

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Plant-based flavor innovationOct2025

Innova Market Insights data shows that consumers are interested in brands that enhance the flavor of plant-based offerings. Some 59% of consumers globally name taste improvement as essential for meat ...

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Up & coming proteins Oct 2025

According to Innova Market Insights data, consumers are interested in various ingredients as their protein sources. One in two consumers picks rice as their primary protein source. Some 43% of consumers name vegetables (broccoli, spinach, asparagus, etc.) as their preferred protein source, while 41% pick various nuts, opening a path to ingredient innovation in F&B space.

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Healthy beveragesOct 2025

Innova Market Insights survey shows that consuming F&B drinks with health benefits is among the top three ways consumers aim for self-sufficiency. By understanding these needs, brands can create functional beverages that reduce stress and drive growth. Innova also reports a 9% compound annual growth in beverage launches with health claims between July 2020 and June 2025.

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Anuga 2025: El Navarrico presents organic canned line for health-conscious premium consumers

El Navarreco showcased its range of organically-grown canned products at Anuga 2025, including vegetables, pulses, and broths targeting high-end global B2B customers. We speak to Paz Salcedo López, the company’s purchasing manager, about the company’s offerings and its carbon footprint reduction...

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Anuga 2025: AB Technologies launches lower-emissions hybrid cheese for ready meals
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Anuga 2025: Matr harnesses mycelium as binder in clean label alt-protein product
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Anuga 2025: Kiwa talks F&B sustainability and compliance 
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