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Europe’s food system faces growing climate and supply chain risks

Europe’s food system ranks among the world’s most resilient, but mounting climate pressures, supply chain weaknesses, and trade barriers could threaten that position, according to a new report from Economist Enterprise, supported by Cargill. The analysis warns that vulnerabilities spanning agricultural production, irrigation, and cold-chain infrastructure risk amplifying disruption across the food supply chain, with potential consequences for raw material availability, operating costs, and food prices. 
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Functional fiber moves beyond high-fiber claims as suppliers target formulation performance
Consumer interest in gut health and “fibermaxxing” concepts is proliferating as functional fiber innovations expand beyond high-fiber claims. Ingredient companies are leveraging fermentation, microbiome science, and improved ingredient engineering to deliver fiber in mainstream and convenient formats.
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BEYOND SALT & UMAMI: Unlocking Sensory Architecture with Biolev
Beyond salt reduction and MSG replacement, modern yeast extracts offer food engineers dynamic sensory architecture. By isolating specific peptides and volatile precursors, Levapan’s Biolev portfolio delivers complex smoky, roasted, meaty, and creamy notes, while smoothing spicy curves and effectively masking plant protein off-notes in processed meats, snacks, and vegan applications.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Biolev by Levapan.
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The No-Compromise Formula: Ensuring Superior Taste in Nutrition-Focused Formulations
Consumers today want foods that are both nutritious and delicious — they’re unwilling to sacrifice taste for health. In this webinar, Benédicte Petton, Marketing Director Europe at BioSpringer by Lesaffre, and Andrew Vasina, Culinary Center & Application Manager North America at BioSpringer by Lesaffre, will explore how manufacturers can meet rising demand for nutrition forward products without compromising sensory quality.
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Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 live: Novonesis targets affordable food production with biosolutions
On the Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 show floor, Novonesis’ Adam B. V. Diggle, head of food and beverage biosolutions for Southeast Asia, explains how enzymes and microbial cultures can help manufacturers unlock more value from raw materials. He also explores affordability, urbanization-driven product needs, and the region’s biggest opportunities for biosolutions.
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Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 review: Regional realities reshape formulation
Fi Asia Indonesia 2026 (Sep 16–18) showed how affordability, halal readiness, health, taste, and local relevance are reshaping ingredient innovation. Exhibitors translated these pressures into beverages, snacks, bakery, dairy, sauces, and convenience foods, while addressing factory-floor challenges, such as heat stability, humidity, shelf life, and uneven cold chains. Protein, fiber, biotics, biosolutions, natural preservation, and sugar reduction all moved further into everyday formats. We look back at some standout suppliers and solutions on show in Jakarta.
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Lallemand broadens meat processing solutions with IFF cultures acquisition
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Lallemand has acquired IFF’s meat cultures portfolio, expanding its offering of starter, surface, and bioprotective cultures for meat applications. The deal brings Texel cultures into its Lallemand Specialty Cultures business unit, broadening its range of microorganism-based solutions for food manufacturers. Announced this week, the acquisition adds complementary expertise to Lallemand’s existing production, application, and innovation capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed. The announcement does not specify whether manufacturing sites, personnel, or other assets are included in the transaction, or detail the integration timeline. 
Symrise connects insights and product development in Symvision AI update
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Symrise has expanded its Symvision AI platform into a four-pillar innovation system connecting trend analysis, consumer insights, concept creation, and product design. The update aims to help food and beverage manufacturers translate market signals into product concepts and tailored taste solutions faster, says the company.
Kraft Heinz targets ramen growth as innovation investment rises
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Kraft Mac & Cheese is entering the US ramen category with Cheesy Ramen. The move extends its familiar cheese flavor into a new meal format as parent company Kraft Heinz increases investment in innovation to restore growth.
Cultivated meat: Ever After Foods and Roslin target cost barriers with 19-fold...
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Scotland-based Roslin Technologies and food-tech firm Ever After Foods (EAF) are targeting cultivated meat scale-up bottlenecks with a production approach that combines pluripotent stem cells and edible packed-bed cultivation. The companies have announced up to “19-fold higher” cultivated protein and dry biomass productivity compared with a stirred-tank suspension benchmark.
Givaudan webinar preview: Combining color, botanicals and flavor in functional...
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For beverage developers, natural solutions with interesting and memorable flavors, colors, and botanical combinations are key to creating benefit-led beverages that consumers trust, according to Givaudan. The multinational flavor and fragrance manufacturer’s upcoming webinar, “Formulating for function: Developing benefit-led beverages with natural colours, botanicals, and flavours,” will explore consumer expectations around colors and how brands can communicate their benefits, and explain the technical challenges of combining these ingredients in functional beverages. 
CPHI Milan 2026 review: Pharma standards and GLP-1 trends reshape...
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Nutrition Insight

Nutraceuticals are increasingly sought out by the pharmaceutical industry. This demand is raising the bar for ingredients — nutrition companies are increasingly investing in the science behind their products to better support consumers’ health targets. Although nutrition approaches are disease-preventative, and pharma solutions aim to cure, exhibitors at CPHI Milan 2026 told Nutrition Insight that the divide between the two fields is closing. 
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Mars and HowGood-backed food carbon standard targets...
F&B companies face growing difficulty in comparing product emissions as suppliers rely on different footprinting methods and databases. Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are now calling on businesses to help develop a common international GHG footprinting standard through the Global Sustainable Transition Alliance (GSTA).
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Innova Market Insights’ top 2027 F&B trends: Nutrient...
Innova Market Insights has unveiled its “Top 10 Trends for 2027.” Every year, Innova compiles its top ten F&B trends, based on direct consumer research to identify shifts in behavior and preference, as well as on product launches and on-pack information from the market. According to the data-driven market research company, modern consumers are reading nutrition labels and choosing protein by its quality. They are also expecting food to support their energy, appetites, longevity, lifestyles, and sustainability values and goals. Climate concerns, economic pressure, and global uncertainty seem to be making consumers more deliberate about what they buy. 
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Blue light offers new way to tackle Campylobacter in...
A blue-light treatment that targets Campylobacter on raw chicken could provide poultry processors with another tool for reducing one of the most persistent causes of foodborne illness, according to new research from the University of Reading and the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency. The study, published in Microbiology, investigated whether violet-blue photodynamic inactivation (VB-PDI) could kill Campylobacter strains found in the UK poultry supply chain. Researchers tested 64 isolates collected through poultry surveillance programs and found that all were susceptible to the treatment. 

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Healthy snacking evolutionOct2026

Innova Market Insights data show that consumers are increasingly seeking healthier indulgent snacks, particularly products that avoid ingredients perceived as unhealthy. Snack launches with healthy cl...

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Protein diversification gathers momentum Sep 2026

According to Innova Market Insights, more than half of consumers globally say they are consuming more protein than before. Many are also exploring plant-based sources, driven by perceived health benefits and easier digestion. Reflecting this interest, alternative protein product launches recorded a 2% CAGR from July 2021 to June 2026, with innovation continuing across the market.

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Functional fiber opportunitiesSep 2026

Innova data indicates that consumers globally are increasingly incorporating fiber into their diets. Fiber ingredient use in food and beverage products is gaining momentum, with Europe leading the growth. Soft Drinks accounted for the highest share of launches, while postbiotic claims continued to gain traction.

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IFT president explores ingredient innovation and affordability

Dr. Gunnar Sigge, new president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), explores how food science can address affordability, nutrition, and sustainability challenges. He discusses emerging technologies, ingredient innovation, consumer trust, and preparing the next generation of food...

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